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Martin Aylward, Head of Data and CRM, EDF, and Cici Whitcomb, Data Engineer, EDF, discussing their data office wins.
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Winning awards – How EDF energised its data office vibe

EDF’s data office had a highly successful year at the DataIQ Awards and spoke to the DataIQ community about how it achieved excellence with a range of projects.
DEI is an essential part of success and needs to be embraced.
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The decline of DEI in data in 2024: The bell tolls for thee

Despite the proven benefits of DEI in data, the closure of The Tech Talent Charter and anti-DEI rhetoric by influential individuals is delivering a death knell to the success of data teams.
Martin Aylward, head of data and CRM, EDF
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DataIQ 100 Success Series: EDF – National sustainability and preparing for the unexpected

EDF’s head of data and CRM, and member of the DataIQ 100 Martin Aylward, spoke to DataIQ editor Alex Roberts, about what data leaders need to succeed and how investment in data teams can provide extreme unseen wins.
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Number of women in entry-level data roles more than halved in 2023

The proportion of women in entry-level data roles has more than halved in the UK and the US and declined in the EU data industry in 2023.
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DataIQ DEI Working Group – Initial challenges, finding allies and assessing impacts

DataIQ has set up a DEI working group and Manraj Othi, lead decision scientist at Starbucks, took the time to chat with our editor to discuss why DEI is important and his experiences.
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Girls Into Coding – Addressing inequality in data and nurturing new talent

Girls Into Coding is a social enterprise determined to improve the gender imbalance in the tech space, challenge stereotypes and engage with underprivileged girls to develop new skills.
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Join the free masterclass for the 2023 DataIQ Awards

An online masterclass in writing award entries is being provided by DataIQ to assist the community in their journeys to win big at the DataIQ Awards gala ceremony later in the year.
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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.
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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.