S3 | Ep 47 | Connecting Industry and Education; Raising the Profile of Data Earlier with Rachel Keane, Founder of DigData

<p>In Episode 47 of Season 3, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by, Rachel Keane, Founder of DigData, where they discuss the need to connect the industry with education to raise the profile of Data &amp; Analytics as a career option much earlier, which includes; </p><ul><li>What DigData is and why it exists </li><li>The talent shortage in the D&amp;A industry </li><li>Why there is so little being done to raise awareness at an earlier age </li><li>The need to attract students from different educational backgrounds and interests</li><li>The consequences organisations are seeing and feeling </li><li>The core challenges with how data is positioned within the education system</li><li>What more can be done to raise the profile of our industry</li><li>How can we quantify success</li><li>What data "means" in educational institutions </li><li>Why the tenure of the CDO plays a part </li><li>How to make junior/graduate talent more accessible to all companies</li><li>Why our obsession with tech is negatively impacting</li><li>Connecting industry with education </li><li>The relationship between this challenge and DEI</li></ul><br/>