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CDOs at loggerheads with legal teams over data use

20 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

Data professionals working in financial services firms are being prevented by their legal teams from repurposing customer data for secondary use, with the two departments seemingly at loggerheads, according to new research.

Firms urged to boost data security for home workers

19 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

Businesses have been warned to tighten up their data security procedures to tackle a new wave of cyber threats as millions of UK staff are forced to work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Data quantity not quality is troubling business chiefs

13 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

Half of senior executives in UK businesses feel overwhelmed by the data generated within their organisation, a number that rises to two-thirds (61%) among those working in larger companies, with even more (67%) struggling to access their data to make business decisions.

Data visualisation market set to reach over $9bn by 2026

11 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

The global data visualisation market is growing by nearly $1 billion (£770 million) a year, and is expected to be top $9 billion (£6.95 billion) by 2026 as data visualisation tools become "business critical" for any company which wants to get the most out their data.

More work needed to close technology gender pay gap

09 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

Despite the best efforts of Government, tech industry bodies and initiatives like the Female Lead and Women in Data, females in the technology industry still earn nearly a fifth less than their male counterparts, suggesting battles for equality rage on but the war is far from won.

SMEs still in the dark about whether to adhere to GDPR

03 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

With GDPR’s two-year anniversary looming, it seems that smaller firms have yet to get to grips with large swathes of the regulation, with more than a third believing GDPR does not apply to the customer data they hold and just under half (49%) under the impression it does not apply to online browsing data either.

ICO draws up measures to tackle bias in AI systems

27 Feb 2020by DataIQ News

Organisations should set up data governance frameworks, monitor for algorithmic fairness and be ready to add or remove data on different groups in order to eliminate bias in the use of artificial intelligence.

Chancellor urged to make major investment in data

26 Feb 2020by DataIQ News

New UK Chancellor Rishi Suna might be under pressure to deliver a post-Brexit bonanza for voters, but he is also being urged to splash the cash on data, amid claims that "economies and societies that find ways to unlock the value of data and distribute it fairly will be at an advantage".

Irish regulator blames staff for most data loss incidents

24 Feb 2020by DataIQ News

The Irish Data Protection Commission - the lead privacy authority across the EU - has revealed that employee gaffes remain the biggest threat to companies’ data systems, with cybersecurity incidents accounting for just 3.5% of breaches.

Credit chiefs look to AI to improve decision-making

19 Feb 2020by DataIQ News

Enhancing data and the quality of decisions are two of the top strategic priorities for credit management professionals in the next three years, according to a new study, which reveals nearly three quarters (72%) of executives believe there is also scope for future improvement of data analytics at their current companies.

Market Insight

Better data, better marketingIn Partnership with Royal Mail

The cost of poor data quality on the organisation now stands at 8.8% of annual revenue. Download this report by DataIQ and Royal Mail to explore key data ...

Driving value from non-personal dataIn Partnership with Barclays

This report provides fascinating insights into how business organisations are harnessing the power of non-personal data. It underlines the critical importance ...

Customer data platforms: Integrating data, transforming enterprisesIn Partnership with Tealium

This report presents the findings from a survey across 101 companies to identify their goals for digital transformation and data integration, together with the ...

ISO 27701: Setting a New Standard for PrivacyIn Partnership with DQM GRC

What does ISO 27701 mean for your organisation? Currently, there is no “official” GDPR certification or seal. ISO 27701 is the closest an organisation can get ...

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