Welcome to our interactive ‘Stewardship Mapper’, a tool we’ve developed to capture some of our key findings that represent the variety of choices, structural considerations and options at hand that pertain to technical modalities, participation of end-users/beneficiaries, governance and organizational structure.
Hover over and click on the circles to display more information. To learn more about the elements within the circles, scroll down to the glossary section below.
Terms used in the Mindmap above
What are the modalities of how data can be shared - on what conditions and to what degree?
How can a stewarding entity remain financially sustainable from inception to growth?
How is consent structured - in what modes and granularities can this be collected?
What are the safeguards in place - to uphold rights of individual users/communities and prevent harm or misuse?
Who are the acting and affected stakeholders - from data generators, data requesters and decision-makers?
Who has initiated this effort and how is the organization structured and registered under law?
What is the core purpose of the steward? What are the benefits/services that stewards provide to build this relationship/trust?
What technical formats are employed to store, share, manage access to data? How does the steward make data interoperable and usable?
This tool draws on learnings from building our repository of over 100 existing models that steward data, along with an additional 45 organizations that we reached out for in-depth case study interviews. After hearing their experiences, challenges and solutions, we were keen to visualize and share some of these choices through an interactive mind map.
Data Stewardship is complex - no one size fits all solution exists in terms of model type or structure. While this list isn’t exhaustive, it touches on a few important foundational aspects that are important to consider while establishing a stewarding entity. Think we missed something important? The elements on this mind map are a work in progress and we welcome your feedback and suggestions. Write to us at [email protected]
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