Access to the right data can help us to tackle the big challenges we face – from the earlier detection of disease to reducing pollution in urban spaces.

We need data to be stewarded responsibly to ensure that data is available to address these economic, societal and environmental issues, in ways that don’t cause harm to people and communities.

At the Open Data Institute, we’ve established a programme to explore the role of data institutions – organisations which purpose involves stewarding data on behalf of others, often towards public, educational or charitable aims.

Join us for this online event to learn more about our work and hear from organisations building and advancing the cause of data institutions from around the world.

We've designed the schedule in two sections to appeal to audiences in different time zones and with varying interests – one from 10:00 to 11:30 and another from 13:00 to 14:45 BST – with time between and afterwards to network with a global community and explore the online resources we’ve curated.

Sessions include:

• The state of play: Nigel Shadbolt, Open Data Institute
• Data institutions for health – involving the public, patients and other stakeholders in the stewardship of data: Louise Burke, Open Data Institute, Hilary Fanning, INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub, Wen Hwa Lee, Action Against Age Related Macular Degeneration, Rob Bryan, BPE
• Designing the right data institution or data collaboration: Leigh Dodds, Open Data Institute, Astha Kapoor, Aapti Institute, Sonia Cooper, Microsoft
• Data trusts: what’s happening in 2020?: Pauline L’Hénaff, Open Data Institute, Sylvie Delacroix, Birmingham Law School, Aline Blankertz, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, Jack Hardinges, Open Data Institute
• Access to data for COVID-19: Carly Kind, Ada Lovelace Institute, Tom Denwood, NHS Digital
• Closing remarks: Jeni Tennison, Open Data Institute