Data Stewards Academy

Accessing Data in Systematic, Sustainable and Responsible Ways

Data Stewardship for an AI Era

Make data stewardship strategic with world-class training, frameworks, and a global community of practitioners.

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Our Programs

From foundational bootcamps to deep dives, we offer comprehensive training for every stage of your data stewardship journey.

Data Stewardship Foundations

Data Stewardship Foundations

Bootcamps for building stewardship maturity

Deep Dives

Deep Dives

Advanced masterclasses for specialists

Exchange

Exchange

Network with global practitioners

For Your Organization

For Your Organization

Tailored enterprise solutions

Data Stewardship Foundations

Our flagship, hands-on program for leaders building data stewardship maturity. Learn to define purpose, design trust frameworks, and operationalize stewardship.

Data Stewardship Foundations
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In-Person Intensive

5 Days

Immersive experience with faculty and peers; includes field visits and a capstone sprint.

Hybrid Bootcamp

3 weeks online + 2-day capstone

Flexible for distributed teams; combines live instruction and collaborative labs.

Online Bootcamp

6 weeks (1×3h/week)

Global cohort-based, fully remote with recordings and office hours.

LinkedIn Learning

1h video course

Orientation and pre-work; ideal for team onboarding.

Deep Dives

Coming Soon: Focused one-hour masterclasses for experienced stewards who want to specialize in specific topics. Register your interest and join our wait list for the launch in the coming months.

The Data Stewards Canvas | Stewarding Strategic Data Futures

Ask the Right Questions | Defining Data Questions and Scoping Use Cases

Don't Overcollect | Defining the Minimum Viable Data Points

Stewarding The Data Lifecycle Approach | Step-by-Step Methodology

Beyond the Traditional | Non-Traditional and Synthetic Data

The Missing R in FAIR | Preparing AI-Ready Data towards FAIR-R Principles

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Exchange

A vibrant network for practitioners, alumni, and partners to stay engaged and share knowledge.

Datathons

Collaborative sprints where teams tackle data governance challenges using real datasets.

Events & Salons

Keynotes, fireside chats, and panels with global thought leaders in data governance and stewardship.

Trends to Watch

Quarterly briefings on AI governance, data sovereignty, new legal standards, and cross-sector collaborations.

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For Organizations

Tailored offerings to institutionalize data stewardship across your organization.

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Private Bootcamps

Cohort training customized for your specific agency or company needs.

Executive Briefings

90-minute strategy sessions designed for leadership teams.

Capability Roadmaps

6–12 week consulting engagements to establish stewardship functions.

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What Our Alumni Say

Join hundreds of data stewards who have transformed their organizations.

Its always heartening to meet a fresh group of people from different sectors and backgrounds that all have a common interest in learning more and developing themselves and, by result, their organisations.
Alex Hutchison — Director, Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF
The role of data stewards is crucial for data spaces to succeed in Switzerland. This course is key.
André Golliez — President, Swiss Data Alliance
This has been a most enriching experience! I have gained relevant knowledge, skills, and tools on the third wave of open data. The people and classmates that you will encounter is top-notch which could greatly enhance your network and community.
Anonymous Cohort Alumni
I highly recommend participating in this course to anyone who is leading a team. It opens your eyes that working on AI or Data is not enough - you also need the structures and governance to do so. Data Stewards play a crucial role in this.
Benedikt Göller — Agore Digitale Transformation
The Data Stewards Intensive Course was a great opportunity to learn more on this very interesting but complicated topic. Building on the Canvas, the course was a mix of theoretical, practical and hands-on learning. A diverse pool of experts shared their expertise with us and we benefited from diverse views on how this role is implemented in practice.
Céliane Pochon — Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)
This course was an incredible opportunity to learn from experienced peers, receive mentorship from academic and industry experts, and set strategy for a post-pandemic world, where public institutions need to set priorities with data and answer questions with data. It has been an honor to be a part of this inaugural cohort of Data Stewards, and I look forward to contribute to our growing community!
Christine Keung — Chief Data Officer, Mayor’s Office on Technology and Innovation, City of San Jose
The course offered a great opportunity to dive deeper into the role of data stewards and showed their importance. Furthermore, I benefit from the exchange within the group and the experience of the speakers.
Daniela Koller — Office of Data and Statistics, Thurgau Canton
Highly recommended course for people working on data science and large scale data led projects that have large scale impacts and complex collaborations.
Dr. Shyam Sundaram — Community Data Scientist
The course allowed me to improve my knowledge about open data and especially how to connect data needs with resources, as well as to develop a data stewardship strategy to apply in the projects that I manage. It also offered me the opportunity to learn about experiences and real use cases, listening to the people who carry them out in different countries. It was also an opportunity to expand my network of professional contacts with the possibility of exploring future collaborations.
Eduardo Béjar Feijoó — Executive Director, Fundación de Ayuda por Internet (FUNDAPI)

Recent News & Updates

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2026-04-29T12:00:00

Signals From The Frontier Of Digital Statecraft

Last week, at Jesus College, Cambridge University, the inaugural cohort of Digital Statecraft Fellows gathered — alongside a diverse group of policymakers, technologists, scholars, and practitioners — to grapple with a deceptively simple yet profound question: how do we govern in the age of AI?

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Data Stewardship Bootcamp Takes Off To Milan Lessons Learnt And An Engaged Community

2026-04-20T12:00:00

Data Stewardship Bootcamp Takes Off To Milan Lessons Learnt And An Engaged Community

The Data Tank in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo, and as part of the Data Stewards Academy, completed, in the words of participants, a ‘unique’ one-month hybrid Data Stewardship Bootcamp in Milan. The bootcamp brought together and trained 23 participants from across civil society, social enterprises, and local and regional public and non-profit entities. Covering the entire Data Stewards Canvas via a step-by-step approach, the participants worked with several use-cases starting with identifying the demand for data and all the way to measuring impact for data-driven projects or services. The bootcamp combined lectures, including by affiliated guest faculty, with expert-led field visits to data driven institutions active in Milan. With three days in person in Milan and three online sessions, the bootcamp brought together local data and AI voices, but also managed to tap into global ones representing different contexts.

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Open Data And Better Questions Engaging New Yorkers To Develop Questions That Matter In The Age Of Ai

2026-04-20T12:00:00

Open Data And Better Questions Engaging New Yorkers To Develop Questions That Matter In The Age Of Ai

On March 27, as part of NYC Open Data Week, The GovLab, Brooklyn Public Library, and the Alliance for Public Interest Technology at New York University convened a “Questions Lab” to explore how open data can better reflect and respond to the needs of New Yorkers. The session was supported by a group of volunteers and collaborators, including students and faculty from NYU, some of whose reflections on the event are featured below.

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