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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.

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CDO Challenges – How to start aligning data strategy with business objectives

[…] also help improve the standing of the data office and the weighting given to data value. When the challenges are understood, the CDO can begin working on technology infrastructures designed to solve these specific challenges. It will take collaboration and trust between different teams to make this work, and it is not a quick […]

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

[…] for tech – in 2023, the aim is to connect with 1,000 young girls this year alone. This is achieved through hands-on interaction with different forms of technology including robotics, physical computing, 3D printing and, of course, coding. “People learn in different ways, and hands-on learning, especially for children, has a more significant impact […]

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CDO Challenges – Ensuring data ethics

[…] data needs of the organisation. This requires research and investment into finding the best solution for the problems at hand. There are multiple tools and variations of technology that can assist in different data functions, but to ensure the best ethical data function the tools must be accurate for the individual needs of the […]

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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.

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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.

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How to form a data vision

[…] understand your organisation’s capabilities of different data areas by taking the free DataIQ assessments for leaders here. These assessments cover: Strategy Leadership and vision Literacy and skill Technology and tools Quality foundations Compliance and regulation To find out how to become a DataIQ member and take advantage of these leadership assessment tools, plus involvement […]

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How well do you (need to) know your models? – A DataIQ member report

ML and AI tools have exploded in use for data organisations, but what more can be done to improve quality, compliance and efficiency with the models? DataIQ member Robert Bates, head of decision sciences, Currys, provides expert insight in this report.

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Leveraging data within an AI strategy

As AI continues to grip the business world and open more doors than ever before, it is pivotal to have data on a pedestal within an AI strategy to drive decisions and inform stakeholders.

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AI regulation steps forward across the EU following a new Act

The EU is creeping ahead of other regions in the race to take charge of AI regulation, but what does this mean for real-world businesses?

Zoher Karu, Vice President, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Blue Shield of California

[…] A curated set of information helps drive a single source of truth and eliminate what another person termed as internal “data brawls”. Recent advances in large language models and generative AI open new unstructured ways to get access to information. The key, no matter what technology is in place, is to ask the right questions.

Yogen Rana, Head of Data Strategy, Design and Governance, The AA

[…] defence and consumer goods in Asia and Europe developing databases, data warehouses and data capture solutions. The experience of working with different clients and the exposure to technology, approaches and people that consulting provided was appealing, so my next move was to Accenture. There, I continued to work for large global clients across data […]

Will Siddall, Head of Data and Analytics, SEGRO

[…] impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? Prior to Covid, the business knew that data, and more generally digital and technology-led change, could support our corporate growth plans. Covid has ably demonstrated that in areas such as agility, scalability and proactivity. Throughout the past two years, […]

Victoria Gamerman, Global Head of Digital Transformation, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Data literacy for the organization starts with a foundation of shared and common goals towards leveraging data as an asset. In this way, the data literacy needs from across our organization are embedded […]

Tom Henry, Chief Data and Deputy Chief Information Officer, Schnuck Markets, Inc.

[…] by delivering innovative data, analytics, and software solutions that give a strategic sales advantage, while equipping teammates with the tools and insights they need to succeed. In 2024, my team will leverage our purpose-built technology ecosystem, governed, and utilized by teammates throughout the enterprise, to produce trusted and increasingly intelligent analytics solutions and actionable insights.

Tom Betts, Chief Data Officer, Kingfisher

How are you developing the data literacy of your organisation, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Most recently we have had a heavy vias towards generative AI (genAI) – harnessing the collective enthusiasm and using it as an opportunity to explain data more broadly. Our approach has been […]

Tim Drye, Chief Data Officer, Yellow Zebra Artificial Intelligence

[…] or their use are you most optimistic about and why? Underneath the hype, there are real developments that can deliver value for people, society and the environment. My hunch is that many of these real changes will appear in surprising areas, rather than the default predictions of the current experts.Data and analytics technology/service provider

Tariq Bhatti, Head of Data and Analytics, Nursing & Midwifery Council

[…] governance, privacy, safety, and ethics in AI, especially around finance, health, defence, and retail as these can all cause real-world impacts on peoples’ lives. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? The biggest opportunity I see emerging from […]

Sunil Patel, Chief Data Officer, PwC

[…] impact has the pandemic had on demand from your clients? The pandemic has proven to our clients that they really need to get on with their technology transformation programmes, so we have seen huge demand for clients wanting to accelerate the use of digital and data to drive their business strategies. The pandemic […]

StJohn Deakins, Founder and Chief Executive, CitizenMe

[…] some forward-thinking companies who understand that those who act on this and drive direct data engagements with customers will enjoy a huge competitive advantage. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? We’re now reaching the tipping point where […]