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Mutual Friends: Aligning business strategy and data strategy

[…] CDO, not the CTO define it: First and foremost, a data strategy should not be owned and developed by the IT department. IT might legitimately lead the technology strategy which will be needed to deliver the data capabilities required, but a data strategy must be owned by the business, working in close collaboration with […]
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NHS England’s Ming Tang named most influential person in data in 2021

[…] vice president, data science and AI, AstraZeneca R&D Anita Fernqvist, chief data officer and director of operations, Zurich Insurance UK Scott Joslin, SVP data strategy, international data, technology, operations and innovation, WarnerMedia Neil McIvor, chief data officer and chief statistician, Department for Education Andy Hill, global vice president of information and analytics, Unilever Tom […]
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The GSK approach to driving up data literacy

[…] units, departments and functions. A one-size-fits-all approach could quickly become diluted in this kind of setting, and it is through this lens that GSK’s chief digital and technology officer Shobie Ramakrishnan created the Data and Analytics (D&A) Accelerator team. Headed up by D&A transformation director Paul Sarjeant and D&A change lead Kelly Katerakis, the […]

4 reasons to resist calls for a “dexit”

[…] with European data laws, such as the upcoming GDPR or the ePrivacy Directive. Without them, the UK might be to personal information what Silicon Valley is to technology. Here are four reasons why this view is misguided. 1 – It’s time to accept data belongs to the individual Frustration at the strictures of the […]

Driving analytics at Jaguar Land Rover

[…] by being forced into managing others and not doing the very thing they enjoy. In addition, he said that management and strategy experts do not sit above technology experts, but alongside them. “Extremely clever stuff has proliferated across JLR” All of these principles and ways of working have contributed to a proliferation of “extremely […]

Ensuring your supply of data – the hidden competitive advantages

[…] warehouses were flooded out. Analysing the economic impact, a surprising feature was revealed – as many as 45 per cent of all the hard drives used by technology vendors worldwide were made in Thailand, making it the second biggest supplier globally. For Sky, that meant a serious disruption in its ability to send out […]

Have we passed peak data protection?

[…] is just part of progress, it is a quick way to gain buy-in. Data protection has enjoyed that association, especially with the explosion in volumes generated by technology. But are those days over? Have we passed the moment of peak data protection? The concept of peak output is an important one in many markets […]

How to win your analytics bid – 5 tips to be a successful CAO

[…] educate the whole organisation and get the language right,” he said. The fundraising platform has the advantage that its two founders have always been strong advocates of technology as a way of gaining competitive advantage – it launched a social giving app on Facebook in 2007. “The next big thing was embracing big data […]

Lessons learnt from AutoTrader algorithms

Dr Peter Appleby is the head of data science at AutoTrader, having worked his way up from data scientist and lead data scientist positions. By going through the process of productionising algorithms, he learnt the important lessons of playing to o...

Trusting brands, sharing data – the GDPR effect

[…] GDPR is to have personal information properly treated and respected.” Against the backdrop of revelations around Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, Roy suggested that intense lobbyng by American technology firms to temper the demands of the new ePR ar likely to fail. “Facebook has sealed their fate. There is not a single person in Brussels […]

Yes, Women in Data is still very necessary

[…] it actively promotes female role models as a way of drawing more candidates into the industry or supporting them on their journey. Its 20 in data and technology list, due to be unveiled at this year’s conference, is central to that mission. But there is more to do in order to make the workplace […]
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5 reasons why data literacy is so hard to achieve

[…] than on why existing practices are no longer fit for purpose. 2. Nobody owns the problem Got under-performing marketing? Speak to the CMO. Need funding for a technology project? Bring in the CTO and CFO. But need to change the culture of your executive board so it routinely demands evidence of options and their […]
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Four principles to balance personalisation and data protection

Talk of contact tracing apps to tackle COVID-19 serves to highlight the difficult balance between using data to personalise services and robust data protection. Whether your organisation is involved in building these solutions or not, Craig Suckling of IAG Loyalty suggests there are four principles to keep you on the right side of your customers.