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Profiting from the complete view

[…] to give a rounded understanding of how to change up. Change may be a constant in the business world, but it plays havoc with data models and technology infrastructures. So getting the vision right makes a difference because it can avoid being sidetracked by downstream problems. Equally, delivering against that vision is easier if […]
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Why good data governance is central to building a successful modern business

[…] migration to the cloud and normalised remote working. Organisations are now increasingly disparate and dependent on digital technologies for even the simplest of tasks. Split responsibilities Beyond technology and regulations, the biggest challenge businesses face is operational. Across every enterprise, responsibility for governance has split. At leadership level, this was once the sole domain […]

HR/AI = (-x) – The employment/automation equation

[…] reason for replacing human workers with automated replacements, a deeper current is driving the same trend that is not the result of political decisions, but those of technology companies and their clients. Unlike Brexit, however, there is no opportunity for the public to express an opinion and influence the choice. Instead, there is a […]
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Maintaining Possession: Examining the growth of data in football

[…] the uptake of data offices in professional football has been slower. To take us through the developing world of football data, Luke Stopforth, head of data and technology at Brentford FC sat down with DataIQ to discuss the ways in which Brentford FC helped add momentum to the adoption of data offices, how data […]
Tamara Castelli

Tamara Castelli, Vice-President, Data and Insight, UNiDAYS

[…] type of data problem. As organisations become more educated about different data science capabilities, I expect to see more refinement in these role profiles. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? We have seen so many areas where […]
Sudip Trivedi

Sudip Trivedi, Head of Data and Analytics, London Borough of Camden

Path to power Ever since school I wanted to get into technology. I gained a degree and a master’s in information systems and technology, and started my career in the private sector, crossing into the public sector when I joined Camden Council. During my 13 years in Camden, I have gained a wealth […]
Steve Mattey

Steve Mattey, Planning and Analysis Director, Blueberry Wave

[…] adapt to the data-led marketing age, content-hungry consumers demand to be engaged with relevance, customer loyalty is an elusive goal for many companies and effectively harnessing marketing technology continues to challenge many. Rising to these challenges is imperative for all companies, and it is time for the data specialists to take an ever-increasing […]
Sholthana Begum

Sholthana Begum, Head of Regtech and Data Innovation, Bank of England

[…] new world and new demographics demand a new financial system. To this end, based on our findings, we are focusing on five key areas were data and technology play an integral function: We are enhancing the payments system for the digital age; We are championing a platform to boost access to finance for […]
Nina Monckton

Nina Monckton, Head of Data Engineering and Science, Just

[…] customers. It is an exciting time to be a data professional in the health and well-being space as 2020 has hugely accelerated the adoption and acceptance of technology and data to transform mainstream health services delivery. 2020 was a year like no other – how did it impact on your planned activities and […]
Matthew Willis

Matthew Willis, Global Head of Data, Analytics and AI Capabilities, Refinitiv

[…] for almost ten years now. I’ve had the opportunity to focus on my leadership skills through formal training and progressively larger roles across marketing, customer operations and technology. In my current role, I head up data, analytics and AI capabilities for Refinitiv, where I lead a global team of data technology experts who design, […]
Kevin Fletcher

Kevin Fletcher, Chief Data Officer, HMRC

[…] ethics. Underpinning an ethical foundation to development will be a need to be more open, transparent, consultative and collaborative about what is being done. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? The potential for data and technology is […]
Jessica Rusu

Jessica Rusu, Chief Data Officer, Chetwood Financial

[…] support the corporate vision and purpose? Chetwood Financial is a challenger bank that uses data and analytics to make customers better off. Chetwood has built its technology using low-cost cloud analytics and server-less technologies to enable digital banking. 2020 was a year like no other – how did it impact on your […]
Giuseppe Sollazzo

Giuseppe Sollazzo, Head of AI Skunkworks and Deployment, NHSx

[…] data both as a way to analyse the system and to build better, streamlined healthcare services, by using and supporting the use of open standards and innovative technology. 2020 was a year like no other – how did it impact on your planned activities and what unplanned ones did you have to introduce? […]
Gail Miller

Gail Miller, Head of Data, Scottish Power

[…] greater digitisation, process automation and data-led decisioning, and while we had a level of expertise spread across the business, there was a clear need for investment in technology and people to make the step change we were after. After the Competition & Markets Authority investigation ended, I took up the newly formed role […]
Enda Ridge

Enda Ridge, Chief Data Scientist, Sainsbury’s

[…] Peter Norvig and Cassie Kozyrkov of Google have certainly achieved this. I also admire the hundreds of engineers and scientists who are making incredible advances in cloud technology and algorithms. There are too many people to mention – I must follow at least 50 blogs to keep up to date. Did 2019 turn […]
Dr Iain Brown

Dr Iain Brown, Head of Data Science, SAS UK and Ireland

[…] strengthened. On the end user side, companies will also begin holding decision makers to account for the choices they make based on AI-generated insight. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? I believe data-driven AI will deliver economic […]
Antonio Acuña

Antonio Acuña, Head of Consulting, Parity

[…] leading a few digital startups in the early 2000s, just before the dot.com bubble burst, before moving to government as a civil servant. Initially I worked on technology projects in the environmental sector, and then I moved to open data and digital transformation at the Government Digital Service and environment. After 15 years in […]