The future of data analytics in the UK: growth, challenges and the policy context
Description
With ‘unlocking the power of data’ a key pillar of the UK Digital Strategy, but with concerns about progress in realising its potential, and with the Industrial Strategy expected to be published this Autumn, delegates will assess challenges and opportunities for innovation and improving services, supporting wider adoption, and the economic environment post-Brexit.
Policymakers and key stakeholders will also consider the technological, legal
and regulatory challenges for big data collection and use, including issues
surrounding consumer trust, skill shortages, and key considerations on consumer
privacy in light of the EU
General Data Protection Regulation and the incoming Data Protection
Act.
Delegates will discuss the latest innovations and usability tools that will
enable wider adoption and more effective use of analytics tools by
organisations across sectors and of varying scales. They will also assess the
latest commercial opportunities, including how organisations are utilising data
analytics to gain key insights and advantages and how the data results can help
reduce costs, increase consumer loyalty and improve efficiency.
Further sessions will examine the latest regulation and policy issues as the UK
leaves the EU and how the incoming EU GDPR regulations and the Data Protection
Act 2018 will affect the industry as a whole.
