Knowledge base & publications

The Calligrapher, Brothers Quay (Photo: Gavin Starks)

Open Life Framework
Created as part of a programme of work for an All Party Parliamentary Group in the UK

Vision: Enable consent-based, trust-enhancing and secure sharing of personal ‘health-relevant data’ from the private sector to improve and level up health and wellbeing.


BEIS — Smart Data — Consent & Liability
Commissioned by BEIS

Two 50-page summaries of the context and applicability of Open Banking and Open Finance to the realms of Smart Data.

Data-Driven: Canada’s Economic Opportunity [website / PDF]
Commissioned by Finance Canada

Helping to lay the foundations for Open Banking in Canada


Designing for people, not things
Commissioned by DCD (Dance Collection Danse)

Laying the foundations for data infrastructure in the creation of cultural archives.


International review & benchmarking of Open Banking
Commissioned by Finance Canada

Helping to lay the foundations for Open Banking in Canada.


Development of UK open banking
Commissioned by Finance Canada

Summarising the history and evolution of Open Banking.


A delivery framework for the Sustainable Development Goals
Commissioned by UN

At the request of the UN, an overview of how Constellations (multi-disciplinary, federated teams) could help deliver the SDGs.


Digital Commonwealth Initiative
Commissioned by CHOGM

At the request of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, an overview vision for a ‘digital commonwealth’.


Can government stop losing its mind?
Commissioned by Nesta

Commissioned by Nesta, recommendations for maintaining institutional memory in government.