Overview
The Data Tank works with people, organisations and institutions around the world to unlock data's potential by gathering, accessing, and reusing it responsibly. The organisation operates a Data Stewardship Program, offers courses, and runs a Social License Lab focused on data, AI and emerging technologies governance and business models for data reuse.
In the news
- Our October newsletter is out! This month has been packed with events and talks that we have either organised or been invited to participate. And November is not looking too different, you will find us speaking in Brussels, London and Barcelona across our four programmatic pillars: (i) the development of governance and business models for sustainable data reuse ecosystems (ii) building evidence on and advocating for democratic decision making about data and tech policies, to ensure there is always a social license or
- We look forward to seeing some of you at the Berlin Science Week! 👇
- Can data be reused responsibly for the common good? Meet Elena Murray, Research and Programme Associate at The Data Tank, and one of the people behind our upcoming Berlin Science Week event! Elena Murray is Research and Programme Associate at The Data Tank, where she works on the responsible reuse of data for the common good. She has contributed to research and publications on technology policy and participatory approaches to data governance, and holds Masters in Public Policy and Data Science from the Hertie School. Her expertise
- We look forward to taking part in this panel at the Journalism AI Festival by Polis LSE. The Data Tank works for the responsible and sustainable reuse of data for the public interest. We help to develop sustainable data reuse ecosystems, democratic decision making, the governance of emerging technologies, and data stewardship skills for stewarding public interest data. Media content fully fits across these four programmatic pillars because the extractive reuse of media content by big GenAI challenges the public interest by
- Are news publishers undervaluing their most important asset when negotiating with AI companies? As licensing agreements between publishers and AI companies reshape the industry, a fundamental question remains: how much is journalism's intellectual property really worth? And is financial compensation enough, or should editorial integrity, control over content and third-party usage be part of the negotiation? At the #JournalismAI Festival 2026, we'll bring together perspectives from journalism, research and technology policy to
- We look forward to taking part in this panel at the Journalism AI Festival by Polis LSE discussing tools for media's bargaining power over GenAI. The Data Tank works for the responsible and sustainable reuse of data for the public interest. We help to (i) develop sustainable data reuse ecosystems, (ii) democratic decision making, (iii) the governance of emerging technologies, and (iv) data stewardship skills for public interest data. Media content is a clear example of this and addressing the current challenges cuts across our
- Happening Today: AI & Data Stewardship: How is Public Administration Changing. This is your last chance to register 👉 https://luma.com/gfqatg5n. We will close registrations at 3:00pm (CET) today. Discussion will revolve around AI deployment and data stewardship skills in government by bringing together case studies from Germany and Europe more broadly. 🎤 Speakers: Ralf Junge-Pearl, Senior Transformation Manager, Digital Service (Germany) Catelijne Muller, President and Co-founder, ALLAI, (Netherlands) Gianluca
- Are news publishers undervaluing their most important asset when negotiating with AI companies? As licensing agreements between publishers and AI companies reshape the industry, a fundamental question remains: how much is journalism's intellectual property really worth? And is financial compensation enough, or should editorial integrity, control over content and third-party usage be part of the negotiation? At the #JournalismAI Festival 2026, we'll bring together perspectives from journalism, research and technology policy to
Alumni 2 went on to found or lead
Jan VansteenlandtCo-founder and project manager→Co-founder at We Connect Data
Lieven JanssenCo-Founder→Co-Founder at Salesflare
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