Inez Hogarth, Founder and Managing Director of Data Understood

    Press & media

    Where Data Understood has been featured.

    Press coverage, talks and interviews featuring Data Understood and founder Inez Hogarth, on data strategy, AI adoption and the public-sector work behind the company.

    Featured coverage

    The Courier · 1 July 2025 · Dylan Lockhart

    Boss of Dundee data firm on plans to scale up after major contract wins

    The most detailed press profile of the company to date: the founding story, how the team works with clients from short workshops to long-term contracts, and the public-sector clients behind the business.

    Read the article in The Courier
    "Some of our other clients are public sector, including the NHS, police initiatives and the Home Office."
    Inez Hogarth, Founder & Managing Director, in The Courier.

    Recognition

    Outstanding Tech Startup, Business Awards UK

    Data Understood was named Outstanding Tech Startup at the Business Awards UK 2024 Information Technology Awards.

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    Talks & interviews

    The Evolving Role of Humans in the Age of AI

    BossNData podcast · Episode 24 · November 2024

    Inez joins host Joshua Smith to talk through the digital and AI transformation myths she sees most often, and why organisations need a culture of continuous learning rather than a race for delivery speed.

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    Interview with Inez Hogarth

    GU Entrepreneurship Society · November 2022

    A recorded conversation on what Data Understood does, the data myths founders run into most, and designing for accessibility as a route to reducing bias.

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    Dundee Data Meetup

    Supporter

    Data Understood has supported the Dundee Data Meetup, working alongside Codebase and Abertay University to open up data skills and training across the region.

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    A few lines from public interviews, attributed to their original source.

    "From my experience, using AI to downscale an organisation just doesn't work. Artificial intelligence requires a lot of different skills to fully utilise its benefits, and this means people need to be involved."
    BossNData podcast, Episode 24, November 2024
    "The most valuable data that the customer has is data that they already own."
    GU Entrepreneurship Society, November 2022
    "Some of our other clients are public sector, including the NHS, police initiatives and the Home Office."
    The Courier, July 2025

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