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Tag: Data governance

Cybersecurity for Environmental Data: An Overlooked Risk

Category: What’s Happening Abstract / Executive Summary Environmental data increasingly underpins decisions about climate mitigation, forest conservation, biodiversity, environmental permitting and climate finance. Governments and development organisations rely on digital registries, geospatial platforms, remote sensing, field data collection and reporting systems to monitor environmental change and demonstrate compliance with national and international commitments. Yet the […]

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Why Data Quality Matters More Than Data Quantity: Building Reliable Decisions and Digital Systems

Category: Ideas & Perspectives Abstract / Executive Summary The growing availability of data has created opportunities for better decision-making, more efficient public services and improved environmental management. However, the volume of data collected by an organisation does not necessarily translate into better outcomes. Data that are inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent, outdated or poorly documented can undermine […]

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Why Digital Public Infrastructure Matters: From Fragmented Systems to Public Value

Category: What’s Happening Abstract Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is increasingly recognised as a foundation for digital government, economic participation and the delivery of public services. Rather than treating each digital service as an independent technology project, DPI emphasises shared, interoperable systems that can support multiple organisations and applications. This article examines why DPI matters, how […]

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What Makes Data Verifiable? The Foundations of Trustworthy Digital Information

Category: What’s Happening Abstract / Executive Summary In the digital economy, organisations increasingly depend on data to support scientific research, public administration, financial oversight, environmental monitoring, and artificial intelligence (AI). Yet data only becomes valuable when it can be trusted. Verifiable data is information whose origin, integrity, authenticity, and history can be independently confirmed through […]

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What Is Metadata? Understanding the Foundation of Modern Digital Information

Category: Eywa Explains Abstract / Executive Summary Metadata is commonly described as “data about data”, yet this definition captures only part of its significance. In contemporary digital systems, metadata provides the contextual information that enables data to be discovered, interpreted, shared, governed, and preserved over time. From photographs and satellite imagery to scientific datasets, government […]

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Open Data for Public Institutions: Why It Matters More Than Ever

Category: What’s happening Abstract / Executive Summary As governments accelerate digital transformation, the question is no longer whether public institutions should collect data, but how they should share it responsibly. Open Data has emerged as a foundational component of modern digital governance, enabling transparency, evidence-based policymaking, innovation, and improved public service delivery. Rather than simply […]

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Future of Business Intelligence. 2022 and near future

COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of cloud and SaaS Business Intelligence  AI and NP are becoming more mainstream and common Data literacy and data-driven cultures are becoming more prevalent  Data discovery is fueled by collaborative and self-service Business Intelligence Data governance should be prioritised by businesses Mobile Business Intelligence tools provide on-the-go analytics Key points: […]

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