Data Governance

Data Governance (DG): "the exercise of authority, control, and shared decision making (planning, monitoring, and enforcement) over the management of data assets and systems. How we decide to decide."—Source: Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy, and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program, John Ladley, 2012 Elsevier Inc. (ISBN 978-0-12-415829-0) 

Data governance at Western Michigan University was established through approval of the Data and Systems Governance Policy as of September 2013.

Data Stewards are appointed by executive sponsors to implement established data policies and general administrative data security policies for their functional areas.