Open Data Services Co-operative

We aim to make open data Useful, Usable and In Use. We provide technologies, support, and services for the standardisation, production and use of open data. We build, develop and maintain software that enables organisations to: We support activities that promote social impacts from open data. At Open Data Services we like projects that combine innovation and engagement to deliver sustainable social impact with open data. For larger projects, we work with long-term partners, providing the technical know-how, community engagement and capacity building needed make open data initiatives work effectively. We enjoy challenges that combine inclusive conversation, co-operation and practical action. For smaller projects, we support organisations with facilitation, workshops, development and research. Enabling insights, engagement and decision making with open data by developing and supporting robust open data standards. We manage the global help-desk for the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) including technical infrastructure, data standard governance, and providing ongoing engagement with government, civil societies and organisations implementing Open Contracting. Were working with the World Bank Open Contracting team to develop an extension to the Open Contracting Data Standard to improve disclosure of data about Public Private Partnerships. We support 360Giving , a data standard that helps grant-making organisations publish what they fund. We run the UK help-desk, working with organisations to see the opportunities in their data and to publish to the standard. Developing open source tools and platforms to make data easy to create, analyse and understand. We have a tool to transform and validate data. We call it CoVE (Convert, Validate, Explore), and use it to support a growing number of data standards. We have a range of tools and practices that make it easier to maintain a data standard. Working with 360 Giving , we built GrantNav to help publishers, data users and the public explore, visualise and ask ...