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Background

Academics and professionals in data management have differing perspectives on Data

Governance (DG) and Information Governance (IG), as well as differing definitions of data and

information. Coherence among concepts, on the other hand, is required for developing

appropriate data and information management within and between organizations. As a result,

a consistent set of definitions contributes to the corpus of knowledge on DG/IG, data, and

information. The practical implications are that this improves mutual understanding and

terminology for managing data and information inside and across organizations.

If there is an effort to ensure consistency in the use of the term and its meaning, there is

progress toward developing a shared understanding of what Data Governance is.

Objective and scope

The goal of the study is to make decisions in developing a consistent set of criteria for

Data Governance and Information Governance definitions, with respect to data and

information, in order to improve data and information management.

The research also aims to answer two subquestions:

(1) What are the components of existing data and information definitions in the context of

Data Information Knowledge Wisdom (DIKW), and how do they interact?

(2) What are the components of existing definitions for DG and IG in relation to data and

information concepts?
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Methodology

To address the first sub-question, the first phase studies literature on data and

information definitions step by step. In the second phase, the same methods are followed, but

adjusted to the definition of DG and IG.

Each phase employs a content analysis approach based on grounded theory. The

researchers used literature selection criteria to increase the quality of the literature review. As

relevant literature, only peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and textbooks

containing the sought concepts were chosen.

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Results and conclusion

The findings of this study are as follows:

(a) an extensive list of definitions for data and information, as well as descriptions of DG

and IG from pertinent IS literature over the last decade

(b) new vocabulary articulated by an examination of current definitions in the literature

(c) a cohesive collection of connected concepts for better managing data, information,

and DG and IG

The limitations of this research include that, while it is grounded, goal-oriented, and

employs an approach based on numerous other acceptable methodologies, it is confined to

literature collected and developing definitions only aims at a related set of ideas. The

researchers propose that Data Governance and Information Governance be treated the same

because they both impose the same, despite the fact that the underlying issues differ.