Partnership affiliates, including The GovLab’s Data Program based at New York University and the Open Data Institute, will provide additional expertise and guidance.

Members are committing to: provide open data or greater access to data “where appropriate” share knowledge and information for the effective use of open data invest in upskilling programmes so more people can use data and protect individuals’ privacy in all these activities. The launch of IDSP aims to build on advances made during the pandemic to leverage data in new, collaborative ways to speed up progress and share information with the public. In early 2023, IDSP will launch a Data for Local Environments Challenge focused on how cities, counties and municipalities can use publicly available datasets and datasets shared or curated by the private sector to generate insights and solutions. The initiative could particularly benefit cities, which are increasingly stressing the need for both public and private datasets to achieve their goals. The newly formed Industry Data for Society Partnership (IDSP) is described as a “first-of-its-kind” cross-sector programme to use data to tackle issues such as the climate crisis and the need for inclusive economic growth. Seven companies – GitHub, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Northumbrian Water Group, R2 Factory and UK Power Networks – have committed to making their data more open to help solve pressing societal challenges.

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