Information and data governance

Information and data governance are similar. The Data Management Body of Knowledge defines data governance as the exercise of authority, control and shared decision-making over the management of data assets. The Queensland Government Enterprise Architecture (QGEA) defines information governance as the system by which current and future use of information and its management is directed and controlled.

Information governance

The QGEA’s Information governance policy mandates that agencies must implement a formal information governance practice.

Supporting resources include:

• Implementing information governance guideline (guidance on implementing information governance in line with policy, including roles, responsibilities and reporting functions)
• Information asset custodianship policy (IS44) (guidance on identifying information assets and assigning appropriate custodianship roles and responsibilities across their lifecycle)
• Information management roles and responsibilities guideline (guidance on implementing the policy requirements of the Information asset custodianship policy)
• Information management maturity development resource (guidance on assessing information management maturity and developing strategies to improve their information management practices).

Data governance

The QGEA’s Data governance guideline provides agencies with information on how to plan, monitor and control their data. It defines:

• what data governance is
• what needs to be governed
• why data governance is important.

The guideline includes implementation scenarios which show what data governance may look like in a various circumstances.

Last updated:

9 September 2026