Gavin Starks·4d agoAre we just drawing epicycles?Measuring the rate of change of impact rather than planetary proxies
Gavin Starks·Feb 14Data infrastructure as economic powerThose who set the rules and govern data flows, control the value
Gavin Starks·Sep 25, 2025Why Net Zero is impossible without Smart DataWhen people talk about ‘open data’ in the context of climate action, they often mean something broader than the definition allows.
Gavin Starks·Jul 6, 2025Data is everywhere, just not where we need itWe’ve never had more data. Some think it’s the new oil, the new gold, the new soil, something of a revolution. Is it? Or are we just still…
Gavin Starks·Apr 5, 2025Fair weather, foul weather: navigating to positive impact in turbulent timesThe National Data Library can deliver its vision, but it must pivot to build trust in the age of today’s webA response icon1A response icon1
Gavin Starks·Oct 13, 2024How can we find the Goldilocks Zone of our National Data Infrastructure?For open discussion
Gavin Starks·Jan 10, 2024Don’t let the mediocre be the enemy of the good“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good”
Gavin Starks·Jul 15, 2023“Too good to be true”We are in the midst of two exponential changes: our environmental crises (e.g. climate change) and the web of data. I created Icebreaker…
Gavin Starks·May 5, 2023On data: where is it and what can we do with it?From a discussion with a non-technical board which I was helping recently
Gavin Starks·Jan 6, 2023What is a data infrastructure strategy?I’m often asked to unpack ‘data’. There’s a lot of confusion and, often, people think it’s a function of ‘IT’ and just for the geeks.
