Data, Organisations and Society is a research cluster within the Centre for Business in Society. The exponential increase in data availability in the last decade has led to a digital universe that doubles every two years. Data and data analytics have become the foundations of disruptive change in a networked business environment. Every aspect of society, from the workplace to the marketplace, to the way people live, communicate and learn, is being transformed by the acquisition and analysis of data and their transformation into actionable insight.<br><br>However, there are also challenges embedded in the processes of data-driven decision making. The implications of big data's size and relevance, where it comes from, and the timeliness of data collection and analysis processes, are only beginning to be understood. Organisations must move quickly to understand those processes and adapt. Citizens need to play a more active role in the process of sharing their data, so they have a clearer appreciation of the privacy implications and are better able to benefit from the results. The ability of the public sector, government bodies, community organisations and the popular news media to balance the advantages and disadvantages of data collection, analysis and the resulting decision making, also needs to be developed.