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Barbara Engels in Intereconomics External Publication 31. July 2019 Data Governance as the Enabler of the Data Economy

In the era of digitalisation, data has emerged as a highly valuable business resource. However, it is rarely treated as consistently and transparently as other business assets.

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Data Governance as the Enabler of the Data Economy
Barbara Engels in Intereconomics External Publication 31. July 2019

Data Governance as the Enabler of the Data Economy

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

In the era of digitalisation, data has emerged as a highly valuable business resource. However, it is rarely treated as consistently and transparently as other business assets.

This restricts the access to data assets that stakeholders need to maximise their business value. Despite the growing need for a comprehensive view of data, data governance is still a black box for many organisations. The companies engaging in data governance or in related areas mostly refrain from calling it ‘data governance’ or from attaching a strategic perspective to it. Yet a clear awareness of what data governance is and how it materialises is essential for the respective organisation in order to become more data-driven and hence be able to exploit the potential of the data economy.

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Data Governance as the Enabler of the Data Economy
Barbara Engels in Intereconomics External Publication 31. July 2019

Barbara Engels in Intereconomics

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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Data utilisation potentials for companies
Barbara Engels IW-Policy Paper No. 8 21. September 2023

Nothing to do with data?: Data utilisation potentials for companies

If companies want to survive on the market in the long term, they cannot avoid the topic of data.

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Barbara Engels IW-Report No. 46 20. September 2023

Influencer dream job: Likes, views and the great fortune?

The Creator Economy is booming: more and more companies use content creators to promote their products, and more and more people want to become content creators themselves, i.e. create their own digital content, make it available to a growing audience on ...

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