CSU Data Governance Committee
Terms of Reference
DATA GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (DGC)
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Established
The DGC was established by Executive Director, DIT on 13 October 2005.
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MEMBERSHIP:
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Director, Applications and Integrations - Division of Information Technology (Presiding Officer)
Executive Director - Division of Information Technology
Director Operational Services and Systems - Division of Finance
Director, Learning Technologies - Division of Student Learning
Academic Secretary - Office of Academic Governance
Enterprise Architect, Information - Division of Information Technology
Director, Strategy Development - Office of Strategic Planning and Information
Director, HR Partnerships - Division of Human Resources
Director, Standards and Development - Division of Student Administration
Senior Lecturer, School of Information Studies
University Ombudsman
Enterprise Architect, Security - Division of Information Technology
A regular member may appoint another person to attend a meeting or meetings on their behalf, or to act on
their behalf for a specified timeframe. A person so appointed will be deemed to be a regular member of the
Committee for the specified time and may vote as a regular member.
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CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
A quorum shall be a majority of the total number of members of the DGC. Four meetings will be held
annually. These will be one hour in duration.
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
The DGC is a Committee of the Initiatives and Strategic Implementation Plan Governance Committee (ISIP
GC) and shall report to the ISIP GC.
The DGC has the responsibility of ensuring the means by which data assets are defined, controlled, used
and communicated for the benefit of CSU1.
The objective of the DGC is to progress an understanding of the responsibility for maintaining CSU data
assets to enable effective use within the originating business unit, cross-sectional business processes and
research and to contribute to enabling organisational insights and intelligence.
The Committee shall:
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Provide overarching governance of enterprise data management across the university’s data assets.
Oversee progress and report on improvements in enterprise data quality and compliance.
Promote the adoption of information management controls to ensure integrity, availability and
confidentiality.
Guide the development and implementation of information management policy.
Provide strategic advice to ISIP GC on proposals for improvement in the University’s information
and data assets.
Develop recommendations and initiatives aimed at improving data quality and readiness to support
insights and intelligence.
Oversee resolution of known enterprise data issues.
The committee will be appropriately represented across the CSU Community to enable members to play a
key role in educating, communicating and promoting the importance of good data asset management
throughout CSU and will be supported by the Enterprise Architect, Information from within the Division of
IT.
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Author
David Bedwell
Diane Ireland
Diane Ireland
Diane Ireland
Phil Roy
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Issue Date
13/10/2005
22/04/2010
24/11/2014
19/12/2014
1/10/2015
Revisions
Initial document
Renewal of section on DGC focus
Draft renewal of terms and reporting line
Amended in line with Committee feedback
* Adapted from Doll Martin Associates
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