The Data Stewards Academy offers courses, bootcamps, deepdives, and community events making the case for strategic data stewardship. Strategic data stewardship builds on existing notions of data stewardship but extends them outward from the organization to the ecosystem. It defines a function and role focused not merely on controlling data, but on enabling responsible, sustainable, and purpose-driven data reuse in the public interest.
Interested to learn more about our framing of data stewardship? Check our latest work or use the carousel below to view a sample of the topics we cover.
The Data Stewardship Canvas
The Data Stewardship Academy Offerings are guided by our blueprint, 'The Data Stewardship Canvas' - a step by step methodology guiding data reuse strategies from the beginning to the end.
Upcoming Offerings
Discover the next experiences launching soon.
Data Stewards Bootcamp in Milan
A hybrid Data Stewards Bootcamp in Milan, Italy, focusing on how data generated across the private, public, and non-profit sectors, can be responsibly reused to drive scientific advancement, and community engagement.
Open Data as a Foundation for AI Innovation
This workshop with Innovate-US looks at open data as AI infrastructure, covering legal, technical, and cultural barriers, and exploring how responsible data sharing drives public impact.
Explore Past Programs
Watch recordings from our previous courses and bootcamps
Capability Roadmaps
Consulting engagements that build long-term data stewardship capacity.
City Incubator
City innovation teams collaborated virtually on responsible data experiments.
Data Contracts & Governance Agreements
Structure contracts and governance agreements that sustain equitable data collaborations.
Data Stewards Bootcamp in Brussels
Immersive steward training co-hosted with FARI, The Data Tank, and The GovLab.
Data Stewards Course Cohort 1
Inaugural virtual cohort establishing the Data Stewards curriculum.
Data Stewards Course Cohort 2
Second global virtual cohort advancing shared stewardship practices.
Data Stewards Course Cohort 3: Eastern Hemisphere
Virtual cohort tailored for public servants across the Eastern Hemisphere.
Data Stewardship Slack Channel
Dedicated Slack space to share lessons, tools, and trends with fellow participants.
Datathons
Collaborative sprints tackling real data governance challenges with live datasets.
Designing Data Spaces & Interoperability
Architect interoperable data spaces that balance access, control, and value creation.
Evaluation, KPIs, and Value Realization
Evaluate stewardship initiatives with KPIs that capture impact, trust, and value creation.
Events & Salons
Keynotes, fireside chats, and panels with global thought leaders.
Executive Briefings
Strategy sessions for leadership to tackle institutional stewardship challenges.
Hybrid Bootcamp
Flexible for distributed teams; combines live instruction and collaborative labs.
In-Person Intensive
Immersive experience with faculty and peers; includes field visits and a capstone sprint.
Legal & Ethical Readiness
Prepare organizational policies and safeguards for legal and ethical data stewardship.
LinkedIn Learning: Data Stewardship Essentials
Orientation and pre-work; ideal for team onboarding.
Maryland Chief Data Officers Course 2025
Hybrid cohort for state leaders in partnership with Maryland DoIT.
Online Bootcamp
Global cohort-based, fully remote with recordings and office hours.
Private Bootcamps
Tailored training for a specific organization with curriculum aligned to staff needs.
Social License & Digital Self-Determination
Guidance on earning social license and empowering digital self-determination for data initiatives.
Swiss Data Stewards Intensive Course
In-person intensive delivered with Swiss Data Alliance, Opendata.ch, and Hasler Stiftung.
Synthetic Data & Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
Deploy synthetic data and PETs to unlock insight while protecting sensitive information.
Trends to Watch
Quarterly briefings on emerging stewardship topics, from AI governance to data sovereignty.
