Birmingham’s open data observatory focuses on outcomes

With a new City Observatory, Birmingham in the UK has relaunched its open data effort from the ground up.

The platform aims to increase transparency and drive evidence-based collaboration around core issues such as the cost-of-living crisis, climate action, and inclusive growth. A new team has been created to manage the observatory.

Richard Brooks, Birmingham City Council

Birmingham’s previous open data portal, the Data Factory, was launched in 2014, but it had “fallen by the wayside” in terms of development and being kept up to date and has now been replaced by the new City Observatory.

Richard Brooks, Director of Strategy, Equality & Partnerships at Birmingham City Council,...