How the UK could monetise ‘citizen data’ and turn it into a national asset

By Ashley Braganza, Professor of Business Transformation, Brunel University of London
S. Asieh H. Tabaghdehi, Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Strategy and Business Economy, Brunel University of London

Data is the lifeblood of artificial intelligence (AI) and as such is a hugely valuable resource. Entrepreneur Matt Clifford’s report on the AI Opportunities Action Plan, commissioned by the UK government, has set out some ambitious recommendations for unlocking UK public data to power AI development – and serve as a state asset.

Making UK-owned datasets available for training AI, according to innovation…

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