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Data governance

Data governance is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, security, and privacy of data used in an organization, involving a set of processes, policies, standards, and technologies to ensure data is handled in a legal, ethical, and efficient manner.

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Governable Space-Makers Fellowship
metagov.org/projects/governable-spacemakers-fellowship/governable-space-makers-fellowship

Governable Space-Makers Fellowship

The fellowship invited a team of three fellows to combine artistic, technical, and ethnographic methods to produce an interactive online space for exploring a particular aspect of self-governance, as...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Fellowships, Data governance, Governance of AI
Open Data China
opendatachina.org

Open Data China

We are a social enterprise in China applying open principles to shaping and governing the digital future

Shanghai
Civic data, Open civic data, Data governance
EquiLabs
equilabs.org

EquiLabs

EquiLabs is a digital rights laboratory driving a future where data and AI serve people and the planet, putting human rights, fairness, and accountability first.

Berlin
Ethical tech and responsible tech, Civil society research outfits, Data governance
Mozilla Data Collective
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org

Mozilla Data Collective

Mozilla Data Collective is rebuilding the AI data ecosystem with communities at the centre. Access over 300 high-quality global datasets, built by and for the community in a transparent and ethical wa...

Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA
since 2025
Civic data, Open civic data, Open data publishing portals
City Pact for Digital Rights and Democratic Technologies
comunitat.canodrom.barcelona/assemblies/comunitat/f/1651/meetings/3031

City Pact for Digital Rights and Democratic Technologies

The City Pact for Digital Rights and Democratic Technologies is born with a clear mission: to ensure that digitalization in Barcelona is fair, equitable, and sustainable.

Barcelona
Digital rights, Manifestos, Data governance
Wikidata Embedding Project
wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Embedding_Project

Wikidata Embedding Project

The project’s aim is to enhance the search functionality of Wikidata by integrating vector-based semantic search.

Berlin
since 2025
Open knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, Data governance
Wikipedia
Data Stewardship Toolkit
datastew.org

Data Stewardship Toolkit

As humanitarian organisations, we often need to share data in order to help households and communities more efficiently and effectively. We developed this Toolkit as a resource to help you and your co...

since 2025
Data governance, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Civic data
toolkits
oecd.org/en/publications/smart-city-data-governance_e57ce301-en.html

Smart City Data Governance

Key trends in smart city data governance

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France
since 2023
Smart Cities and sensors, Data governance
city
Datasphere Governance Atlas 2025
thedatasphere.org/datasphere-publish/datasphere-governance-atlas-2025

Datasphere Governance Atlas 2025

The aim of this resource is to support the development and understanding of the data governance field by identifying and showcasing the work of actors and initiatives from around the world.

Geneva, Switzerland
since 2025
Data governance, Civic data
reports
Datasphere Fellowship Program
thedatasphere.org/programs/intelligence-hub/fellowship-program

Datasphere Fellowship Program

The Datasphere Initiative Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for graduate students and young professionals to work on novel research and dialogue related to data governance.

Geneva, Switzerland
since 2021
Data governance, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone
Datasphere Observatory
thedatasphere.org/programs/intelligence-hub/datasphere-observatory

Datasphere Observatory

The Datasphere Observatory provides a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, interactive, and free and open access online platform where actors and initiatives are identified and profiled to support the u...

Geneva, Switzerland
Data governance, Civic tech catalogs
InternetBolivia.org
internetbolivia.org

InternetBolivia.org

Organización ciudadana para la defensa de derechos digitales y el uso ético del internet en Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia
Ethical tech and responsible tech, Digital rights, Data activism
Global South Alliance
Data Governance Wegweiser
data-governance-wegweiser.super.site

Data Governance Wegweiser

Du willst wissen, wie du Daten sinnvoll und rechtssicher in deinem Vorhaben einsetzen kannst?

Humboldt-Institut Berlin, Invalidenstraße, Berlin, Germany
since 2025
Civic data, Data governance
guides
Thomson Reuters Labs
innovation.thomsonreuters.com

Thomson Reuters Labs

Working with external partners, Thomson Reuters Labs™ are active members of regional innovation ecosystems, delivering world-class solutions for customers.

Toronto
Media, Innovation teams and labs, Artificial Intelligence
Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (Civic Data Coop)
civicdatacooperative.com

Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (Civic Data Coop)

The Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (LCR CDC) is a data governance project funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and hosted by the Faculty of Health and Life Scie...

Liverpool
Data governance, Citizen Engagement, Participatory democracy
city
The Datasphere Initiative
thedatasphere.org

The Datasphere Initiative

The Datasphere Initiative is a non-profit dedicated to global collaboration on technical and policy solutions for the urgent, multidimensional, and cross-border challenges of data governance.

Geneva, Switzerland
Data governance, Ethical tech and responsible tech
To Community
to.community

To Community

To Community is a set of strategies for bonding companies to communities. It’s also an open research program on how to transition society to new forms of community ownership and governance.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Data governance, Build something, Building in the private sector
coop
Connected by Data
connectedbydata.org

Connected by Data

We campaign for communities to have a powerful say in decisions about data and AI

Epsom, UK
since 2024
Data governance, Governance of AI, Artificial Intelligence
Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft (HIIG)
hiig.de

Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft (HIIG)

Impulsgeber für die digitale Gesellschaft

Humboldt-Institut Berlin, Invalidenstraße, Berlin, Germany
Civil society research outfits, Data governance, Internet governance
The East Africa Data Governance Conference
conference.openinstitute.africa

The East Africa Data Governance Conference

The Data Governance Conference is a pioneering event focused on advancing data governance across the East African Community (EAC).

East Africa
Data governance, Conferences
Party Data Trust
datatrust.me

Party Data Trust

데이터트러스트는 공익 단체, 공공 기관, 시민, 연구자 등 다양한 주체들이 함께 공익 데이터를 생산, 관리, 공유하는 데이터 거버넌스 체계를 만듭니다. (DataTrust creates a data governance system in which var...

43, Susaek-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Civic data, Data governance, Open civic data
Climate Data Joint Learning Network
dial.global/work/joint-learning-network-unlocking-data-for-climate-action

Climate Data Joint Learning Network

The Climate Data JLN will surface key data governance innovations that will enable climate-relevant data to be more accessible and useful for frontline governments and communities.

United Nations Foundation
since 2024
Partner networks and coalitions, Civic data, Data governance
Climate action
Africa Data Leadership Initiative
dial.global/work/adli

Africa Data Leadership Initiative

The Africa Data Leadership Initiative (ADLI) is a ​peer learning and exchange network designed by and for African policymakers, legislators, researchers, technologists, and digital rights advocates wo...

United Nations Foundation
Peer networks, Data governance, Digital transformation
Data Governance
platformable.com/products/data-governance

Data Governance

Platformable's Data Governance training products, resources and tools can help your organisation to build a comprehensive, automated, high quality data governance system.

Barcelona
Data governance, Online courses
Reliabl
reliabl.ai

Reliabl

We help platforms transition to community-driven data management.

Artificial Intelligence, Data governance, Data labeling
Cities and Digital Human Rights
digitalhelpdeskforcities.org

Cities and Digital Human Rights

digitalhelpdeskforcities.org is a platform for public officials, specialists, collaborators, and organisations globally who want to promote an inclusive and democratic development of new technologies...

Data governance, Digital rights
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Data Strategy Canvas
github.com/ameellio/DataStrategyCanvas/blob/main/DataStrategyCanvasv1.png

Data Strategy Canvas

Resources & activities for multi-stakeholder groups to design data strategies

Civic data, Data governance
Open Vilnius
open.vilnius.lt

Open Vilnius

The Innovation and Technology Group of the Vilnius City Municipality is developing digital innovations aimed at the smart development of the Lithuanian capital.

Vilnius, Lithuania
Open government data, Data governance, Open innovation
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Model Data Governance Policy & Practice Guide For Cities and Counties
metrolabnetwork.org/datagovernance-guide

Model Data Governance Policy & Practice Guide For Cities and Counties

The Guide features governance approaches for data that is owned or in possession of a city or county.

Washington, DC
since 2023
Govtech, Data governance, Digital security and privacy
guides
Interconexión.lat
interconexion.lat

Interconexión.lat

Interconexión.lat es una plataforma que impulsa el intercambio y co-producción de datos entre organizaciones de sociedad civil en América Latina para hacer frente a retos transfronterizos y hacer efic...

Latin America
Partner networks and coalitions, Data governance
Raval data commons
eticasfoundation.org/raval-data-commons

Raval data commons

Developing a robust and replicable Data Commons methodology in the Raval, Barcelona

Barcelona
Civic data, Data governance
Is That Even Legal? A guide for builders experimenting with data governance
foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/library/is-that-even-legal/builders-guide

Is That Even Legal? A guide for builders experimenting with data governance

What builders in Germany, India, Kenya, and the United States need to know when experimenting with new approaches to data governance

Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA
since 2023
Data governance, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Build something
reports
Worker Info Exchange
workerinfoexchange.org

Worker Info Exchange

Data Rights for Digital Workers

London
Crowdsourcing, Civic data, Peer networks
labor
Indigenous Land & Data Stewards Lab
indigenouslandstewards.org

Indigenous Land & Data Stewards Lab

Supporting Indigenous land and data stewards for community centered science

Fort Collins, CO
Civic data, Data governance, Research and policy centers
indigenous, Sustainable cities and communities
Global Data Barometer data governance module
globaldatabarometer.org/module/governance

Global Data Barometer data governance module

Ranking of countries by their open government data governance processes

Data governance, Civic data, Open government data
IASC Operational Guidance on Data Responsibility in Humanitarian Action
reliefweb.int/report/world/iasc-operational-guidance-data-responsibility-humanitarian-action-february-2021

IASC Operational Guidance on Data Responsibility in Humanitarian Action

While each organization is responsible for its own data, humanitarians under the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) – which brings together United Nations (UN) entities, Non-Governmental Organizat...

The Hague, Netherlands
since 2021
Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Data governance, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Data Responsibility Working Group (DRWG)
reliefweb.int/topics/data-responsibility-working-group-drwg

Data Responsibility Working Group (DRWG)

The Data Responsibility Working Group (DRWG) is a global coordination body working to advance data responsibility across the humanitarian system.

The Hague, Netherlands
since 2020
Data governance, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Working groups
MetroLab Network's Data Governance Initiative
metrolabnetwork.org/data-governance-initiative

MetroLab Network's Data Governance Initiative

The task force is creating multi-faceted policy and practice tools to inform, guide, and facilitate responsible data governance by cities and counties

444 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
Working groups, Govtech, Data governance
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Dark Data Project
darkdataproject.org

Dark Data Project

The Dark Data Project helps organizations uncover, deobfuscate, semantify and analyze problematic datasets

Toronto
Data schemas and standards, Data science for social good, Data governance
What Builders Struggle With While Innovating With Data Governance
foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/what-builders-struggle-with-while-innovating-with-data-governance

What Builders Struggle With While Innovating With Data Governance

Mozilla Foundation survey of builders' perceptions of data governance

Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA
Ethical tech and responsible tech, Build something, Data governance
MyData
mydata.org

MyData

We help people and organisations to benefit from personal data in a human-centric way. To create a fair, sustainable, and prosperous digital society for all.

since 2018
Data governance, Adjacent Fields, Data donations
Data Governance
openinstitute.africa/programmes/responsive-government/data-governance

Data Governance

Data Governance is an important component of enabling our mission because we believe that while the world needs better quality and more granular data to achieve its development goals, people’s rights...

Kenya 🇰🇪
Civic data, Data governance
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)
envirodatagov.org

Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)

EDGI is an action-oriented research collaborative driven by the Environmental Right to Know (ERTK) – the belief that people should be able to know and make decisions about environmental conditions of...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2016
Civic data, Data governance, Watchdogging and transparency
Sustainable cities and communities, Life on land
Governance game
governancegame.publiccode.net

Governance game

A card game that helps organizations and communities explore governance around a shared codebase, whether hypothetical or in a real-world collaboration.

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
Games and gamification, The Tech, Building inside government
Civic Data Library of Context
civicdatalibrary.org

Civic Data Library of Context

A collaborative platform for open metadata built on intersectional and inclusive practices of ethical data governance.

since 2020
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, Decentralization
framework
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