Update: the National Data Library Expert Advisory Group is now co-chaired by Aimee Smith, Government Chief Data Officer, in place of Sarah Hodgetts, Director for Geospatial and National Data Library www.gov.uk/government/g...
(I don't know what this means, perhaps nothing)
#govtech #datapolicy
Screenshot showing the datasets available from MHCLG's new open data site: EPC data for buildings in England and Wales and Indices of Multiple Deprivation data for England
Shaping the future of open data with Open Data Communities mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/04/s... post by Steve Peters, putting the best face on MHCLG's decision last year to shut down ODC as a linked data platform
New URL open-data.communities.gov.uk
#govtech #opengov #opendata #datapolicy
Canberra's Data-Sharing Dream: Four Years of Law, One Dataset to Show for It
#AusNews #AusPol #OpenData #GovTech #DataPolicy #PublicSector
thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-03-canbe...
Opportunities for public sector data survey 2026 www.gov.uk/government/p...
The deadline for responding to this UK Government survey has been extended by a week, to 7 March 2026
#datapolicy #govtech #opendata -relevant
Screenshot from Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site, displaying metadata elements.
Screenshot from Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site, displaying “Copyright & Access” group metadata elements.
Screenshot from the “Accessing Responsibly” article from 9th Issue
Accessibility and reuse underpin FAIR, but applying them varies across contexts. We clean, validate, and structure data with clear metadata and rights frameworks. Public data is shared under Creative Commons, with limits where needed.
maeasam.org/accessing-re... #Digitalheritage #Datapolicy #Fair
In the UK addresses – for example, "29 Acacia Road, Beanotown" – are maintained by local authorities. The list of address changes as flats, houses and offices get developed and demolished. These local lists are collected into a national dataset and made accessible to other public and private sector organisations. While this happens address data gets tangled up in a complex web of other organisations who end up holding some intellectual property rights in the data, particularly the Royal Mail and the Ordnance Survey. The Royal Mail is a business and the Ordnance Survey is a business owned by the government. Because they are businesses their primary goal has become to generate revenue for themselves by selling the data, rather than maximising the public good that could be created from using the data. As a result the UK's address data has become expensive, hard to access, not always accurate, and hard to correct.
An opportunity to put address data higher on the UK agenda peterkwells.com/2026/02/21/a... post from @peterkwells.com
Also:
How to respond to the DSIT survey on increasing access to public sector data peterkwells.com/2026/02/21/h...
#openaddresses #opendata #datapolicy
🔎 Narva Trigger Points Reinforce Need for Geopolitical Exposure in Compliance Frameworks 📰 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ at
complexdiscovery.com/narva-may-no.... #Governance #Compliance #GeoRisk #DataPolicy #CrossBorder
Simultaneously to the public and policy conversation about the importance of re-usable information and data to AI and other contemporary technologies, there is the question of whether the owners and authors of digital information and data are receiving a just and sustainable return in the age of algorithmic reproduction, and if not, how they might. The OGL is closely aligned to Creative Commons CC-BY licence, a centrepiece of the open knowledge and culture movement. However, in June 2025 Creative Commons launched CC Signals, a proposal for a different model 'as to how machines (and the humans controlling them) should contribute back to the commons when they reuse and benefit from using the content'. The proposal noted that AI's usage of data has fundamentally changed the web, and the 'social contract' that underpinned machine use of it. The public sector is, in many ways, no different. Digital information and data are unusual goods, in that they cost a lot to create, but carry the expectation that they will be made available for re-use for little (or nothing) given the marginal costs of their dissemination. But whereas private and commercial creators and rightsholders can withdraw their content from the web, or restrict its usage via technological and legal means, the public sector is obligated to make much of its information and data available to the public who paid for it via taxation in the first place, and benefits from information about public sector activities and policies being disseminated and re-used widely.
Help us improve Government Licensing guidance www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita...
UK Government preparing the ground to deprecate the Open Government Licence?
The link to CC Signals is disingenuous – that proposal advises *against* more restrictive licensing
#opendata #opengov #datapolicy
Screenshot from getaddress.io: "Important Notice - GetAddress held to infringe IDDQD Limited's database right and Royal Mail Group Limited's database right and copyright The High Court of England & Wales held on 10 October 2025 that address data used by the GetAddress service infringes the intellectual property rights of Royal Mail Group Limited and IDDQD Limited. Details of the Court's findings can be found in its judgment, which is published on the National Archives case law website at https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025/2561. The copying (even internally) or making available of address data from the GetAddress service by GetAddress customers may, depending on the specific facts, also infringe the intellectual property rights of Royal Mail Group Limited and IDDQD Limited. This notice has been prepared pursuant to paragraph 16 of the Court's Order dated 6 November 2025".
Exciting update for GetAddress customers getaddress.io
High Court judgment from October caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...
Possibly quite stressful for smol bean SME devs, actually. All because we don't have #openaddresses in the UK
#IPlaw #techpolicy #datapolicy not - #opendata
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Available in Aries Editorial Manager, KGLSmartReview, & Silverchair ScholarOne manuscripts. Additional integrations coming soon.
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#datasharing #opendata #datapolicy #lovedata26
Screenshot from getAddress() website with message: "Due to a recent court decision, GetAddress.io is currently unavailable. We will provide more information is as soon as we can."
Sucks if you're a customer. This kind of thing wouldn't happen if the UK had #openaddresses like a civilised country – write to your MP
#IPlaw #techpolicy #datapolicy not- #opendata
This update covers: ● the discovery phase, including citizen and stakeholder engagement, and review and consideration of external expert views and international best practice. ● 2 new publications: guidelines for releasing government datasets for AI and an survey on the opportunities for public sector data ● 5 new projects exploring how connecting data across public services could help: ● target energy bill support ● reduce administrative burdens for people with long-term health conditions ● improve adult social care planning ● support businesses with access to legal information ● enable better use of and climate weather data These projects follow a test-learn-grow approach. They are designed to explore what works, capture lessons, and inform future decisions about data sharing across the public sector. The government will set out more details on the National Data Library in spring 2026.
National Data Library: progress update, January 2026 www.gov.uk/government/p...
A casserole of familiar ingredients, reheated by DSIT, no open data, AI to taste
#govtech #techpolicy #datapolicy
Help shape how public sector data powers innovation. We want to hear from businesses, researchers and public bodies about the public sector data you need to grow, innovate and deliver better services. Whether you're developing AI products, conducting research, or looking for data to improve your operations, your input will directly influence which datasets we prioritise making available. This is your opportunity to tell us: ● which existing public sector data would help your work ● what new data we should be capturing ● how we can make public sector data easier to find.
Opportunities for public sector data survey 2026 www.gov.uk/government/p... user research from the UK's Government Digital Service (GDS)
Somewhat preoccupied with AI, but does mention #opendata initiatives and the OGL 👍
#govtech #datapolicy
Punjab’s Socio Economic Registry reflects a global shift toward data driven policymaking, placing Pakistan ahead of much of South Asia in governance reform.
#PSER #DataPolicy #Pakistan #AI #DailyScoop
Newly released commercial documents reveal that, on 17 November, GDS entered into an initial six-month agreement with London-based tech consultancy esynergy for the "architecture design" of the new data facility, which is intended to create a central government-run hub of publicly available data for use by business and academia. The text of the contract indicates that, in coming weeks and months, the supplier will help government’s digital unit create a blueprint for the operation of the system. The contract says: "The Government Digital Service's National Data Library programme is contracting expert services to support the design and delivery of a federated data, technical and organisational architecture that enables high value public sector data to be managed, accessed and used in a scalable, AI-ready, secure, and interoperable way."
UK Government signs £650k deal for design of National Data Library www.publictechnology.net/2025/12/19/e...
Notice of contract award to esynergy Solutions Limited:
National Data Library Data Architecture Design www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1484d...
#govtech #datasharing #datapolicy
The current National Data Opt-out, introduced in 2018, has been taken up by over three million people. However, exemptions granted for essential planning and operational work mean it no longer reflects what many believe it offers. This risks undermining trust. It also reflects a simple truth: the NHS cannot function in ways the public should be able to expect without reliable information. This information helps shape safe, effective, sustainable services and improves the care people receive. Being open about this reality, clear about the safeguards that protect people's data and ensuring these are strong and credible, remains vital if we are to maintain public confidence.
National Data Guardian* 2024-2025 report www.gov.uk/government/p...
* for Health and Adult Social Care in England
#NHSdata #patientdata #caredata #datasharing #dataprotection #datapolicy
Aimee Smith has been appointed as the UK's new Government Chief Data Officer www.gov.uk/government/p...
Coverage www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
Smith joins GDS from the Met
#govtech #datapolicy
Dec 11–14 is the key frame-capture window. The flow is accelerating ahead of the official schedule on Dec 16 — posting now maximizes impact.
#DecemberWeek3 #PolicyAnalysis #ScoringMechanics #IndicatorConversion #ARating #BRating #CRating #ComplexDefects #InterfloorNoise #PineWilt #DataPolicy
Legislation Lead This postholder will be responsible for shaping and delivering the legislative framework and potential reforms underpinning the National Data Library programme. This includes leading policy development for potential legislative measures, coordinating policy and legal instructions, and guiding proposals from ideation to implementation. The role will require you to build deep expertise in the legislative processes and the ability to work across government to ensure proposals support public sector data use while safeguarding privacy and security. Data Landscape Governance Lead This postholder will lead the development of a governance model for public sector data, setting a target operating model and roadmap for delivery. This includes scoping and designing pilot interventions to improve access to data relevant to the NDL, delivering value early to build confidence among data holders and users. The role will require you to build expertise in data governance and legislation. Public Sector Data Markets Lead The postholder will be responsible for NDL interventions to test the potential commercial market for public sector data. They will identify promising opportunities for data commercialisation and partnerships. The role will require you to develop a strong understanding of UK business sectors and the public sector data landscape.
Job – National Data Library - Policy Lead at GDS (DSIT) in Bristol or Manchester www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Three posts: Legislation Lead, Data Landscape Governance Lead, Public Sector Data Markets Lead (spesh evil)
#govtech #techpolicy #datapolicy #opendata -hostile
Korea’s AI boom is hitting a wall — strict data laws built before the AI era are slowing down model development 📉🤖
Why does this matter right now? 🤔
🔗 Full breakdown here:
koreatechdesk.com/data-protect...
#KoreanStartups #AI #DataPolicy #Innovation #TechNews #KoreaTech
All fun and games for commercial lawyers, but is the UK public interest really served by monopoly control of national address data in the hands of Royal Mail (itself now owned by a Czech billionaire)?
#IPlaw #datapolicy #opendata #openaddresses
Tricks, traps, and evidence of infringement: Mr Smith argued that the GetAddress database was created not from the PAF but from a list of 13 publicly available sources such as The Ordnance Survey Code-Point Open dataset, an NHS postcode directory, addresses of social housing, and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Cunningly, both the PAF and the GBR Databases had been seeded with dummy addresses, decoys purposefully introduced to expose copying – known as a 'Mountweazel' after a famous encyclopaedia entry designed to do just that. Evidence presented at the trial demonstrated a high correlation between the PAF data and GetAddress data (around 78%), similar uses of abbreviations, and in particular two forms of mountweazel: the presence of 'seed' addresses (postcodes that do not exist originally planted by RMG in their PAF data) and over 5,000 'sleepers' (errors in addresses purposefully introduced by the creator of the GBR Database once he became suspicious that GetAddress was using information from the GBR Database) in the GetAddress database.
Addressing database rights: Royal Mail successfully protects rights in its Postcode Address File www.twobirds.com/en/insights/... analysis of last month's Codeberry decision in the High Court (England and Wales) by Quinn Liang at Bird & Bird
#IPlaw #datapolicy not - #opendata not - #openaddresses
Today, I am writing to you to inform you we have taken the decision to substantially narrow the scope of our work. We will do this through: • Reducing our commitments in health • Reviewing funding of crime statistics • Reconsidering our subnational statistics portfolio • Engaging government departments in areas of economic statistics • Narrowing the focus of our international work • Consolidating our business surveys portfolio • Further reduce the number of outputs A full breakdown of these prioritisation decisions can be found in Annex A.
Letter from ONS's new Permanent Secretary setting out swingeing cuts to statistical programmes www.ons.gov.uk/news/stateme... (UK)
ONS pledges "quality over quantity" with key statistics prioritised www.ons.gov.uk/news/news/on...
#opendata #datapolicy
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee is taking evidence tomorrow for its Digital Centre of Government inquiry committees.parliament.uk/event/25253/... (video)
With @njdavies.bsky.social, Jason Liggins, @gaiamarcus.bsky.social, @jenitennison.com
#govtech #techpolicy #datapolicy etc.
"Results and dividends "The loss for the year, after taxation, amounted to £555,174 (2023 - loss £105,049)." Two paragraphs describing the ODI's arrangments for leasing properties.
The UK's Open Data Institute (ODI) has published its annual accounts to the end of 2024 find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/0803...
£555,174 loss for the year after taxation. Nobody panic though it's just a real estate thing, London is hella expensive
#opendata #datapolicy
Have you seen good models or bad ones? If you work with SRS or IDS UK, what do your approvals / data sharing agreements say about downstream use and public benefit?
#ONS #SRS #ADRUK #OpenData #DataEthics #UKData #SocialImpact #GovTech #DataPolicy
GDS require a supplier with expertise in data architecture for interoperability and alignment as well as sound understanding of making this actionable and setting up for effective delivery. We are looking for robust knowledge of federated data architecture, understanding of challenges with legacy systems and security and evidence of implementing data transformation across organisational boundaries. We expect availability as a minimum of: ● 1x Principal (Data) Architect who can lead strategic ownership and engagement of this work alongside service owner ● 2-3x Data architects and 1-2x business analysts who can analyse the existing landscape at pace and develop robust models for 'to be' and any transition states. As well as collaborate with product teams to establish effective long-term delivery. This work seeks to utilise skills and experience not available in the public sector to deliver an actionable architecture which supports the NDL's long-term vision and can be published by the end of FY25/26, in collaboration with the NDL team and other stakeholders (within and outside of Government). It will be critical to utilise opportunities to align with, learn from and reuse existing Government work.
Supplier opportunity – National Data Library Data Architecture Design redirect.contractawardservice.crowncommercial.gov.uk/digital-outc... (UK GDS/DSIT)
Via CCS's Contract Award Service so might be only for framework suppliers? Anyway the NDL money train is starting to roll.
#govtech #datapolicy
The National Data Library is a high profile, ambitious, manifesto commitment which intends to realise this potential through responsibly unlocking the highest-value public sector data for use by businesses, academia and the public sector. We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and experienced Head of Products and Services to lead the design, development, and delivery of user-centric data products and services within the National Data Library. The Head of Products and Services job is a key leadership role in the delivery of a high-priority manifesto commitment that will impact tens of millions of people every day – join us if you want a challenge with purpose!
Job – Head of Products and Services – National Data Library at the Government Digital Service in Bristol, London, Manchester www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi... (UK)
#govtech #datapolicy
Think you can delete old data anytime? ⚠️ A smart retention policy protects you from legal risks and costly mistakes.
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#DataPolicy #SmallBizSecurity #RecordKeeping #ComplianceTips #RiskManagement
The UK Research #DataPolicy, primarily driven by @ukri.org, emphasizes making research data open and accessible, with clear guidelines on data management, sharing, and retention.
Key aspects include #openaccess to data post publication, ethical & legal compliance, and others... [contd.]
