This blog is now archived
This blog is now archived
This blog is no longer being updated. If you're interested in how we're using performance analysis and data science in government, read about it on the cross-government data blog.
Open Data Champions
When we set out on a journey towards greater transparency, our focus was squarely on getting data out of government and into the hands of citizens. We worked with central government departments to support commitments set out in their Open …
Progress on the National Information Infrastructure Project
Data is the backdrop to our lives, and we are growing more dependent on it every day. In our personal lives, location data connects us with restaurants, parks and events, while our to do lists and emails keep us on …
Four challenges for the future of Open Data
With Purdah rapidly approaching, and the current ODUG mandate finishing at the end of May, the time is ripe for a reflection on what lies ahead for the Open Data Agenda. I'm fresh from giving a keynote at a conference …
Using Open Data to really save on energy bills
The media has been consistently full of stories in recent months and years focussed on the fluctuating price of energy – whether it be diesel for our haulage industry or gas and electricity for our homes, the cost of these …
Review the Open Data Maturity model
Defra’s Open Data & Transparency (OD&T) team is working with the Open Data Institute (ODI) to develop a Maturity Model to help public bodies to better understand their open data maturity. The maturity model that will help organisations assess their …
International Open Data Day 2015
Today is International Open Data Day and all around the world citizens are gathering to liberate data and put it to use. More than 100 events are scheduled, from Belgium to Bangladesh and Paraguay to Portugal. In the UK alone, …
Survey on possible EU action on Earth Observations
The European Commission has launched a Europe-wide survey on Earth observation in a global context, called: A public consultation on possible EU actions in relation to global coordination of Earth observations via the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The survey …
Survey to map business usage of PDG data
Please help map usage of Companies House, Land Registry, Met Office and Ordnance Survey data - and help inform improvements to make it more accessible and useful. As I’m sure many of you are aware, within the vast array of …
National Information Infrastructure (NII)
“National Information Infrastructure will deliver better public services, new products, new jobs and a stronger economy” January 2015 The Government set out the first iteration of the UK National Information Infrastructure (NII) in October 2013. It consists of a long …
Open National Address Dataset
How you can help Open Addresses build an Open National Address Dataset openaddressesuk.org allows you to submit any number of addresses to help build an Open National Address Dataset. Please contribute, even if only to add your own address and …
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