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Data Strategy Links

Affinity Water data strategy 2020-2025

This data strategy forms part of the business plan for the organisation, and includes some useful insights into the application of a data lifecycle via a series of case studies as an appendix.

Australian Securities & Investment Commission data strategy 2017-2020

Whilst this data strategy is now out of date, it is an interesting insight into how a corporate-wide initiative (One ASIC) links people, process, technology, culture and governance together in a succinct strategy.

Statistics Canada data strategy 2019-2022

A data strategy focused heavily on the aspects of data management, including governance and trust, with pointers on implementation in the short to medium-term.

European Strategy for Data (European Commission) 2020

A broad-ranging data strategy that outlines commitments made by the European Commission across a breadth of data-related topics, from how the market for data operates to interoperability across governments, cyber risks to data governance.

Government of Ireland Public Service data strategy 2019-2023

A broad data strategy of around 30 pages, complete with defined actions throughout, that describes the vision and intent of the data strategy and the impact it is expected to achieve in transforming public services in Ireland.

Open Data Strategy for Northern Ireland 2020-2023

This data strategy is focused specifically on providing ‘open’ data in Northern Ireland and, as such, has seven principles underpinned by four themes to execute the strategy. It focuses heavily on detailed plans for the execution of the data strategy.

An AI and data strategy for Scotland (published by Scottish Council for Development and Industry)

A proposed strategy to make Scotland a leader in AI and data from a non-profit, non-political industry trade organisation that highlights how the combination of data and AI has potential to differentiate in global competitiveness and the opportunities this presents for Scotland. Whilst not a data strategy for an organisation, it provides an interesting perspective on the link between AI and data.

UK Financial Conduct Authority data strategy 2020-2024

An update to the original data strategy, published in 2013. Based on six core areas of focus, the data strategy is a high level synopsis of the vision.

UK Food Standards Agency data strategy 2019

A concise data strategy that includes a high level action plan to put into place the goals it articulates.

UK National Health Service Digital data and information strategy 2016

This data strategy acts as both strategy and also a collator of numerous activities underway or planned in the period it covers to enable the transition from vision, to mission, values and delivery to flow. It does so in a relatively concise manner, and groups activity around eight themes.

UK Single Source Regulations Office data strategy

A brief data strategy focused primarily on reporting data, the standards to be adopted by suppliers and the security framework in place.

UN data strategy 2020-2022

An extensive data strategy which uses extensive visual representations to make it accessible and includes proposed steps towards implementation.

US Department of Justice data strategy 2019

The first data strategy published by the DoJ, this is informative in the way it focuses on four clear goals to be achieved through the data strategy. There are also links to a separate Geospatial Data Strategy.

US Department of Defence data strategy 2020

The DoD data strategy is a highly structured document which is built around eight guiding principles, four essential capabilities and seven goals. In just 11 pages, it crams in a remarkable amount of what it expects to achieve through the data strategy.