Data intense defined software is becoming more and more prevalent, especially with the advent of machine learning and artificial intelligence. With data intense systems comes both challenges – to continue to collect and maintain quality – and opportunities – open innovation by sharing with others.

To understand challenges and opportunities with ODC, we ran 5 focus groups (4 in Lund and 1 in Kista) with companies and public organizations. We had 27 participants from 22 organizations.

Despite an interest to participate and understanding of the potentials of the subject, the overall maturity is low and ODC is rare. For ODC to be successful, there is a need to study technical, organizational, business, and legal aspects further.