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What we need to think about for effective AI governance
People keep asking me: “What do we actually do about AI governance?”
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data governance
Data Governance needs a rebrand
I have long thought that data governance has a brand problem. Inside many organizations it still sounds like control, cost, and constraint, not value. Even when the underlying work is critical, the label “data governance” often lands with executives as bureaucracy: steering committees, policies, and standards that slow things down.
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Data Integrity & Compliance in an Australian Context
In the age of artificial intelligence, data integrity has emerged as the fundamental bedrock upon which reliable, trustworthy, and effective AI systems must be built. As organisations increasingly rely on AI to drive decision-making, predict consumer behaviour, assess market trends, and secure against data breaches, the importance of maintaining data
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Data Governance for Leaders
New course I recently facilitated a new Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) short course called Data Governance for Leaders, for the first time. I developed this course based on my lessons learned as a data governance leader for UNSW and from key resources around the world. I designed this
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Data governance - the time is now
For many years, since late 2014 to be precise, I have been thinking about and doing data governance. But now with the advent of popular AI it is even more important. It has always been seen as boring stuff and nobody was really that interested. But in recent times – thanks
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AusCERT2023 - Data Governance & Cyber Security Panel Discussion
Joined Troy Hunt, Craig Rowlands, Sasenka Abeysooriya on panel at the AusCERT 2023 Conference. "In an increasingly interconnected world, the need for robust data governance and cyber security measures has never been more critical. This panel discussion aims to explore the intricate relationship between data governance and cyber security,
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5 questions about data protection
There is a sudden interest all things cybersecurity, information security, and data protection in boardrooms around the country nowadays. But many ordinary worker folks do not think that there is anything they can do to help in keeping data safe. Here are five questions you can ask inside your organ
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Panel session - Artificial intelligence: Challenging the nature of custodianship of information
Joined a panel at the ALIA Conference 2022 with: * Elizabeth Tydd, CEO, Information Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commission NSW * Alexis Tindall, Manager, Digital Innovation at University of Adelaide Library * Kate Carruthers, Chief Data and Insights Officer at UNSW Sydney * Facilitated by Roxanne Missingham, University Librarian, ANU
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EDUTECH: Data Protection for Higher Education
Gave a talk on Data Protection for Higher Education at EDUTECH 2021 today. Here is a link to download the slides.
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CDO Summit 2021 - The Data Governance Imperative: Tools, Teams, and Processes - How to Successfully Implement a Data Governance Strategy
Spoke on a panel recently at CDO Summit 2021 regarding data governance along with Moderator: John Hershberger, Practice Lead for Financial Services and Insurance at Wavicle; and Mark Pannek, Data Governance Leader at ADM It was a really interesting panel, with each of us from different kind of organisations, from
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The Why of Data Governance
Data Governance is the foundation for information and cyber security.
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Getting started with Data Governance
Often folks simply do not know where to get started with their data governance program in an organisation. I recently gave a talk at the Australian Cyber Conference 2021 in Canberra on how to get started with a data governance program. This talk is based on my experience of running