1. Data Governance @ UW-Madison
February, 2017

2. Background
Provost DeLuca commissioned a task force to “develop a comprehensive data governance framework” while:
balancing the institution’s need for data with compliance, privacy & security requirements
honor the stewardship of data
eliminate barriers to legitimate use of data
encompass responsible means for access to, use of, and storage of data

3. Background Task Force Recommendations
Create the Chief Data Officer Role
Establish a Data Governance & Management Structure
Create Data Support Teams / Communities of Practitioners
Plans for the Data Governance Program socialized through shared governance & advisory committees:
ITC
MTAG
University Committee

5. Examples Classification of Data
When we say ‘Institutional Data’ – what do we mean? What is Restricted vs. Public?
Policies dealing with the handling of each classification
Determining policies for access to data
Restricted Administrative Data Policy & Procedure
Provide resources for securely storing data
Restricted / Classified data
External data sources for research
Provide resources for data analysis
Data Dictionary & Business Definitions

6. Data Governance Steering Committee
Info Tech Council
Provost
VCFA
VCRGE
VP of IT & CIO
VP Enroll Mgmt
CDO (Ex-officio)
Data Stewardship Council
Chief Data Officer
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Bus. Services
Associate Provost & Director APIR
Chief Information Security Officer
CIO – Research & Graducate Education
IMLG
HIPAA Exec Board
PCI - CT
Director -University Communications
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
Director of Risk
Campus Records Officer
Associate Professor – Mgmt & HR
DTAG
TPAWG
Vice Provost Teaching & Learning
Prof - Engr
Associate Dean – Bioinformatics
Prof - CHS
Director of Human Resources
Assistant Professor – Ed Leadership & Policy Analysis
HIPAA Privacy Officer
MIST
IRBs
Vice Provost for Diversity – Chief Diversity Officer
Associate Univeristy Librarian
University Registrar
Associate Vice Chancellor Research & Grad Ed
TLTAG
Data Custodians - Examples
Registrar’s Office
Admissions
Purchasing
HR Benefits
Fin Aid
Bursar
Housing
Health Services
Rec Sports
Payroll