# Data Literacy is the new core competence of digital business > Digital society expects its citizens to “speak data"; to have data literacy. Unless data and analytics leaders treat information as the new second language of business, government and communities,… Source: https://thinklikelinq.com/data-literacy-core-competence-of-digital-business/ [← All articles](https://thinklikelinq.com/blog/) [Digital Disruption](https://thinklikelinq.com/blog/category/digital-disruption/) [Strategy](https://thinklikelinq.com/blog/category/strategy/) [Transformation](https://thinklikelinq.com/blog/category/transformation/) # Data Literacy is the new core competence of digital business 28 September 2018 ![data literacy](https://thinklikelinq.com/uploads/2018/09/data-literacy-1.w744.webp) Digital society expects its citizens to “speak data”; to have data literacy. Unless data and analytics leaders treat information as the new second language of business, government and communities, they will not be able to deliver the competitive advantage and agility demanded by their enterprises – Valerie Logan, Gartner Research Director Do you know what Data Literacy means to your business or how to start your journey to enable this capability within your business culture? Julia Dakova, LINQs PhD student, studying at Victoria University Wellington, has written a White Paper discussing this important topic. Please complete the form below to download your copy. LINQ has been named as a Gartner Cool Vendor in Information Innovation for 2018. Information Innovation represents capabilities you can access to enable Data Literacy through Information as a Second Language within your business. The LINQ methodology and platform enables you to discover the information assets you have within your business which enable you to deliver business value. You can read more about why Gatner think that LINQ is cool here ## Download our Data Literacy Whitepaper **Error:** Contact form not found. ## Keep reading [ 3 September 2026 · Digital Disruption ### Your Transformation Business Case is Missing Most of the Economics When a business analyst proposes changing a process, one question tends to arrive quickly: How much money will this save? Cortney Pagel, Senior Business Analyst and Change Manager at Arcadia,… ](https://thinklikelinq.com/your-transformation-business-case-is-missing-most-of-the-economics/)[ 13 August 2026 · Digital Disruption ### Efficiency Tells You What a Process Costs. It Won’t Tell You What It’s Worth Thom Hornback has spent two decades running large implementation projects inside big organisations. Six Sigma black belt, PMP, and someone who thinks hard about the people side of change. When he… ](https://thinklikelinq.com/efficiency-tells-you-what-a-process-costs-it-wont-tell-you-what-its-worth/)[ 14 July 2025 · Digital Disruption ### Key Questions Board Members Ask CEOs About AI Implementation We are hearing that CEOs are under increasing pressure from their Boards to create plans for the implementation of Artificial Intelligence hashtag#AI in their organisations.Here are some of the key… ](https://thinklikelinq.com/key-ai-questions-asked-by-boards/) ## See what your processes are _actually worth_ Bring one process that matters and we will score it with you, or start modelling for free with up to 150 nodes. [Not ready to sign up? Walk through a real LINQ model ](https://my.thinklikelinq.com/#/introduction) [Score one of your processes](https://thinklikelinq.com/economic-process-modelling/#assessment) [Start modelling for free](https://my.thinklikelinq.com/#/register)