Open Data Institute Gets Ready to Open Its Doors - Open Enterprise

“Open data continues to spread around the world - here's a great recent summary of what's happening where. But simply making government data available is no longer enough: now we need to move on to the far trickier job of doing something with it.  That's essentially what the UK's Open Data Institute hopes to encourage... The good news is that things are progressing, and ODI has filled some key posts: ‘The Open Data Institute (ODI) has named AMEE founder, Gavin Starks as its new CEO. The role of Technical Director is being taken by Jeni Tennison, currently the technical architect of legislation.gov.uk for The Stationery Office (TSO) and The National Archives (TNA)...‘   These look good choices to me: both are widely respected in the tech communities, and so will help bring some real rigour to the ODI - something that is badly needed if it is deliver meaningful results, and not just turn into a PR exercise for the UK government's stated intentions on opening things up.  The ODI has also confirmed today that its new headquarters will be at 65 Clifton Street in Shoreditch, at the heart of London’s technology community. The headquarters will open later in the year with a series of events and activities.  I can't wait.”