Data skills
Although data science isn’t a new profession, it has evolved considerably over the last 50 years from its early … Read more
Information management principles
Policies and principles for information management need to be established. Whilst these will vary to an extent in different … Read more
Data standards and architectures
Data in a compatible and recognised format is easier to link, share, match and correct for errors. Yet much … Read more
Suppliers and partners
The role of suppliers and partners The roundtable discussions which helped to inform this work indicated that models of … Read more
Data handling tools
Data has become a growing target for software suppliers, helping organisations to manage the growing data volumes, to interrogate, … Read more
Business cases for data projects
Data in any organisation is usually under-utilised – it always has been, and probably always will be. Like the … Read more
Data in smart places
Everything local authorities do depends on data and this includes designing and stimulating smart regions, with a range of … Read more
GDPR and data sharing
There is no shortage of useful reference, case studies and advice on the General Data Protection Regulation which came … Read more
Data ethics and acceptable use
Data ethics has suddenly become a hot topic. Some of this comes from the GDPR initiative which has raised … Read more
Leadership and data governance
Defining the role of leadership and governance for an increasingly complex array of data responsibilities across a place and … Read more