Data portability is having a policy moment. Across the UK, Australia, the EU and Singapore, governments are converging on a familiar promise: make data portable, standardised, and usable so markets become easier to compare, easier to switch, and easier to innovate in. But portability is often the wrong frame. Portability is a mechanism. What governments are actually trying to build is a governed data-sharing capability: standardised meaning, trusted access, clear accountabili

Smart Data is about to have a moment in the UK — and it could reshape how people buy, switch, compare and access services across whole sectors. In plain English, Smart Data means giving people (and small businesses) a secure, consent-based way to share their data with trusted third parties, so they can get better deals, more personalised products, and less annoying admin. It’s the infrastructure behind things like switching providers in a few clicks, getting smarter mortgage

At Friday, we’re lucky enough to work with some of the most exciting data-driven companies around — and Teal is one of them. For those...

Last month, Friday Initiatives’ governance expert, Hazel Chesters, spoke at the AISA AdelaideSEC conference, the largest of AISA’s...

I was speaking to a client recently who’s in the middle of rewriting his website. Like many businesses, he was getting stuck in the...

It doesn’t matter whether your organisation has 50 staff or 5,000 - almost every leadership team we’ve worked with wrestles with the same...

What happens when a CTO starts with zero legacy code, no red tape, and no 12-month IT queue? If you’re Loïc Berthou, CTO of Qlarifi , the...

Given 1 in 3 organisations are involved in a data breach each year, why is it that we still think it's never going to happen to us?  Too...

We’re fortunate to work with some truly extraordinary people and partners, one of them is Castlepoint . If you’re subscribed to the...

The UK government’s recent call for evidence on data intermediaries is making waves in the data world. While this might sound like...

The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill is set to introduce significant changes to UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and PECR, reshaping...

For decades, notice and consent has been the foundation of U.S. privacy law. The model is simple: companies tell consumers what data they...

As both a data strategy lawyer and a communications expert for the last decade, we have both seen our fair share of data horror stories....

Data strategy is the blueprint for managing data as a business asset. It helps organisations extract and protect data value, and...

With so many AI models available, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and others, choosing the right one isn’t just about features,...

We were very interested to read that LinkedIn in its recently announced Jobs on the Rise 2025 list, included Data Governance Managers,...

Google’s Willow chip announcement last week marked a pivotal moment in Quantum technology. While it may seem like a distant concern,...

In the digital age, data is as valuable as it is vulnerable. Companies collect enormous amounts of data, hoping to extract insights that...

You: "So, who owns the data?"    Me: "Honestly? That’s the wrong question."   It’s tempting to ask about ownership, and frankly most data...

While striving for total compliance is a noble goal, it's important to recognise that it can be a fallacy for several reasons:...