About this page

This page is an initial introduction to the principles in Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Data Guidance

You will learn:

• what each principle means
• what each principle requires
• principles that do/don’t apply to you
• outlines for following principles
• simple examples of following principles

Knowledge Base scope, summary

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To know how we arrived at this picture, see our Summary of the Data Guidance

Audio introduction

12Principles.mp3

If you view only one video…

…we recommend Principle 11, 11 By default, open your data & software

Principle 11 is not about technical skills, it is a cultural principle encouraging openness with data

Jump to a principle

01 Know who your stakeholders are

02 Standardise semantics

03 Standardise metadata formats

04 Contextualise your data

05 Make data access easy

06 Discover data users’ needs

07 Improve data quality based on need

08 Organise & format for interoperability

09 Know your cyber security requirements

10 Preserve socially beneficial data

11 By default, open your data & software

12 Understand the ethical risks

The principles simplified

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Want to know more about these principles or other data topics?

These videos are introductions. As we continue to develop this Knowledge Base, we will add details (techniques and examples) to help when following the principles.

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01 Know who your stakeholders are

Topics

• Creating registers for your data assets
• Identifying the stakeholders of datasets
• Creating legally required documentation

Principle 01 introduction-20231206_124030-Meeting Recording.mp4