data asset

A dataset or collection of data treated and managed as a single unit for purposes of inventory, governance and lifecycle management; it encompasses structured and unstructured records under an entity's control that are subject to classification, retention and access rules.

Structured government and private datasets that are treated as economic assets for valuation, certification, registration, and exchange; the strategy frames these datasets as 'data assets' subject to data valuation/certification and transaction mechanisms to enable data markets and sharing.