Chapter 1

Prologue: An executive overview

Abstract

This is a prologue. This chapter directly addresses top leadership on the necessity and fundamental concepts of data governance. This chapter offers the initial ideas that will form data literate leaders.

Keywords

Infonomics; Data literacy; Data ethics; Artificial intelligence; Data governance; Data management; Leadership; CEO; Chief data officer

Companies are unfit for data.

Dr. Tom Redman

The situation

In today’s business environment, there is definite awareness that data needs to be managed and governed. Make no mistake. A 21st century organization needs to manage data as an asset. This is the essence of what it means ...

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