James Jackson, as Associate Director of Data Governance and Statutory Returns at the University of East London, spearheaded the £10 million business case to migrate from SITS to Banner and now leads the data migration and integration pathways—streamlining institutional workflows and cutting duplication of effort by 35 percent
. Under his leadership, he designed and rolled out a comprehensive Data Management and Governance Framework that has driven 100 percent on-time, fully compliant statutory submissions while elevating data quality across the university . In 2023, James’s innovative trust-wide 1:1 iPad strategy earned the MAT Excellence Award for Digital Innovation—delivering a 250 percent boost in student achievement—and he continues to forge strategic partnerships (with Softcat, HPE GreenLake and others) to secure multi-million-pound investments in AI-driven analytics and modern BI platforms, positioning UEL as a leader in higher-education data innovationMore...