We don’t just build data portals. We build resilient information systems to support democracy, education, and ethical AI with a clear Statement of Intent.
It is no longer enough just to make data open and shareable.
AI is changing traditional digital service interfaces, enabling greater public access to the data on your portal, but also making how people interact with it more complex and multifaceted. This presents new challenges, particularly around how to harness AI effectively but ethically.
Link Lab combines our deep technical expertise and knowledge of the evolving state of data and digital with the Objective Observer Initiative methodology to help you identify your problem and solve it.
Before we write a line of code, we work with you to draft a Statement of Intent. This is not just a scope of work. It is a commitment. It defines: The moral purpose, the constructive goal, the audit trail. This Statement becomes the compass for the entire project, ensuring we aren’t just building a platform but solving your problem.
The moral purpose:
Why does this data exist? For example, maybe the purpose is to help a teacher use AI in an effective but ethical way, or to assist a resident to audit the spending of their local government.
The constructive goal:
The audit trail:
How will we prove, mathematically and socially, that a system is doing what we agreed that it would?
It is where we experiment with the future of how we access data.
We use this framework to test new ideas in the following areas: