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Women in data – more needs to be done for STEM equality

While the number of women in STEM fields is growing, the number of women in senior positions is half that of men, and the solution starts with education.

CDO Challenges – How to become a data-driven business

CDOs are often faced with the task of making an organisation data driven. This issue of CDO Challenges will investigate how this can be done for a low-maturity business.

Skills in demand – Finance data skills gap becoming a worrying normality

Data knowledge in finance are highly sought after as the skills gap continues to grow compounding development and efficiency across the USA and UK.

Energy efficiency is not being prioritised by data centres in the UK

With energy prices rising and environmental aspirations becoming more prominent, UK organisations with multiple servers are still unlikely to prioritise data centre energy efficiency.

CDO Challenges – Improving data quality and data governance

This instalment of CDO Challenges examines addressing the issue of shadow IT within data offices and the wider organisation and how it can affect operations.

ChatGPT – Do androids write of electric sheep or just what I tell them?

ChatGPT is the latest in AI text technology and its potential has huge ramifications for all areas of business – but can the concept benefit data specialists?

CDO Challenges – Shadow IT

This instalment of CDO Challenges examines addressing the issue of shadow IT within data offices and the wider organisation and how it can affect operations.

CDO Challenges – Keeping attention and interest in data developments

This edition of CDO Challenges looks at keeping attention and growing interest in the data team after battling to gain the attention of decision makers and stakeholders.

Developing future talent – Anumana Code Academy

Data leaders are creating academies and programmes to reach young students to remove the barriers to entry for data careers and improve diversity in future talent pipelines.

CDO Challenges – Budgets for data

This edition of CDO Challenges looks at what a CDO should think about for a data office budget as business finances can be a topic that few data leaders are familiar with.

Data literacy – Not adding up for finance

New findings show that data literacy, a cornerstone of the DataIQ Way, will be the most sought-after skill for financial services by 2030 as confidence levels among staff slip.

Corndel and Imperial College Business School – Developing data skills and talent

In response to unprecedented demand, Corndel has teamed up with Imperial College Business School to create professional apprenticeships that organisations can utilise to increase their capabilities in data management, leadership and technology.

CDO Challenges – Translating data for non-speakers

There is a disconnect between the language of data professionals and those they need to communicate with for business progress. In this issue of CDO Challenges, we examine translating data into business-speak.

Sustainability data – Building an ESG data framework and data platform

There is a growing need for businesses to develop and expand their ESG frameworks and data platforms to measure operational sustainability. DataIQ spoke with Niresh Rajah from Grant Thornton about ESG for data.

UK poised to become next AI and ML superpower

The UK is surpassing European rivals when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence. This development is gearing the UK to become the next AI superpower across Europe and the wider world.

CDO Challenges – Winning investment for data tech

This edition of CDO Challenges examines how CDOs can work with peers, teams and decision makers to win investment for data technology projects and enhancements.

Businesses want to improve data capabilities, but data strategy confidence is declining

Confidence in data strategies appears to be declining in a time where businesses are seeking improved data capabilities to combat difficult trading climates – data literacy seems to be the answer.

CDO Challenges – Delivering a return on data investment

For a CDO, proving return on investment to a senior audience can be a daunting task and one that does not have an obvious starting point. In this edition of CDO Challenges, we will investigate methods of demonstrating ROI for data.

UK data industry diversity and inclusion progress has lost momentum

A recent report indicates that the progress made around diversity and inclusion in the UK for the data industry has either stalled or receded. New findings show that wage gaps have grown, and diversity decreases with seniority.