A data citizen is an employee who
is given access to an organization's proprietary information.
Use of the word "citizen" is meant to emphasize the
idea that an employee's right to access corporate data also comes with
responsibilities. While citizens in the United States have the right to
assemble, for example, they also have a responsibility to obey federal, state
and local laws. Similarly, an employee who has been granted the right to access
corporate data also has a responsibility to support the company's
data governance policies.
As corporate data citizens increasingly expect more transparent,
accessible and trustworthy data from their employers, it has become more
important than ever for the rights and responsibilities of both parties to be
defined and enforced through policy. In some large organizations, data
governance policies define and enforce the data citizen's right to easily
access trustworthy data while data stewardship policies define and enforce the
use of consistent data definitions and formats to ensure data quality.
Best practices for supporting data citizens include setting up
a steering committee with high-level support for data governance, as well
as embedding a network of data stewards within business lines. In
large corporations, an additional central governance team may be necessary to
coordinate governance and stewardship activities.
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