The document summarizes the work of the Open Data Institute (ODI) in catalyzing open data ecosystems to unlock social, environmental, and economic value. It provides examples of how open data has improved education, energy policy, and public transportation. The ODI works to build open data capabilities through short courses, research and development, and convening stakeholders from government, academia and business. Within its first six weeks, the ODI had opened offices, hosted multiple events bringing together hundreds of people, supported startups working onsite, and launched initiatives like an open data-driven art competition.

1. http://www.theODI.org

2. Credible, reliable, structured data will unlock huge
social, environmental, and economic value
This will help us tackle some of the
greatest challenges of our time
“Information causes change, otherwise it’s not information”

3. Open Data enables innovation and unlocks value
Revolutionising Education
Opening up access and enhancing capabilities
to make over 700 hundred years legal knowledge
available to a wider population.
Cleanest Cloud Computing
Born out of London 2012 AMEE Green Hackathon.
Aggregating and linking global energy policy,
environmental policy, and economic flow.
Improved public travel – Transport for London
2011 - Mobile app: Journey planner, live bus
information 250,000+ downloads of free version
countless paid enhanced versions.
“Information causes change, otherwise it’s not information”

4. The ODI is catalysing Open Data ecosystems
Unlock supply
→ Structured
→ Addressable
Unlock value → Traceable Open access
→ Sustainable
→ TBL Value → Short-courses
Communicate → Exemplars Social, Environmental, → Diploma
→ Standards and Economic Impact → R&D Enable
→ Engagement → Assets
Open innovation → Invention space Open learning
→ Mentoring
→ Networking
→ Funding access
Unlock demand

5. ODI is working rapidly to build capabilities to support you
Gavin Starks Jeni Tennison Stuart Coleman
CEO Technical Dir. Commercial Dir.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Prof. Nigel Shadbolt
President Chairman
Momentum (6 weeks in)
→ 5,000 sq ft office open for business
→ 4x innovation events, hundreds of stakeholders convened
→ 4x startups in-situ
→ 1x major potential ROI project
→ OGP, OKFN and MySociety
→ World's first open data-driven art competition: data as culture
→ Ministerial launch December 4th 2012
“Unique convening power to catalyse innovation”

6. http://www.theODI.org – @ukODI
Gavin@theODI.org – @agentGav