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News Release from: The Database Group | Subject: Manufacturing data health check service
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 December 2002
Check your manufacturing data health
A major International Conference of Data Protection Commissioners is advising manufacturing to clean up its data, as improper data storage and use could lead to criminal prosecution.
A major International Conference of Data Protection Commissioners is advising manufacturing businesses to clean up their data, as compliance will be key to a future where personal data is increasingly becoming more valuable and where improper data storage and use could lead to criminal prosecution Leading data service and solutions specialists, The Database Group has developed a new database tool which gives manufacturing businesses a snapshot with which to highlight the integrity of their data
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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A data health check is a 'first step' process that highlights problem areas and weaknesses in a company's customer and prospect data.
Armed with this knowledge, businesses are then able to implement the recommendations put forward, or seek more in depth assistance as required.
The data health check looks at how data is gathered, shared, used for marketing activity and managed across one or a number of databases within the company.
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The Health Check focuses on three core building blocks in assessing an organisation's data fitness: * Communication - the degree to which data is fit for communication across a number of channels.
* Customer Value Management - the degree with which your data fitness allows your business to develop and manage valuable customer relationships.
* Compliance - the degree to which your data capture, distribution and communication practices leave you fit to comply with the Data Protection Act.
Under Data Protection legislation, company directors are responsible and liable for ensuring compliance.
The data health check is an objective tool to give an easy-to-understand, accurate and insightful picture of the health of the data held within a company.
The process takes ten days from start to delivery and involves a combination of data/process assessments and interaction with relevant business representatives.
Richard Lees, managing director of The Database Group comments: "The Conference in Cardiff has focussed the issue of data protection legislation which is designed to protect the rights of the individual to privacy by ensuring that access to their data is governed by the Act and relevant according to its principals.
All businesses that use data, from simple customer, supplier and sales information to large complex databases of lifestyle information are affected by the legislation.
"The primary objective of the data health check is to provide a yardstick for the health of a companies data, not to certify compliance with the revised Data Protection Act.
The Health Check uses sophisticated assessment tools which highlight potential problem areas and give companies recommendations on which elements need attention and how to address issues identified by the assessment.".
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