Google: building a data-literate culture

We often think of data as being a problem that's in an IT department. However, what we're saying is that data literacy can turn this perceived problem into an asset for the business. Google have identified that culture is a really important part of data literacy. Let's take a look at some of the actions that they took in order to make sure that they built a data literate culture. There's plenty more references at the Google website. We will just have an overview here. Google identifies strategies for building a data-driven culture within its own organisation. That really helps organisations that are thinking about using cloud technologies for organising and working with their data. Since Google are a data-driven organisation that really do focus on data, it makes sense for them to emphasise the importance of data-driven decision making for other businesses as well. They focus on offering insights through data by transforming the business through data analytics based in a cloud. The Google website covers key topics such as fostering a data centric mindset, how to implement data governance frameworks and how to use AI and machine learning for insights. However, it's also important to notice that we need to foster collaboration across departments and across teams. Google themselves like to implement good practice for businesses so that they can really lead the way to adopt data-driven practices. Google's data-driven practice really does