1 year, 3 months ago

From Data to Doing

One of the ideas running through my work on #datastrategy is to see data as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself. As someone might once have written, Data scientists have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point however is …

2 years, 3 months ago

Data as pictures?

Many people believe that data should provide a faithful representation or picture of the real world. While this is often a helpful simplification, it can sometimes mislead.Firstly, the picture theory isn’t very good at handling probability and uncertai…

3 years, 3 months ago

Data by Design

If your #datastrategy involves collecting and harvesting more data, then it makes sense to check this requirement at an early stage of a new project or other initiative, rather than adding data collection as an afterthought.For requirements such as sec…

3 years, 4 months ago

Encouraging Data Innovation

@BCSDMSG and @DAMAUK ran an online conference last month, entitled Delivering Value Through Data. Videos are now available on YouTube.The conference opened with a very interesting presentation by Peter Thomas (Prudential Regulation Authority, part of t…