Data Governance as an Enabler: A Practitioner’s Reflection on Semantics, Trust, and AI
Yesterday I had the chance to attend a DAMA-led webinar discussing recent work developed in collaboration with Gaia-X. For those less familiar with the European context, Gaia-X is an initiative focused on enabling federated and trustworthy data spaces, allowing organizations to share and reuse data across ecosystems while maintaining control, meaning, and accountability. The discussion reinforced a key idea I see often in practice: data governance is not a blocker, but an enabler. Shared semantics, clear ownership, and fit-for-purpose quality are what make collaboration and AI at scale actually work. I’ve shared a short reflection inspired by the webinar and my own experience below. Looking forward to hearing how these topics are being approached in different regions and organizations. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-governance-enabler-practitioners-reflection-trust-sopalda-ffuqf