Using and Abusing Data in Times of Crisis
Data, data everywhere…but what does it all mean? As digital technologies drive new ways to generate, manage, and share data, the search is on for innovative approaches to…
The Future of Work: Reflections on 3 Panel discussions during July 2020
A range of fascinating topics During the last few weeks, I was fortunate to be asked to speak and participate in a series of events with Leaders groups…
Technology to tackle online harms: addressing the urgent need for kinder online communities
As a society, we love social media – it’s the perfect way to fill a dull moment. But we’re becoming increasingly uncomfortable about the lack of emotional safety….
Empowering key workers in the NHS
What do frontline NHS workers need to use their time more effectively – especially in this COVID-19 crisis? A way to cut through red-tape and quickly communicate their…
Big Data Analytics change modern organisations from within
Organisations implementing big data analytics want to reap many benefits these solutions promise. But what are the hidden costs? Organisations push to implement big data analytics to improve…
Welcome to 2020 and a New Data Privacy Gamechanger
Happy New Year…and welcome to 2020. This is definitely a key year for the Digital Economy and its impact on all of us. The last decade has seen…
Big Data Analytics are impacting your organisation in the ways you never anticipated
We’re all generating data trails on a daily basis. From internet usage to card payments, we all add to vast reserves of data. For businesses and organisations, this…
My Life, My Data
If we think of the current era as a “digital revolution”……and I do….then one of the consequences is a period of uncertainty and instability. Witness the significant backlash…
This is Not Me….and I Didn’t Say That!
These days I frequently think about the old adage that “life is a journey from certainty to doubt”. It has hit me particularly hard with a combination of…
Personal Data: The end of the beginning
I am coming to this story rather late (almost 7 years late, to be precise). But it is fascinating to read Stephen Wolfram’s blog post on “The Personal…