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.
Services Offered: Strategy, policy, technology, research, training, community and meetups, startups and incubation
Sectors: Agriculture and nutrition, arts, culture and heritage, built environment, business services (consulting), data, technology and telecoms, education, energy and utilities, environment and weather, finance and insurance, geospatial / mapping, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, housing and property, retail and consumer, manufacturing and engineering, media and entertainment, public administration, science and research, sport and lifestyle, transport and logistics, urban strategies
Locations: London
Year Founded: 2012
Reach: International
Public Funding: Publicly funded
Data Focus: High