Best Practices & Excellence in Data Management: DCAM v3 Sets the Standard
The EDM Association’s Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) has served as the globally recognized framework for data management best practices since its launch in 2014. Built in collaboration with leading data professionals, DCAM defines the capabilities required for organizations to manage data as a strategic asset and achieve excellence in analytics and governance.
Now, with the release of DCAM v3 (July 2025), organizations have access to the most comprehensive and practical update yet—designed to address the realities of today’s rapidly evolving data landscape. This landmark version delivers new insights, expanded guidance, and enhanced applicability to modern data challenges across industries.
Join us for this session to:
Understand what’s new in DCAM v3 and why it matters.
Explore how organizations are using DCAM to benchmark, improve, and future-proof their data practices.
Learn best practices that set the foundation for effective, trusted, and value-driven data management.
Whether you are just beginning your data management journey or looking to elevate your existing practices, this webinar will provide actionable takeaways to help you unlock excellence with DCAM v3.
Achieving Regulatory Compliance with Trusted Data in the Cloud
Join us for an EDMWebinar in partnership with Informatica on how managing Regulatory Compliance with trusted data can transform your cloud journey. Discover how organizations can navigate today’s compliance requirements while strengthening their data and AI governance.
In this webinar:
Learn about global developments in regulatory legislation and potential impact on organizations’ data management.
Hear about the latest trends, market insights and state of AI governance and what this means for regulatory compliance.
Understand the importance of trusted data for regulatory compliance to drive business value.
Explore how today’s AI-powered solutions, such as Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), are enabling data leaders to build confidence in their regulatory compliance strategy.
Australia & New Zealand Regional Forum – DCAM® v3: Elevating Standards in Data Governance and Strategy
Hear from experts at our next Australia & New Zealand Regional Forum Meeting September 3rd.
The EDM Association invites you to an exclusive session on the Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM®) Version 3, the industry-standard framework for advancing data management excellence. This meeting will explore the latest updates to DCAM v3, including enhanced practices for governance, metadata management, data quality, and operational efficiency.
Attendees will learn how leading organizations are using DCAM v3 to:
Strengthen governance and controls
Drive business value through trusted, high-quality data
Align data practices with regulatory and industry standards
Join us to connect with peers, discuss implementation strategies, and discover how the EDM Association supports the global data management community through training, certification, and collaborative initiatives.
For further questions about EDMConnect, please email Member Support
For further information, please contact Ella Tinawin, Member Support Manager, APAC Region
Demystifying Data Products: Challenges, Insights, and Real-World Success Stories
Data is a critical asset for organizations, yet many struggle to unlock its full potential and scale their data initiatives effectively. In this webinar, we will explore how data products act as a key enabler to bridge this gap and drive value at scale.
We will demystify the concept of data products, highlighting their role in delivering business value at scale. The session will address the main challenges organizations face and demonstrate how data products can help overcome these obstacles.
Using real-world examples from leading institutions, we will illustrate how organizations are approaching the development of data products and the measurable impact they have achieved. Attendees will gain practical insights into the end-to-end process, including architecture, capabilities, and strategies to accelerate value capture by leveraging AI.
APAC Regional Forum: Quantum, AI and Lazer beams – Data driven earth science at the UN
Hear from experts at our next APAC Forum Meeting September 16th
Join the EDM Association’s APAC Regional Forum for an exclusive webinar, “Quantum, AI and Lazer beams – Data driven earth science at the UN.”
Learn how the United Nations has leveraged business architecture to link strategy to global data management:
Using a capability model as a communication tool to inform a very broad set of stakeholders
How the capability model promotes data maturity and aligns with “corporate” strategy
How the capability model informs the conceptual and logical data models to promote investment
The proposed role of semantics in facilitating cross border interoperability
For further questions about EDMConnect, please email Member Support
For further information, please contact Ella Tinawin, Member Support Manager, APAC Region
APAC Regional Forum: Morality in a Digital Age
Hear from experts at our next APAC Forum Meeting August 21st
Join the EDM Association’s APAC Regional Forum for an exclusive webinar, Morality in a Digital Age.
In today’s fast-paced digital world, how can we make responsible decisions about the use of technology and AI? What foundational principles should guide us — and can human rights provide the framework we need, or are we still searching for the answer?
Be part of this thought-provoking presentation and dialogue as we explore these critical questions.
For further questions about EDMConnect, please email Member Support
For further information, please contact Ella Tinawin, Member Support Manager, APAC Region
Data as a Capital Asset: Are You Ready to Monetize Your Data?
Everyone thinks of their data as an asset, especially in our digital economy. But this is typically unclear and undefined, or at best, inconsistent. The Digital Isle of Man, in partnership with EDM Association, is creating the world’s first initiative to solve this problem for organizations around the world. This innovative program, the Data Asset Foundation, is developing the legal and regulatory framework for defining data as an asset and determining its monetary value, allowing organizations to govern, grow, share and ultimately value their data as a true asset, even on their balance sheets.
Join this webinar to learn about:
The objectives, commercial benefits for corporations, and opportunities for the Data Asset Foundation initiative
The pathway to its development, including its legislative progress, the evolution from Data Cos (data companies), its current development status, and upcoming milestones
Use cases across multiple industries – including financial services, healthcare and AI
The 2025 Data Asset Foundation pilot program and how to get involved as an early participant to help shape this innovation and drive the digital economy
Additional Resources
Visit our Data Asset Foundation webpage for more information and links, including to download to our white paper, and to learn more about how to get involved in the Pilot Program and Community of Practice. Ready to register your interest in the Pilot Program? Then please contact us.
Advancing Agentic AI Business Value with Modern Data Management
By 2030, companies are expected to invest $40-$50 billion USD in Agentic AI to automate business processes, improve customer engagement, combat fraud, and reduce operating costs across various industries. The need for accurate, secure, and governed data for AI solutions is increasing, while outdated data management methods pose risks to these investments. Join experts from the EDM Council, Informatica, and Paradigm Technology to discuss challenges and strategies for preparing data for AI, and how AI is revolutionizing data management and governance.
A Decade of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): Reflections, Real-World Value, and What’s Next
Ten years after the global launch of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), its role in enabling transparency and trust in financial markets is more relevant than ever. This EDM Council webinar will revisit the origins of the LEI system, examine its current adoption and regulatory impact, and explore its evolving value in data governance, risk management, and cross-border operations. We’ll also introduce the Verifiable LEI (vLEI)—a breakthrough digital credential that brings the LEI into the world of verifiable data and self-sovereign identity. Join us to understand how the LEI and vLEI can help your organization strengthen data integrity, meet regulatory expectations, and prepare for a digital-first future.
Navigating Data Integrity in Enterprise Migrations: Lessons from SAP Transformation
Data quality is one of the most persistent challenges in large-scale SAP S/4HANA migrations, as noted in the SAPinsider Benchmark report. A key part of the process involves identifying critical data to migrate, addressing inconsistent data sources, and aligning information across functions to support reliable reporting and analytics.
In this session, Kyndryl speakers will share their insights on business decision-making needs, identifying the right data sets to migrate with a structured framework, and orchestrating and managing data decisions. They will discuss how user experiences (cost, UX, business continuity) informed their approach, including technical steps such as data refresh, testing, validation, and determining allowable deviations from standards.
Drawing from their extensive experience, our speakers will walk you through the processes and tools that have shaped their approach, offering practical steps to improve data quality, manage complexity, and create more consistent data flows across systems.
Discussion topics will include:
Data-centricity as a Foundation: The role of data accessibility and alignment across business processes in supporting operational consistency.
Migration Process and Validation: Techniques used for data integration, quality checks, and validation, with an emphasis on repeatability and transparency.
Reliable Data for Decision-Making: How efforts to establish consistency and trust in data can support broader goals, including analytics and AI readiness.
Announcing the new EDM Association
EDM Council has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Object Management Group. Bringing together data, software, systems, knowledge engineering and standards capability, and reflecting our global growth, EDM Council is changing its name to EDM Association.
