Since its inception in 2012, the ODI has championed open data as a public good, stressing the need for effective governance models to protect it.[5] In 2015, the ODI was instrumental in beginning a global discussion around the need to define and strengthen data infrastructure. In ‘Who owns our data infrastructure’,[6] a discussion paper launched at the International Open Data Conference in Ottawa,[7] the ODI explored what data ownership looked like and what we could expect from those who manage data that is fundamental to a functioning society.