data steward
Operational manager for data quality and metadata.
How the laws define this
Designated within an organization as an official or appointed role, a data steward is universally responsible for practical, day-to-day data management, ensuring data quality, maintaining documentation or catalog metadata, and enforcing compliance with governance rules. The regulatory frameworks diverge primarily on the operational focus and administrative scope assigned to the role. Under Order of the Minister No. 385/NQ, the National Data Governance Strategy, and the National Data Governance Interim Regulations, stewardship is centered directly on tactical dataset handling, including data quality, classification, metadata management, and access controls. In contrast, Order of the Minister No. 90/NQ expands the role into an administrative compliance function, requiring the official to complete data passports, perform internal verification of SDU entries against local systems, coordinate with service integrators, and oversee staff training. Additionally, while Order of the Minister No. 385/NQ obligates the steward to act as directed by a data owner, the National Data Governance Strategy and National Data Governance Interim Regulations assign direct authority to define or approve access policies.
Synthesised from the 4 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.
Definitions (4)
An operational role charged with the day-to-day management of a data asset, ensuring data quality, documenting provenance and metadata, implementing classification and lifecycle procedures, and supporting discovery and reuse as directed by the data owner.
A designated responsible official within an organization charged with ensuring compliance with the Requirements, completing and maintaining data passports and catalog entries, performing internal verification of SDU entries against local systems, coordinating with the operator/service integrator, and overseeing staff training and internal acts related to data management.
A designated individual within a data holder organisation responsible for managing dataset quality, defining and enforcing access policies, ensuring compliance with governance rules and coordinating implementation of metadata, documentation and stewardship practices for the dataset.
A Data Steward is an entity-appointed role responsible for day-to-day data management tasks, including classification, custody, quality, access approvals and ensuring compliance with stewardship obligations and data-sharing arrangements as set out by the NDMO.
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