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Technology

Open Ownership works with partners worldwide to develop technology products which use beneficial ownership data. These allow you to follow ownership or control structures wherever they lead, as the real value of information is unlocked once it can be used without borders. We have tools which let you search, import, map, visualise and analyse data. You can find these tools and the research that supports them below

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    Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    The Beneficial Ownership Data Standard is an open standard providing guidance for collecting, sharing and using high-quality data on beneficial ownership

  • A Beneficial Ownership Visualisation System (BOVS) diagram
    Guidance

    Beneficial Ownership Visualisation System

    The Beneficial Ownership Visualisation System specifies how to illustrate beneficial ownership structures using diagrams.

  • Open Ownership Register

    Open Ownership Register

    The Open Ownership Register is a prototype public beneficial ownership register which connects data from different jurisdictions. It makes millions of records available, in line with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

Tools and support

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    Tools Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Beneficial Ownership Data Standard data generator

    This spreadsheet template allows anyone to convert beneficial ownership information so that it can be represented as Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS) 0.3 data

    Written by Emma Howard , Kadie Armstrong

    Published: 16 March 2021

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    BODS data visualiser

    Upload a BODS JSON file or paste your data directly into the form below to produce a visualisation according to the basic rules of BOVS

  • Helpdesk

    Helpdesk

    Submit a query to the Open Ownership helpdesk to request assistance with any aspect of the implementation of beneficial ownership registers

    Published: 13 March 2022

Latest news

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    News article Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Launch of version 0.3 of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Version 0.3 of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard allows for the capturing of information on state-owned enterprises and publicly listed companies as well as introducing changes informed by years of research and expert technical guidance

    Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh

    Published: 20 June 2022

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    News article

    Welcome to the new Open Ownership website

    We’ve been working with the digital studio Hactar for the past six months, conducting user research and reimagining our website as a global knowledge hub on beneficial ownership

    Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh , Kathryn Davies

    Published: 31 March 2022

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    News article Beneficial Ownership Data Standard Open Ownership Register

    Plans for the Open Ownership Register in 2021

    Updating our Register and Beneficial Ownership Data Standard to handle state-owned enterprises, publicly listed companies and more

    Published: 19 February 2021

Latest blog posts

  • Open Ownership tech showcase #4
    Videos Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Tech showcase #4 OpenCorporates, Linkurious, Blue Anvil and the Competition and Markets Authority

    Open Ownership's fourth technology showcase, featuring speakers from OpenCorporates, Linkurious, Blue Anvil and the Competition and Markets Authority

    Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh

    Published: 19 May 2022

  • Update to Beneficial Ownership Data Standard visualisation software
    Blog post Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Update to Beneficial Ownership Data Standard visualisation software

    Open Ownership is unveiling an update to our Beneficial Ownership Data Standard visualisation software to make these diagrams clearer, more detailed, and downloadable in SVG format

    Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh , Jared Parnell

    Published: 05 May 2022

  • Open source tools and libraries used for Beneficial Ownership Data Standard analysis tools
    Blog post Beneficial Ownership Data Standard Open Ownership Register

    Launch of Beneficial Ownership Data Standard analysis tools

    Open Ownership is unveiling a set of data analysis tools to help anyone wanting to reuse and work with data published in line with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh , David Raznick

    Published: 31 March 2022

Latest publications

  • Structured and interoperable beneficial ownership data
    Briefing Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Structured and interoperable beneficial ownership data

    This policy briefing outlines the key benefits of collecting, storing, and publishing structured beneficial ownership data, and how this improves its functionality, reduces costs, and leads to greater policy impact. It highlights the key legal, policy and technical aspects that implementers need to consider in order to operationalise structured beneficial ownership data

    Written by Jack Lord, Tymon Kiepe

    Published: 12 August 2022

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    Technical guidance Opening Extractives

    Relational database design considerations for beneficial ownership information

    This document provides technical guidance on considerations for relational database design when building a system that holds beneficial ownership information

    Written by Open Ownership, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

    Published: 16 December 2021

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    Tools Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Beneficial Ownership Data Standard data generator

    This spreadsheet template allows anyone to convert beneficial ownership information so that it can be represented as Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS) 0.3 data

    Written by Emma Howard , Kadie Armstrong

    Published: 16 March 2021

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