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Data quality management and governance

• December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19

  Top 10 information management stories of 2019

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 information management stories of 2019

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Has Y2K windowing been addressed by banks or is Y2.02K a risk?

  Big banks that haven't replaced legacy systems or fixed temporary windowing solutions to Y2K could have problems at the beginning of 2020

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  General Election 2019: The Lib Dems’ technology policies and digital plans

  With the UK gearing up for its third General Election in four years, Computer Weekly outlines the Liberal Democrat Party’s main technology policies and digital plans, as laid out in its manifesto

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  General Election affects National Data Strategy

  A series of workshops, including the public’s involvement to guide the plan’s vision, have been postponed

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  CIO must focus on easing data access to help data scientists build models more quickly

  Data scientists struggle to get the right data in the right format to build artificial intelligence models, so to benefit from AI, CIOs will need to simplify data access

• October 23, 2019 23 Oct'19

  Kinetica opens Melbourne office, bullish on data analytics

  Analytics startup is bullish about the Australian market as more organisations leverage GPU-based platforms to support real-time analytics

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  Australia, Singapore emerge tops in data readiness index

  Organisations in Australia and Singapore are among the most advanced in the Asia-Pacific region in harnessing data to achieve key business outcomes

• September 27, 2019 27 Sep'19

  GDPR compliance: Whose job is it and is it really possible?

  Nobody seems to have a good handle on business GDPR compliance, how many businesses are compliant, or indeed what compliance really is, but according to security experts, it very much depends on who you talk to

• September 23, 2019 23 Sep'19

  Basic data and skills needed to fix UK social care

  Foundations need to be in place to save the social care system from collapse, and NHSX needs to step up to the task, according to a Doteveryone report

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Brexit disrupts FCA exploration into data use in wholesale banking

  The extra work for banks due to Brexit preparations has caused a delay to FCA work on the use of data in the wholesale banking sector

• September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19

  Assessing China’s machine learning platforms

  In a new market research report, technology analyst firm IDC offers insights on key suppliers of machine learning platforms in China

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Travel company Clarity bakes ThoughtSpot into analytics tool

  Travel management company Clarity has turned to ThoughtSpot to create an analytics tool for clients as well as for internal use

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Melbourne researchers uncover privacy lapses in transport dataset

  A team of University of Melbourne researchers has been able to re-identify individuals from a public transport dataset, raising serious privacy, safety and security issues

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  London Stock Exchange agrees to acquire Refinitiv for £22bn

  The London Stock Exchange has agreed to a multi-billion pound takeover of data giant Refinitiv

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  London Stock Exchange eyes £22bn acquisition of Refinitiv to expand data capabilities

  The London Stock Exchange is looking at a huge tech acquisition to provide customers access to a wealth of data services built using the latest technologies

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Singapore shores up data protection capabilities

  The Singapore government has developed a skills framework for data protection officers and is looking to certify organisations under a regional cross-border privacy rules system

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  ASEAN CIOs learn to navigate the data economy

  A group of IT leaders in Southeast Asia will converge in Edinburgh this July to delve deeper into issues that have been holding back efforts to become better data-driven organisations

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  UK government pushes data-driven agenda

  A smart data report has been published with consultations under way, while an open call for evidence has been launched to help shape the national data plan

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  CIO interview: John Finch, Refinitiv

  Refinitiv CIO John Finch says finding people with the right level of data science skills is his biggest challenge

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  AI struggles with data silos and executive misconceptions

  Bosses don’t seem to understand that artificial intelligence needs good data management and a different understanding of end goals compared with traditional IT

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  Etihad Airways automates customer and luggage journey monitoring

  National airline of United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, will improve passenger journeys through automated monitoring

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  How APAC firms can tame the data beast

  Companies and data management experts across Asia-Pacific reveal how they are tackling data management challenges that have been compounded by growing cloud usage and compliance requirements

• March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19

  How D+1 keeps payroll woes at bay

  The Singapore-based F&B business behind the Yolé frozen yogurt chain has consolidated its payroll data into a single database powered by Unit4’s HR management system

• February 25, 2019 25 Feb'19

  SAP Malaysia MD Duncan Williamson talks up the ‘experience economy’

  In a world where consumer experience can make or break a business, companies need to continuously reinvent themselves to stay relevant

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  IT Priorities 2019: UK investment intent for AI intensifies, SaaS applications mature beyond CRM

  AI continues to strengthen as a focus for IT systems buyers in the UK, according to this year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey, while cloud applications are maturing beyond CRM

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  Chief data officer role now well-entrenched, says Gartner

  Three out of five chief data officers in a Gartner study reported an increase in headcount, though few are measuring the value of their data assets

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  London and Helsinki digital partnership challenges big IT platforms

  CDOs of London and Helsinki meet at London’s City Hall to sign a city-to-city digital declaration around AI, open data and digital innovation

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Interview: Moving to DataOps

  During a London data science popup meeting, Computer Weekly caught up with MoneySuperMarket.com’s analytics head, Harvinder Atwal

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals

  Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  Singapore to revise copyright law in data analytics boost

  Proposed exception in Copyright Act will allow copying of copyrighted materials for the purpose of data analysis

• December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18

  New Year’s Honours 2019 lauds women in IT and data specialists

  The New Year’s Honours list 2019 features accolades for leading women in IT and data, as well as other specialists in data

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

  Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Tibco’s Orchestra acquisition will mean ‘faster IT integration’

  Tibco’s strategic acquisition of Paris-based Orchestra networks will ‘benefit customers of both companies’

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  New forms of governance needed to safely and ethically unlock value of data

  Despite today’s abundance of data, most of it remains locked in silos, meaning new governance structures are needed to open it up and unlock its potential value to society

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Interview: Sam Lowe, chief technology officer, Streetbees

  Streetbees’ first IT chief brings artificial intelligence expertise to help the tech startup deliver a hive of data for its customers

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  Interview: Roger Taylor, chair, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation

  Chair of the new Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation says collaboration is vital for developing effective frameworks to manage the proliferation of AI and data-driven technologies

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  CDO interview: Aidan Millar, DNB

  Norwegian bank hires chief data officer to lead its data-driven transformation

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Government launches public consultation on smart data

  Smart data review aimed at encouraging new data services to help customers of utilities and banks

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  NHS Digital to publish new guidance on data standards

  Data could be a huge advantage for the NHS, but data quality and accessibility is still a big challenge, says NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson as she promises clear guidance on standards and interoperability

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  CIO interview: Marcella Flood, head of digital transformation, Allianz Care

  Insurance giant’s international healthcare division is dealing with legacy systems while working on a data-led transformation that is underpinned by standards

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Snowflake making headway in Australia

  Cloud data warehouse supplier Snowflake has nabbed several Australian customers and is looking at delivering its software via the Azure cloud service next year

• September 09, 2018 09 Sep'18

  Taming the data beast with software-defined storage

  Australian enterprises are turning to software-defined storage to improve data management and speed up testing and development

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Senior civil servants address TechUK smarter state theme

  Senior government officials spoke at a TechUK “smarter state” event, revealing ambitious AI policy alongside a “back to basics” drive to get data right

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  Fix data flows for best chance of success with S/4 Hana

  Moving to SAP S/4 Hana is not easy. But with the right preparation, businesses can map out and optimise the data flows between business processes

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  Digital projects failing because of poor databases

  Legacy databases are unsuitable to run modern digitisation initiatives. Teams risk losing their jobs if their projects fail, warns Couchbase

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Government sets out vision for better use of rail data

  The government and the rail industry have developed a joint action plan to remove barriers to better data use by improving access to data, developing better standards, increasing skills and encouraging collaboration

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  How F1 and others are moving beyond descriptive analytics

  Formula 1 and Merck Sharp & Dohme are using data analytics to better understand user behaviour and predict the future

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Indonesia leads ASEAN region in AI adoption

  The sprawling archipelago of more than 260 million people is becoming a hotbed for adoption of artificial intelligence, led by digital native companies such as Go-Jek and Kaskus

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Exiting EU committee cattle-prods government on 'data adequacy'

  House of Commons Select Committee for Exiting the European Union urges the government to start the process to secure a “Data Adequacy Decision” from the EU pronto

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  SAP outlines approach to data management

  Through its Hana Data Management Suite, SAP hopes to alleviate the challenges of managing data amid growing data security needs in an increasingly hybrid IT landscape