Transforming Cities Through Data Governance

In most organizations, including public agencies, data is amongst the most important asset for enabling positive change. However, while organizations manage data, many don't formally govern its use resulting in missed opportunities and increased risks.

The talk will explore how, when done right, data can be unleashed to drive innovation and solve a wide range of challenges in our cities. If cities adopt some form of data governance, it will help them drive numerous initiatives where data can be a source of success and it will assist with ensuring that poor data management doesn't create issues such as privacy challenges.

Dr. Jonathan Reichental

Founder, Human Future

Past Chief Information Officer for the City of Palo Alto, California

Dr. Jonathan Reichental is the founder of Human Future, a global business and technology advisory, investment, and education firm. Previous roles have included senior software engineering manager, director of technology innovation, and he has served as chief information officer at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California.

In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. In 2016, he was named a top influential CIO in the United States and in 2017, he was named one of the top 100 CIOs in the world. He has also won a best CIO in Silicon Valley award and a national IT leadership prize.

Reichental is a recognized global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation, smart cities, sustainability, blockchain technology, data governance, the fourth industrial revolution, and digital transformation. He holds several degrees including a Ph.D. in Information Systems. He is an adjunct professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco and instructs at several other universities. Reichental regularly creates online video courses for LinkedIn Learning. He is a popular global keynote speaker and writer. He has written three books on the future of cities: Smart Cities for Dummies, Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids, and Exploring Cities Bedtime Rhymes. His latest books include Data Governance for Dummies and a Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide. He is currently a visiting professor with NUS Cities, teaching the elective CDE4501 Topics in Challenges in Cities: Digital Transformation of Cities.

Date: 21st February 2024, Wednesday

Location: NUS SDE3 LT426

Time: 6:30 p.m. SGT - 8:30 p.m. SGT