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What is Data Governance?

The systems and processes used to ensure proper management, quality, privacy, and security of data across and organization.

  • Define Roles and responsibilities

  • Maintain transparency about collection, usage, sharing, and retention

  • Obtain Consent for usage when necessary

Accountability and Transparency

  • Data must be accurate, complete, consistent, timely, and relevant which requires defining standards, completing data validation, and regular audits

  • Integrity means data is unaltered and trustworthy which requires protecting against unauthorized changes and ensuring accuracy over time

Data Quality and Integrity

  • Protect from unauthorized access and misuse which requires adequate security measures, privacy policies, encryption, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (depends on industry and region)

Security, Privacy, and Compliance

  • Ensuring that designated teams or individuals are safeguarding data throughout its lifecycle.

  • Data lifecycle encompasses creation/acquisition, storage, and disposal

Stewardship and Lifecycle Management

  • Balance security and accessibility

  • Authorized users should have access to data when they need it to make decisions and complete tasks effectively

  • Establish consistent definitions, formats, and rules

Data Accessibility and Standardization

  • Ensure data is used ethically and responsibly

  • Avoid misuse, bias, discrimination and ensure data is used to improve outcomes in a fair and just manner

Ethical Use and Continuous Improvement

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