It is great news that Devon is now home to an Open Data Institute (ODI) Node, which formed only recently. The new Communications Node will work with councils, emergency services, community organisations, business and citizens across the county to improve innovation and boost transparency in every sector.
Official Press Release is available here
ODI Devon is hosted by Service Design agency Redfront, in partnership with the Council. Redfront’s international networks will help to provide new perspectives and partnership opportunities for the Node, while further developing its research projects around data and Service Design. Lucy Knight and Martin Howitt are the key contacts at the council around this work and are working very closely with Redfront to help make this grow and develop further.… Read the rest