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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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data governance

/ˈdeɪ.tə ˈɡʌv.ən.əns/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The meeting where everyone agrees data is important and no one agrees who owns it.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The exercise of decision rights and accountability over data assets, expressed through agreed policies, roles, and standards.

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Seen in the wild · 3

OMB put AI governance on the calendar. The data definition still needs a chair.Owner Missing
Brussels Made You Share the Data. It Did Not Make You Define ItOwner Missing
Article 10 Quietly Bills You for the Data Catalog Nobody FundedProcess Debt

See also

accountabilityA quality every initiative is said to require and every org chart is careful never to locate.
data stewardThe one person who reads the policy, applied as a layer on top of an existing full-time job.
decision rightsWho may decide, within what bounds — the one field every RACI leaves to a future workshop.