Data Stewardship and the Role of National Statistical Offices in the New Data Ecosystem

Data Stewardship and the Role of National Statistical Offices in the New Data Ecosystem 6,3 5,9 5,7 4,9 5,2 4,1 4,5 3,2 3,8 2,5 Geneva, 2024 Data Stewardship and the Role of National Statistical O ces in the New Data Ecosystem Data Stewardship and the Role of National Statistical Offices in the New Data Ecosystem © 2024 United Nations All rights reserved worldwide Requests to reproduce excerpts or. [...] The group will take into account other global and regional work on this topic, including the global Working Group on Data Stewardship and the work in the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) regions. [...] It establishes and enforces the policies for access, management, security, sharing and uses of data; identifies the methods and procedures necessary to the stewardship process; and establishes the qualifications of those who would use the data and the conditions under which data access can be granted (Rosenbaum, 2010). [...] Data governance can be defined as a system of decision rights and accountabilities for the management of the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data and information, and the resulting regulations, policies and frameworks that provide 13 . [...] The “best practices” and principles for data governance and data stewardship include the following understandings: data are a strategic asset; data requires stewardship and accountability; data quality preserves and enhances the value of data; data must be secure and follow privacy regulations; metadata must be standardised, easy to find and of high quality.