Information and Data Governance Roles, Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Executive Steward

is a senior executive member of the University, accountable for an information and data portfolio (corporate, education and research). This includes responsible for overseeing the continuous improvement of institutional information, data governance, and for acting as executive champion of the institutional information and data portfolio.

• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International & Corporate or Chief Operating Officer (COO) is accountable for corporate institutional information.
• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) is accountable for education institutional information.
• The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) accountable for research institutional information.

Data Domain Steward

is a business unit or a person, delegated by an Executive Steward, and is accountable for a particular type of information and assuring the requirements of this policy and supporting policy documents are followed for their data domain.

Data Domains refers to high-level categories of institutional information and data which have been defined for the purpose of assigning accountability and responsibility for the data.

Data Domain Stewards are responsible for overseeing the capture, maintenance and dissemination of information for a particular organisational unit/system or cross-University data domain.

Data Domain Stewards are responsible for administering access to, and use of, the institutional data in their data domain.

Data Domain Stewards are a service division/ research school director or an equivalent administrative director of their portfolio.

Further details on the role of the data domain steward are in the Information and Data Classification Standard.

Custodian

is a person with high-level knowledge and expertise in the content of information and data within their responsible area. Custodians are responsible for the processing and control of information and data and has operational responsibilities assisting Data Domain Stewards with day-to-day administration activities, including developing, maintaining, distributing and securing institutional information and data.

Custodians are system owner of information technology system in their responsible area.

(Custodian) Administrator

is responsible for assisting the Custodian with either information system administration or information support responsibilities.

Producer

is an authorised staff or authorised agent who accesses, inputs, copies, amends, deletes, extracts or analyses information and data in order to carry out day-to-day duties.

Producers are responsible for the quality assurance of information and data in accordance with their access privileges, University policy and contractual arrangements.

User

is an authorised staff or authorised agent who may access and use information and data in order to carry out day-to-day duties.

Users are responsible for the quality assurance of information and data in accordance with their access privileges, University policy and contractual arrangements.

Support Partners

includes Legal, IT, records management, information security and privacy. The Data Governance Framework requires a cross-functional approach and brings together Support Partners from across the University and leverages their synergies to better govern and optimise information and data.

Information and Data Management Lifecycle

1

Plan for the capture, creation or acquisition of the information and data including how the following steps of the information and data’s lifecycle will be managed

2

Manage the information and data while it is held by the University using the following lifecycle steps:

• Acquire or create the data
• Store the information and data in an appropriate location
• Use the information and data for the purposes for which it has been captured or the disclosures provide permission for
• Assess the information and data for quality assurance
• Protect the information and data
• Improve the quality of the information and data, as required
• Maintain the information and data’s currency and relevance
• Comply with contractual and legislative obligations
• Discoverable so potential users know it is captured and available
• Understandable through the maintenance and publication of metadata
• Governed ensure information and data parameters and definitions remain approved and accurate
• Reviewed regularly to ensure the capture and use of information and data in the system to ensure it remains a valid requirement

3

Dispose or Preserve in line with policy and legislative requirements.

Information and Data Quality dimensions

1

Accessibility

Information and data needed by the University is accessible and shared openly to generate greater business value, within existing controls and monitoring regarding information and data classification

2

Accuracy

Information and data is captured, updated and shared accurately

3

Completeness

Information and data that is captured or shared is complete

4

Consistency

Information and data is consistent with University enterprise standards

5

Fit for purpose

There is a clear business rationale to capture personal or sensitive information and data

6

Timeliness

The most current information and data is available for use when required

7

Uniqueness

When measured against other information and data sets, there is only one entry of its kind