State of Oregon Data Governance Policy
What is the Data Governance Policy?
The
State’s first Data Governance policy approved,
announced and in effect as of March 2022,
establishes a unified, statewide approach to data governance. It provides a foundational framework and accountability structure to guide agencies in developing their own internal programs. The policy sets clear expectations for State Agencies to manage data as a strategic asset.
The Data Governance Policy contains three components:
How state agencies comply with the policy?
- Appointing a
Lead Data Steward to manage data governance efforts for the agency
- Submitting a
biennial Data Governance Plan to the Chief Data Officer
- The first plan is due
December 31, 2022
State agency compliancy support tools
NOTE: Access to the Data Governance Resource Library, webinars and workshops is limited to State employees. Non-state subscribers and visitors will not be able to access the library, webinars or webinars.
Resource Library
Oregon Data Governance Resource Library State agencies can access a wide range of tools, webinars, workshops and easy to follow compliancy steps on the
Oregon Governance Resource Library. The Oregon Data Governance Resource library is designed for all state agencies to share resources related to Data Governance, along with resources provided by the Chief Data Officer.
Webinars
The Chief Data Officer hosted a series of webinars to provide an overview of the policy and the policy’s expectations. Links to these webinar archives are below:
Workshops
Additionally, the State partnered with Info-Tech Research Group that hosted a series of 2-day workshops for medium and large state agencies, and ½ day workshops for small state agencies, on implementing data governance within your agency. The Chief Data Officer partnered with the Assistant State CIOs and Senior IT Portfolio Managers to register agency staff for these trainings.