We’re living through the fourth industrial revolution (or “Industry 4.0”), a revolution that’s defined by wave upon wave of new technologies that combine the physical and digital worlds. Data is the fuel that powers this new age of constant technological breakthroughs.
As such, data is now a prized business asset. This means data literacy – the basic ability to understand and use data – is a vital workplace skill for people in all sorts of roles. To put it another way, organizations big and small will need data-literate individuals who can confidently work with data.
In an average business context, data literacy generally means being able to: access appropriate data, work with data, find meaning in the numbers, and communicate those insights to others in the business.
