Data-driven innovation needs trustworthy governance

Data-driven technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can be harnessed to help us tackle complex challenges, from climate change to levelling up the UKs regions. This might involve adapting existing governance principles, such as transparency and accountability, to a data-driven age. Fortunately, there are many organisations working to improve data governance in the UK. The future prosperity, health and fairness of this country depends on us having the capability to develop, deploy and govern data-driven technologies responsibly, both in an emergency and business-as-usual setting. Only then will we be able to fully unlock the transformative potential of data-driven technologies.