Opinion

Opinion

Data quality management and governance

• UK winners and losers in digital tech

  The UK's retail and telecoms companies are among the best in the world at digital technology, but a survey of digital leaders shows there is still room for improvement for many UK firms  Continue Reading

• How design thinking will affect today’s analysts

  A user research manager at Tableau Software explains the import of an eye-tracking survey, focused on understanding how humans consume dashboards  Continue Reading

• Ethics and tech – a double-edged sword

  Just because a business activity is legal doesn’t mean it will be acceptable to customers, as the ethical debates in tech are proving  Continue Reading

• Open data, democracy and public service reform

  Discussion around reforming public services is as important as better information sharing rules if government is to make the most of public data  Continue Reading

• The Data Protection Bill is about securing UK data leadership

  The UK's new data protection legislation is vital to a successful Brexit and for continued UK leadership in technology  Continue Reading

• Understanding the economic value of your personal data

  Your personal data is worthless – it's only when it's processed by the Facebooks or Googles of this world that it has business value  Continue Reading

• Open data in the public sector – what’s next?

  Public bodies have made important strides in open data – but there is still a long way to go to fully realise the benefits and opportunities  Continue Reading

• The UK needs a data infrastructure

  Public data needs to be open and protected, and should be treated as part of our critical national infrastructure  Continue Reading

• Don’t think that Brexit will save you from the EU data protection rules

  The EU General Data Protection Regulation will still apply to UK companies dealing with the EU, regardless of whether the UK remains in the union  Continue Reading

• Will people be at the heart of your business transformation?

  Areas of the business that hold workforce data face a huge opportunity to help their organisations accelerate end-to-end transformation and increase their odds of success  Continue Reading

• Why it pays to get messy with big data

  Big data does not have to be perfect to give useful insights. The ability to make messy data usable quickly could become business critical  Continue Reading

• Can the IT department fix personal data?

  Disruptive technologies can help solve the problem of managing personal data, but IT needs to team up with marketing and finance teams to make it work  Continue Reading

• If London wants to be a smart city it must learn how to use data

  New York City's model for using data analytics is an example of how London could become a more joined-up, efficient city  Continue Reading

• Apply data governance to maximise data insights

  How IT can apply data governance to help the business trust analytics insights and gain the most value from big data  Continue Reading

• Why some local authorities are missing the point of open data - and what to do about it

  An attempt to create an app for parking in London highlights the difficulties and opportunities of open data for local government  Continue Reading