Data Governance
What is Data Governance?
The overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data employed in an organisation. Data governance includes policies, processes, standards, and metrics that ensure the effective use of information.
Terms that appear alongside data governance
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as data governance. The number is how many controls name both.
- governance 87 shared controls
- data protection 25 shared controls
- gdpr 9 shared controls
- cybersecurity 8 shared controls
- privacy by design 8 shared controls
- consent 7 shared controls
- compliance 7 shared controls
- transparency 7 shared controls
Frameworks that govern data governance
What the standards actually require on data governance
Requirements naming data governance across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Identify how the agency takes part in Australian Government data governance groups.
australian-government-data-governance-framework-2025::A.2.6 · A.2.6 Identify participation in whole-of-government data governance groups →Write the strategy and charter: vision, mission, goals, principles, the operating framework, an implementation roadmap and a plan for operational success, approved by the sponsors.
dama-dmbok2-data-management-body-of-knowledge-2nd-edition::DG.2.5 · DG.2.5 Develop data governance strategy →Create, collect, manage, use and maintain datasets that are authenticated, reliable, accurate and representative, under data governance practices (policies, processes, structures, roles and responsibilities) that comply with the relevant legislation, so that r...
australia-national-framework-for-the-assurance-of-ai-in-government-2024::C.2 · C.2 Data governance cornerstone: datasets and governance fit for AI →Implement policies and procedures that address AI-specific risks, evaluate their effectiveness and adapt them: (a) data governance for using data with AI models and systems, including management of usage rights covering intellectual property and copyright, Ind...
australia-guidance-for-ai-adoption-2025::5.4.1 · 5.4.1 Extend data governance, privacy and cybersecurity policies to AI →Have regard to the Data Governance Board's role in governing secondary use and data governance of My Health Record data (Part 7).
MYHR-GOV-2 · Data Governance Board →The organisation establishes a data governance committee of defined roles with defined responsibilities. No enhancements. Deployed organisation-wide in the medium profile.
canada-itsp-10-033-security-and-privacy-controls-and-assurance-activities-catalogue::PM-23 · PM-23 Data governance committee →Questions people ask about data governance
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