From Data Literacy to Data Mastery: Enhanced Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) In The Age Of AI

This report examines the transformation of decision-making processes across education, healthcare, and finance through big data and AI technologies. It tracks the evolution from traditional decision support to AI automation, highlighting organizational and societal impacts. The analysis covers current technological drivers and skills needed in the digital economy while forecasting emerging innovations like edge-cloud computing and responsible AI frameworks. These developments are evaluated against UN Sustainable Development Goals with particular attention to ethical data use. The report provides strategic recommendations for higher education institutions to develop flexible curricula and robust data cultures that prepare future leaders for innovation while addressing skills gaps and ethical challenges in a data-centric world.