Editorial - DataIQ

Assessing and promoting the value of data

Education and communication are essential to harness the optimum value of data and data professionals in an age where technical capabilities are being pushed to new frontiers.

Technophobia – The fear that data businesses should be scared of

Technophobia is a problem with many facets that vary between teams and organisations, so what can be done to address the problem without alienating staff?

The CMA begins a review into AI models

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is examining AI foundation model development and use to ensure competition laws are met and consumer protections are in place.

CDO Challenges – Look a little closer… The essential skill of data visualisation

This edition of CDO Challenges delves into data visualisation. By mastering the art of data visualisation, data leaders can deliver hard-hitting pieces of evidence to non-data professionals in a way that is digestible and resonates with their aims.

Unlocking value at ITV with Data Mesh and Thoughtworks

ITV partnered with Thoughtworks to implement a data mesh approach in a reimagining of data use for content production, promotion, distribution and monetisation in a way that is scalable and shareable.

Tech investments ease the pressure of utilising data

With data being touted as the new oil and the rapid increase of data capture capabilities, businesses must invest in tech and tools to create a data-driven operation that extracts quality from data.

OS Select+Build – Data to order

Ordnance Survey’s new approach to distributing data showcases the scale of data use and prepares for a future of continued data hunger from users.

AI for BI – The inevitable and exciting future for data

The use of artificial intelligence for businesses has escalated dramatically in recent years and there is good reason for this trend. However, there are some caveats to bringing in a new AI tool without fully understanding its capabilities.

CDO Challenges – Ensuring data ethics

Data ethics: without it, data businesses cannot progress. This edition of CDO Challenges looks at how data professionals can ensure data ethics are installed and upheld in organisations.

How to Thrive as a Chief Data Officer in 2023

Discover why CDO positions are so tenuous and misunderstood and what successful CDOs are doing differently from their struggling counterparts.

Girls Into Coding – Addressing inequality in data and nurturing new talent

Girls Into Coding is a social enterprise determined to improve the gender imbalance in the tech space, challenge stereotypes and engage with underprivileged girls to develop new skills.

DataIQ Member’s Briefing – What ROI from data is the acceptable minimum?

At this month’s DataIQ roundtable, members discussed the ins and outs of return on investment when it comes to data usage.

CDO Challenges – Nurturing a data culture

Cultivating and evolving a data culture in an organisation is key to success and transitioning to a data-led business. This edition of CDO Challenges discusses how CDOs can kick-start data culture.

Beyond the roundtable – CDOs and setting the vision

Beyond the Roundtable is an exclusive member only content series to continue the discussions from monthly DataIQ roundtables as there is always more to talk about at the end.

DataIQ Members Meetup – March 2023

The first quarterly DataIQ members meetup for 2023 took place in London and featured an insightful Q&A with IAG Cargo and Loyalty as well as peer-to-peer discussions.

DataIQ members briefing – Is your CDO helping to set the vision?

Visions are an essential part of business development and improving the standing of a team within an organisation. DataIQ members discussed how much input is needed from the CDO to set the vision.

Nine in ten companies lack data culture and organisation to facilitate growth

The implementation of digital tools has radically altered operational capabilities for businesses, but a data culture and organisational knowledge is needed to achieve peak growth.