Data Organizations

OKF

Non-profit · since 2004

Open Knowledge Foundation

A global non-profit that has shaped the open data movement since 2004: it wrote the Open Definition, created the CKAN portal software and ran the Global Open Data Index.

ODI

Non-profit · since 2012

Open Data Institute

Co-founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem through research, training and practical tools.

ODW

Non-profit

Open Data Watch

Monitors and supports the production and openness of official statistics, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries.

Web Foundation

Non-profit · since 2009

World Wide Web Foundation

Founded in 2009 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith to advance an open web as a public good and a basic right.

OECD

Intergovernmental · since 1961

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

An intergovernmental organisation that sets policy standards for its members, including on open government data and data governance in the public sector.

EC

Public body · since 1958

European Commission

The executive of the European Union: it proposes EU data law and tracks how member states progress on open data every year.

OGP

Intergovernmental · since 2011

Open Government Partnership

A partnership of national and local governments and civil society, launched in 2011, whose members co-create action plans on transparency, participation and accountability.

ODC

Non-profit · since 2015

Open Data Charter

A collaboration between governments and experts, launched in 2015, that promotes shared principles for how governments publish data.

OCP

Non-profit · since 2015

Open Contracting Partnership

Works to open up public procurement, one of the largest areas of government spending, so contracts can be followed from planning to delivery.

DAMA

Professional association

DAMA International

The global, vendor-independent association of data management professionals, organised through local chapters in many countries.

EDMC

Professional association · since 2005

EDM Council

A cross-industry, member-based association for data management best practice, standards and education, with roots in financial services.

ISO

Standards body · since 1947

International Organization for Standardization

Publishes international consensus standards through national standards bodies, including a family of standards on data quality, metadata and data governance.

W3C

Standards body · since 1994

World Wide Web Consortium

Develops open web standards, including the vocabularies that make datasets discoverable, describable and linkable across the web.

RDA

Research community · since 2013

Research Data Alliance

A community-driven organisation, launched in 2013, that builds the social and technical bridges needed to share and reuse research data.