In February, our very own Bill went to advise at the Smart Data Hack in Edinburgh. This was a 5 day event that involved undergraduates splitting into 16 teams to make apps using open data. Ewan Klein arranged it; it was well attended and, eager to encourage our love of data and its uses, we put up a prize of £250 for the best app that used...

We’ve recently started work on an new open data initiative called the Greater Manchester Data Synchronisation Programme, (or GMDSP for short). As the name suggests, we’ll be working with authorities in the Manchester area including Manchester City Council, Salford City Council and Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, who will all publish some...

Last month we launched Open Data Scotland - a pilot site built for the Scottish Government to showcase how Linked Open Data can make for smarter, more efficient data use. Accompanying the site is a report (download pdf) which we produced to explain what open linked data is; how to publish it effectively and its potential use and benefits to the...

Digital Social Innovation is a project we’ve been working on for Nesta which is all about tracking organisations and activities across Europe using the Internet for social good.

You can explore who’s been working on what and with whom via an interactive map, which updates in realtime as more data is added.

Any organisation in Europe can sign...