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“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.”

[…] now feel they, too, are hurtling around a track in pursuit of their goal, but pushing the boundaries of their capabilities. From decision making to its supporting technology, the pace is testing – and even breaking – existing processes. There is one aspect of big data analytics which, like Formula 1 cars, actually performs […]

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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.

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CDO Challenges – What it takes to be a leader

In this instalment of CDO Challenges, we examine what it takes for data professionals to become a leader in their organisation, focusing on skills and attitudes that are required to drive a business to new data heights.

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Only 1/5 of female students are looking at data professions

The benefits of a diverse workforce have been proven time and again, but improvements must continue to be made as new data shows only one in five female students are looking at data careers. Alex Roberts finds out what can be done.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 […]