As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in the fabric of business and our everyday lives, both corporations and consumer-advocacy groups have lobbied for clearer rules to ensure that it is used fairly. In May, the European Union became the first governmental body in the world to issue a comprehensive response in the form of draft regulations aimed specifically at the development and use of AI. The proposed regulations would apply to any AI system used or providing outputs within the European Union, signaling implications for organizations around the world.

Bernard Marr is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and advisor to companies and governments. He has worked with and advised many of the world's best-known organisations. LinkedIn has recently ranked Bernard as one of the top 10 Business Influencers in the world (in fact, No 5 - just behind Bill Gates and Richard Branson). Read why he says, “every business needs a data strategy”.

The importance of understanding and working on all components of the insights value chain is mission critical. Advances in machine learning, data science, and computing power can turn these vast amounts of data into value-creating insights. Fascinating report by McKinsey.

Data brings big promises for businesses. In real life, driving value with data isn’t always quite as straightforward. This brief report gives some useful insights.

An article from the Royal Societ that discusses Data Ethics and what it means. The original article was published in 2016 but it remains the best articulation of this subject

Interesting article on how banks can realise significant value from data transformation.

Interesting article on why digital transformations need to be led by a data culture.

The Turing Institute is the UK national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. It has a mission to use data to make great leaps in research in order to change the world for the better. They provide some interesting insights.

The Data Governance Institute (DGI) is the industry’s oldest and best known source of in-depth, vendor-neutral Data Governance best practices and guidance. DataGovernance.com, has become the internet's largest source of free information about Data Governance, Data Stewardship, and related topics.

Probably the most influential data organisation in the UK today, the ICO, the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.