Governance

Governance: The people, policies and procedures that determine how data are managed, used, and protected.

Governance creates rules of the road for collaboration, fostering a culture of trust and shared responsibility.

The particulars of data governance policies and procedures vary widely based on the vision, mission, and guiding principles for data sharing established by the partners involved. A narrow goal of creating a research database to support indicators and reporting will suggest one governance approach, which will differ significantly from the approach needed to support real-time integrated data for credentialed users managing service delivery. When the purpose and use of data infrastructure changes, governance must also change. Iteration is an essential part of building consensus and adjusting to fit the needs and capacity of partners over time.

Governance is one of five components of quality for integrated data systems and the foundation for IDS success. For more on other components of quality, check out AISP’s Quality Framework for IDS.

Featured Resources

AISP offers a range of guidance, case studies, consulting supports, and peer exchange opportunities related to data governance. Check out the resources below to learn more.

Toolkit Case Studies: Participatory governance: long-form work in action

Journal Article: Four questions to guide decision-making for data sharing and integration

Presentation Slides: Cross-agency governance: process examples from the field

Blog post: “It all comes back to good governance: A walk through AISP’s 2024 convening

The first in AISP’s network survey series, this brief describes how 37 diverse network members are developing and institutionalizing cross-sector data governance.

Explore the brief here.

COMING SOON: Call and Webinar Recordings

We look forward to sharing recordings from upcoming presentations on Governance.

AISP Governance Support

Our governance consultations range in scope, but some have resulted in particularly long term relationships. From 2019-2024, AISP collaborated with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to establish enterprise-wide data governance across the large umbrella agency serving 11 million residents. Four key actions were taken as a result of AISP’s interviews, landscape analysis, workgroup and governance facilitation and strategic recommendations. With support from AISP, NCDHHS developed a state data strategy road map, created a data sharing guidebook to operationalize legal and ethical review of requests, staffed a new Data Office, and implemented a new legal framework for sharing across the Department. The results are published here.  Want to learn more? Contact us today.
 
"Amy and the AISP team were instrumental in shaping our governance model. Their partnership was critical in building buy-in and driving the changes needed to establish data-sharing pathways that align with our mission."
Jessie Tennenbaum
NCDHHS CDO, 2019-2024
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