The government’s new AI partnerships with Anthropic and Meta, including pilots for AI assistants across public services, come as new research from the Open Data Institute (ODI) raises concerns about ...

To this effect, we introduce CitizenQuery-UK, a benchmark dataset of over 22,000 pairs of citizen queries and responses that have been synthetically generated from the swathes of public information on ...

A new initiative by the Open Data Institute (ODI), Do IT and Team Kinetic is set to tackle hidden barriers to volunteering in England, commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS ...

2025 is a pivotal year for the future of Europe. As the world grapples with the transformative power of data and the AI it feeds, the EU can shape a future where these technologies and their ...

The UK Government's newly published Modern Industrial Strategy is a significant recognition of the central role of data in the country's economic future. Data is explicitly treated as a strategic ...

Physical inactivity costs the UK economy over £20 billion each year in healthcare costs and lost productivity. Despite strong evidence on the health benefits of regular activity, millions of people ...

After weeks of parliamentary “ping-pong,” the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill has cleared its final hurdles and now awaits Royal Assent, at which point it becomes the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Data is the foundation of AI. Poor quality data drives up costs and can lead to hidden problems for AI, especially in complex fields like healthcare. Meanwhile, biased data negatively affects the ...

Solid, an open-source initiative led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is reimagining data use, reuse and sharing by giving everyone the option to share a range of data - including personal, organisational or ...

We convened senior stakeholders from volunteer-involving organisations and industry bodies, data and technology leaders, academia, and, importantly, volunteers to explore how a modern, open, data ...

Geospatial data is about places. It might be about a specific building, a river or other natural feature, or a broader location like a city or country. This report summarises the desk research carried ...