Data source: Global Data Governance Mapping
The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub (the Hub) seeks to help policymakers and the public understand how governments are tackling this evolving responsibility of governing data.
Data governance, like the data-driven economy, is constantly evolving, reflecting changes in technology,
society, and policymakers ’will and expertise. Consequently, data governance is a work in progress and a different experience for all nations. Nations adopting a comprehensive approach develop strategies, policies, and processes, adapt organizational structures and work to accommodate different types and contexts for data use and re-use.Governments that can accommodate such change in a responsive, competent, and anticipatory manner are likely to build and maintain trust in their institutions.
This dataset divides data governance into six primary attributes: strategic, regulatory, responsible, structural, participatory and international. These attributes can be thought of as the different dimensions of action a nation takes as it works to govern data in a comprehensive manner.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(Struett et al.,
2023)
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gdg_int
The international indicator of the Global Data Governance dataset measures whether the government joins with other nations in shared international efforts to establish data governance rules and norms. ...
gdg_part
The participatory indicator of the Global Data Governance dataset measures whether the government informs its constituents about its activities and asks for public comment, with the intention of incor ...
gdg_regul
The regulatory indicator of the Global Data Governance dataset measures whether the government constructs a legal and regulatory regime around various types of data. Specifically, policymakers enact r ...
gdg_resp
The responsible indicator of the Global Data Governance dataset measures whether the government thinks about the ethical, trust, and human rights implications of data use and re-use. This variable ...
gdg_strat
The strategic indicator of the Global Data Governance dataset concerns the following: the government has a vision or plan for different types of data in the economy and polity. This variable is co ...
gdg_struc
The structural indicator of the Global Data Governance dataset measures whether the government alters institutional structures in response to data-driven transformation. This variable is compiled ...
gdg_total
This variable scores countries based on the six attributes of data governance (strategic, regulatory, responsible, structural, participatory and international). It is measured on a scale from 0-100