ODI co-founder Sir Nigel Shadbolt on exploiting the potential of open data

Sir Nigel Shadbolt, co-founder of UK non-profit organization the Open Data Institute, reflects on its first decade, and considers what the next 10 years might hold, as society’s understanding of the power of data develops.

Later this year, the Open Data Institute (ODI) – a non-profit organization, whose guiding mission is “to work with companies and governments to encourage an open, trustworthy data ecosystem” – celebrates its 10th birthday. The London-headquartered ODI officially opened its doors on December 4, 2012, in the afterglow of the

When Sir Nigel Shadbolt,

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