Open Data Institute

The ODI was co-founded in 2012 by the inventor of the web Sir Tim Berners-Lee and AI expert Sir Nigel Shadbolt to address today’s global challenges using the web of data. We’re an independent, non-profit, non-partisan company that, since our creation, has welcomed high profile board members including Lastminute.com founder Baroness Martha Lane Fox and former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes. Headquartered in London, with an international reach, hundreds of members, thousands of people trained, dozens of startups incubated, and a convening space based in the heart of London’s thriving Shoreditch area, we invite everyone interested in developing with data – whether on an individual, organisational or global level – to get in touch. What we do We bring together commercial and non-commercial organisations and governments around specific sectors to address today’s global challenges. Driven by needs, and focused on timely challenges, we help people identify and address how the web of data will impact their businesses and their sectors. Together, we will build a strong data infrastructure that delivers open innovation at web-scale. We connect, equip and inspire people around the world to innovate with data by: Providing leadership and helping to develop strategy Researching and innovating Developing language and shaping policy Giving training Supporting and encouraging startups Creating global networks Bringing the voice of business to UK government