Citizens data initiative UK

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A page and a subsection of CASwiki place, topic and resource articles to build and share transparency, promote and celebrate open data, data awareness and data literacy for all, but especially ordinary citizens and community groups. CDI partnership projects ensure citizens and community groups have involvement in all aspects of the use of data including collection, processing and crucially interpretation of results. This article focuses on information specific to the United Kingdom. Citizens data initiative is the global topic page.

News

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How citizen science is shaping international conservation, theconversation.com (Feb 05, 2025)
"Tech for Today - and for Tomorrow" makes a resounding case that community tech can drive change in Britain, Daily Alternative (Jan 31, 2024)
It’s time to rethink what citizen science really is, The Conversation (Mar 28, 2023)
Plum job: UK public asked to track fruit trees for climate study, theguardian.com (Mar 19, 2022)

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Networks

DataCollectiveUK on twitter.com. "A community for people using data in the UK social sector to come together, share good practice & learn how data can help in their work." added 17:16, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Community involvement

Fruitwatch, added 08:45, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Video

Resources

DataShine:Census
UK Environmental Change Network
Full Fact, independent factchecking organisation
Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics
Open Data Communities, Datasets
OS OpenData
TheyWorkForYou, "takes open data from the UK Parliament, and presents it in a way that's easy to follow – for everyone."
WhatDoTheyKnow, make and browse freedom of information requests
whatworkswellbeing.org, "Independent high quality evidence on what organizations – Governments, Charities, Businesses – can do to improve wellbeing"
Migration levels: What do you know about your area? visual.ons.gov.uk

Thriving Places Index

News archive

2017-2021

Doughnuts are popular in Devon: Kate Raworth's sustainable vision flourishes in the South West of England, Sep 15, 2021...thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative
Revitalizing What is Vital, William F. Schmick IV, Sep 11, 2021...devondoughnut.org
Why the Treasury needs a Wellbeing Approach to Budgeting, Mar 8, 2021...newlocal.org.uk
"People Create Place: Doteveryone's response to the Smarter London Listening Exercise", by @rachelcoldicutt, Mar 29, 2018...medium.com/doteveryone
Measuring local wellbeing – what data matters? Aug 7, 2017...lgiu.org.uk

Campaigns

Open Rights Group, works to preserve digital rights and freedoms by campaigning on digital rights issues and by fostering a community of grassroots activists. It campaigns on numerous issues including mass surveillance, internet filtering and censorship, and intellectual property rights.