Opinion

Opinion

Data quality management and governance

• Data institutions play critical role in solving global social problems

  Nigel Shadbolt, co-founder of the Open Data Institute, argues that a new breed of data institutions have a key role to play in unlocking the social and economic value of data  Continue Reading

• How to build a smart city from the ruins of Covid-19

  The London Data Commission is working to open up data about the capital to help regeneration and growth post-pandemic  Continue Reading

• Building trust in the future of London’s data

  Sharing data by default could turbocharge London’s potential for radical improvements across the ecosystem, according to London First’s director of connectivity and competitiveness, David Lutton  Continue Reading

• Is our drinking data-driven?

  Caroline Carruthers, CEO of Carruthers and Jackson, cogitates on the balance between gut and data in making personal risk decisions, ahead of a CDO summer school  Continue Reading

• The pandemic has made UK government rethink its relationship with data

  Data has been essential to fighting the coronavirus outbreak, and the forthcoming National Data Strategy promises to place data at the heart of the UK's economic recovery  Continue Reading

• Too many data sources and too little consistency

  One of the biggest concerns that businesses have about their data is its quality, and quality of data is a governance issue  Continue Reading

• The importance of data accuracy in the fight against Covid-19

  With the right data, individuals and organisations can make the most informed decisions to keep people safer through the coronavirus pandemic and restart the economy at the right time and place  Continue Reading

• 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

• What businesses can learn from Buzzfeed’s success

  Buzzfeed has raised $50 million and is planning to use it to offer more content, expand its video production unit and open more offices  Continue Reading

• Exploring new business models for digital public service delivery

  Many public sector organisations appear overwhelmed by the breadth and depth of the changes in public service delivery that they face  Continue Reading

• Big data put to work in digital transformation strategies

  Accenture’s Mike Sutcliff and Narendra Mulani argue that the fuel energising the digital transformation of business is big data  Continue Reading

• PSN makes changes to reduce risk

  Director and head of compliance, PSNGB, Adele Parker, talks about how PSN will transport the bulk of government information  Continue Reading

• Is enterprise IT falling behind as business strategy turns outside-in?

  Successful firms need to harness the skills, capabilities and passions of the external marketplace by becoming more 'outside-in'  Continue Reading

• Effective information management: Using data as a competitive weapon

  In today's global economy, information is becoming a major competitive asset, a weapon to drive business advantage.  Continue Reading

• Is big data changing the fundamental way we think?

  Big data is transforming organisations but, to have real impact, it also requires a change in the way business leaders, analysts and IT teams think  Continue Reading

• Dark data could halt big data’s path to success

  Dark data – data that lacks any control or classification, but is all too prevalent in many organisations – could halt big data's path to success  Continue Reading

• Big data, big legal trouble?

  Big data has a range of practical and commercial benefits to businesses but can be fraught with privacy and legal issues  Continue Reading

• Entropy and data quality: How to keep your data accurate

  The quality of data held in IT systems will deteriorate unless steps are taken to maintain its accuracy and consistency. We look at what businesses should be doing to control that data quality more effectively  Continue Reading

• Forrester: Three Best Practice Tips For Business Intelligence Success

  Martha Bennett gives three essential tips to help you ensure your BI project is a success.  Continue Reading

• Integrated business services address enterprise MDM, analytics

  Accenture contends that integrated business services joined to master data management (MDM) can create an enterprise-wide master data, reporting and analytics capability  Continue Reading

• How IT is supporting the next generation of artists and designers at Birmingham City University

  Birmingham City University’s new campus buildings are part of a £180m investment in new facilities with IT at its core  Continue Reading

• Where is your Data Migration DMZ?

  Johny Morris, author of Practical Data Migration, looks at how changes to procurement practices have created a trap for the unwary to fall into  Continue Reading

• History lesson points way forward on data management projects

  Data management projects often suffer from historic amnesia. Projects that co-locate business and IT staff and keep to a manageable scale can achieve remarkable results, says consultant Andy Hayler.  Continue Reading

• Poor corporate data quality strategy impedes business progress

  Data quality at today’s corporations is perennially poor, according to MDM expert Andy Hayler. And yet only a minority of corporates have DQ technologies.  Continue Reading

• Round table: Data management and the cloud

  Our round table of experts considers the question of what are the benefits and drawbacks of deploying database systems in the cloud.  Continue Reading