{"id":18,"date":"2025-09-12T09:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/saair\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:56:21","slug":"data-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/stair\/data-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1340\" height=\"550\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-47\" alt=\"data governance banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/saair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/data-governance-hero.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">As an institution, we seek to have data of the highest integrity, the role of the Data Governance subcommittee is to articulate and review policies and procedures around the use of data, to produce and refine definitions, and to protect and promote quality and secure data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional staff from across the University meet biweekly and include a representative from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Goals<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable better decision-making around data maintenance and use by promoting the value of data assets and maintaining quality, secure data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance University-wide coordination around data operations (reduce operational friction and manage data issues).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protect the needs of data stakeholders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Train management and staff to adopt common approaches to data issues through communicating data strategies, policies, standards, and procedures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build standard, repeatable processes for managing and maintaining data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce costs and increase effectiveness through coordination of efforts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure transparency of processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Areas of focus<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quality and consistency: Defining, approving and communicating data standards, procedures, and metrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policies and standards: Tracking and enforcement of conformance to data policies, standards, and procedures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security and privacy: Management of storing and security of data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compliance: Understanding and promoting compliance with federal\/state laws.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retention and archiving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Outcomes<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To have a culture that promotes the use of data accurately and proactively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To have well-defined processes that lend themselves to complete, high quality data through clear definition, approval and communication of data policies processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Values<\/summary>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Integrity&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Data Governance participants will practice integrity with their dealings with each other; they will be truthful and forthcoming when discussing drivers, constraints, options, and impacts for data-related decisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transparency<\/strong><br>Data Governance and Stewardship processes will exhibit transparency; it should be clear to all participants and auditors how and when data-related decisions and controls were introduced into the processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Auditability<\/strong><br>Data-related decisions, processes, and controls subject to Data Governance will be auditable; they will be accompanied by documentation to support compliance-based and operational auditing requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accountability<\/strong><br>Data Governance will define accountabilities for cross-functional data-related decisions, processes, and controls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stewardship<\/strong><br>Data Governance will define accountabilities for stewardship activities that are the responsibilities of individual contributors, as well as accountabilities for groups of Data Stewards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Checks-and-Balances<\/strong><br>Data Governance will define accountabilities in a manner that introduces checks-and-balances between business and technology teams as well as between those who create\/collect information, those who manage it, those who use it, and those who introduce standards and compliance requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Standardization<\/strong><br>Data Governance will introduce and support standardization of enterprise data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Change Management<\/strong><br>Data Governance will support proactive and reactive change management activities for reference data values and the structure\/use of master data and metadata.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-2c14e10a wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Sidebar Navigation\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/stair\/frequently-asked-questions\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/stair\/meet-our-staff\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Meet Our Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an institution, we seek to have data of the highest integrity, the role of the Data Governance subcommittee is to articulate and review policies and procedures around the use of data, to produce and refine definitions, and to protect and promote quality and secure data. 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