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Tool-First Data Governance Creates Activity Without Impact, Finds Info-Tech Research Group

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Expanding AI initiatives are increasing pressure on organizations to provide trustworthy data, but many governance programs remain fragmented or focused on management mechanisms. Info-Tech Research Group’s Activate Data Governance blueprint provides data and IT leaders with a four-phase methodology to clarify decision authority, establish guardrails, and embed governance into how the organization operates.

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 31, 2026 /CNW/ — Every organization that uses data already has some form of data governance because decisions are being made about how data is defined, accessed, shared, and used. According to Info-Tech Research Group, the problem is that these decisions are often fragmented across risk, privacy, finance, product, and legacy data management practices. Without a consistent framework, teams may resolve the same questions differently while investments in catalogs, glossaries, and technology create activity without measurable impact.

To help organizations establish a consistent system for data-related decisions, Info-Tech’s Activate Data Governance blueprint explains how to identify the decisions that matter, direct them to people with the appropriate authority and expertise, codify the outcomes into guardrails, and integrate governance into existing organizational structures.

“Data leaders often reach for glossaries, catalogs, and quality tools first because those mechanisms feel actionable. The problem is that tools cannot decide what ‘trusted’ means, who has authority, or which trade-offs are acceptable,” says Nysa Zaran, research director at Info-Tech Research Group. “Those are business judgments. Governance starts when the right people make them and turn the outcomes into guardrails the organization can apply.”

According to Info-Tech’s Future of IT 2026 Survey, 72.5% of organizations are currently invested in data management solutions and plan to increase that investment. Improving data governance also ranked as the leading data priority both for supporting AI goals, cited by 30%, and outside AI, cited by 40%. The firm emphasizes that the findings point to a disconnect between investment in management solutions and the unresolved governance decisions needed to guide them.

Key Data Governance Pitfalls 
Info-Tech’s blueprint identifies three common misconceptions that can derail data governance efforts:

Mistaking governance for management: Beginning with tools, catalogs, quality mechanisms, and documentation before determining which decisions must be made and who has the authority to make them.Oversimplifying ownership: Assigning a single owner to data that spans multiple domains and functions without accounting for shared value, risk, and decision-making responsibilities.Misinterpreting activation: Equating activation with assigning management tasks while decisions tied to value, risk, and acceptable use remain unresolved.

Info-Tech’s Four-Phase Framework to Activate Data Governance
The Activate Data Governance blueprint recommends that organizations activate data governance through the following four phases:

Phase 1: Define the Decisions the Organization Needs to Make. Identify governance drivers, connect data issues and risks to organizational objectives, and articulate the purpose of the governance program.

Phase 2: Define the Decision-Making Framework. Align governance with existing organizational structures, clarify roles and membership, and establish processes to raise and escalate issues.

Phase 3: Establish Critical Guardrails. Define governing principles, foundational policies and processes, performance measures, and the organization’s Data Governance Charter.

Phase 4: Activate Data Governance Within the Organization. Prepare Day 1 Agendas, secure strategic approval, host initial governance meetings, and establish an ongoing cycle for monitoring and validating guardrails.

Info-Tech’s Activate Data Governance blueprint is supported by templates and tools that help organizations apply the methodology, including the Activate Data Governance Decision Log, Activate Data Governance Handbook, Data Governance Day 1 Agenda, Activate Data Governance Workbook, Data Governance Charter Template, and Data Governance Policies Package.

For exclusive and timely commentary from Info-Tech’s experts, including Nysa Zaran, and access to the complete Activate Data Governance blueprint, please contact pr@infotech.com.

About Info-Tech Research Group
Info-Tech Research Group is the “get things done” partner for over 30,000 IT, HR, and marketing leaders worldwide. The fastest growing research and advisory firm, Info-Tech enables leaders to make well-informed decisions and transform their organizations through AI, strategic foresight, step-by-step methodologies, practical tools, industry-leading advisory, and training programs. For nearly 30 years, tens of thousands of private and public organizations have trusted Info-Tech to lead their most important initiatives through periods of change and deliver outcomes that truly matter.

To learn more about Info-Tech’s HR research and advisory services, visit McLean & Company, and for data-driven software buying insights and vendor evaluations, visit the firm’s SoftwareReviews platform.

Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software, and hundreds of industry analysts through the firm’s Media Insiders program. To gain access, contact pr@infotech.com.

For information about Info-Tech Research Group or to access the latest research, visit infotech.com and connect via LinkedIn and X.

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Pigeon Showcases Parenting Innovations at CIIE 2026 Under “Boundless Joy of Newborn” Theme

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pigeon, a global leader in baby feeding and care, returned to the China International Import Expo (CIIE) for the fourth consecutive year, showcasing baby care products and research innovations from around the world, together with its latest achievements in product development, smart manufacturing, and sustainability in China.

Bringing Together Global Feeding Expertise to Celebrate the Boundless Joy of Newborn

The joy of welcoming a baby is a feeling families everywhere share. Cultures and ways of living differ from country to country, but the love for a baby is universal.

As a highlight of this year’s exhibition, Pigeon has brought together, for the first time at CIIE, its most popular baby bottles from markets around the world, each bottle carries global newborn blessings, backed by Pigeon’s decades of feeding research. The Lamb Blessings Newborn Bottle Gift Set, inspired by traditional Chinese zodiac, also makes its debut at the show.

Pigeon has also created a dedicated newborn care area, showcasing products and solutions developed for the essential moments of a newborn’s daily routine—from feeding and cleansing to delicate skin care.

Building on Local Innovation and Smart Manufacturing to Support Families Worldwide

With more than two decades of experience in China, Pigeon continues to strengthen its local R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain capabilities. What began with bringing products and advanced technologies from around the world to China has grown into a comprehensive network of local research, product development, and smart manufacturing capabilities.

At this year’s CIIE, the Shanghai Climate Week 2026 Climate Lighthouse White Paper was officially unveiled, with the Green Manufacturing Project at Pigeon’s Shanghai Qingpu factory selected as a model case study. Through the use of clean energy, automated production processes, greater energy efficiency, and the development of more sustainable products, the project is enhancing product quality, manufacturing efficiency, and environmental performance in tandem.

Pigeon is also bringing the benefits of greener manufacturing directly to the products families use every day. The SofTouchⅢ Pure Series feeding bottles, combine science-based feeding, elegant design, and a commitment to reducing carbon emissions. The series reduces its carbon footprint through the use of lower-carbon raw materials and clean energy in production.

Looking ahead, Pigeon aims to bring more insights and innovations developed in China to parents and babies worldwide, sharing the boundless joy of welcoming newborn with families across cultures and borders.

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Muyuan Foods Group, a Global Leader in Pig Farming, to Showcase Smart Pig Farming and Green Development Solutions at EuroTier 2026

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HANOVER, Germany, Nov. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From November 10 to 13, Muyuan Foods Group (002714.SZ/02714.HK) will participate in EuroTier 2026 in Hanover, Germany. As a global leader in pig farming, Muyuan marketed 77.98 million pigs and slaughtered 28.66 million pigs in 2025. At Booth J04 in Hall 15, Muyuan will showcase integrated solutions across two key areas: Smart Pig Farming and Green Development.

Smart Pig Farming: This section will focus on pig house upgrades, biosecurity management, and intelligent equipment. Smart pig houses enable precise control of environmental parameters, while more than 30 types of intelligent equipment across five categories, including inspection robots and intelligent feeding systems, integrate key production operations into digital management systems. These solutions help improve operational efficiency, optimize costs, and drive the development of standardized and precision-driven farming practices.

Green Development: This section will feature solutions for environmental management, sterilization and deodorization, and renewable energy. Muyuan achieves 100% resource utilization of livestock manure, promoting the crop-livestock cycle and supporting a circular agricultural model. Sterilization and deodorization technologies continuously improve the farming environment, while renewable energy solutions contribute to carbon reduction and emissions mitigation. In 2025, Muyuan achieved carbon emission reductions of 6.06 million tons across its entire value chain, demonstrating its commitment to low-carbon and sustainable development.

Together, these two areas provide customers with a comprehensive, one-stop solution covering the entire pig farming process.

Throughout the exhibition, Muyuan’s international business team will provide multilingual technical presentations, one-on-one business consultations, and live demonstrations of intelligent equipment. Muyuan warmly welcomes industry professionals and partners from around the world to visit Booth J04 in Hall 15. Let us work together to advance the high-quality development of the global livestock industry and explore new opportunities for cooperation!

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Home Companion Robot Mobo to Debut Globally and Open Pre-orders as AiMOGA Showcases Its Robot Family at the 2026 OMODA & JAECOO International User Summit

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WUHU, China, Nov. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As AI becomes part of everyday family life, how will it transform the homes of the future? The 2026 OMODA & JAECOO International User Summit, co-presented by CHERY, OMODA｜JAECOO, ICAUR, Lepas and AiMOGA, took place in Wuhu from October 19 to 24 under the theme “DRIVE TO THE NEXT VIBE.” During the summit, AiMOGA Robotics officially launched Mobo—its consumer-grade humanoid robot for home companionship—and opened global pre-orders. The launch took embodied AI into the home, extending proven automotive-grade technologies and supply-chain capabilities beyond vehicle manufacturing to a broader ecosystem of intelligent living.

Meet Mobo: A Thoughtful, Expressive and Caring Companion. A key highlight of the summit, Mobo makes its global debut with pre-orders opening worldwide. Having previously appeared at the World Robot Conference and the World Manufacturing Convention, it has already drawn strong interest. Powered by AiMOGA’s proprietary MoAgent AI brain, Mobo goes beyond rigid single-command responses: it independently breaks down complex instructions and plans long-horizon tasks, turning Q&A into goal-driven assistance. Designed for family life, it combines spatial perception with multimodal interaction—autonomous navigation, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and voice-plus-vision conversation that identifies objects and makes companionship feel natural. With a full-body motion system of 22 degrees of freedom, it delivers smooth movements and dance routines, remembers each family member’s habits and preferences, and builds in privacy protection from the outset—a companion blending advanced technology with warmth and care.

Bringing Automotive Expertise to Robotics. Unlike start-ups building from scratch, AiMOGA draws on the extensive automotive engineering experience and global R&D network of CHERY and its brands—OMODA｜JAECOO, ICAUR and Lepas—adapting proven technologies, including high-precision environmental perception and automotive-specific large AI models, for robotics. During the summit, its full robot portfolio will appear in zones recreating real-world applications: police robots patrolling mock traffic settings, healthcare robots guiding visitors, Mornine acting as an AI presenter, the Argos Pro quadruped demonstrating following and load carrying, and Mobo offering hands-on demonstrations as pre-orders open. AiMOGA already operates robots across more than 100 use cases—from dealerships and retail to traffic management, security, education and healthcare—with cumulative deliveries exceeding 3,000 units across more than 60 countries and regions.

Beyond Automotive Manufacturing. As these brands move from vehicles into robotics, they extend accumulated R&D, supply-chain and manufacturing expertise to wider intelligent applications; automotive–robotics integration provides the industrial foundation, while the MoAgent brain supports understanding, planning and execution. Guided by the philosophy “In Somewhere, For Somewhere, Be Somewhere,” CHERY, OMODA｜JAECOO, ICAUR, Lepas and AiMOGA are bringing intelligent technology into everyday life and delivering meaningful support to people worldwide.

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