The NIH Data Governance Clearinghouse Concept was introduced to the ARB
What is the Clearinghouse concept? The Clearinghouse is a collection point within NIH to which data-related issues are submitted, packaged and then published and disseminated. Stakeholders throughout NIH can evaluate issues and identify potential impacts beyond the original scope and intent, and provide feedback. Feedback is then collated and either re-published or forwarded through the appropriate governance.
What does this mean for NIH? Data governance provides a coordinated, transparent, and systematic way for stakeholders across NIH to make information-related decisions that better enable NIH to achieve goals.
Why is this important? The clearinghouse concept will provide a mechanism by which to collect and disseminate information which will ease decision making. In addition, it also provides the following benefits:
- Transparency: Proactively connect and inform stakeholders, minimizing reliance on personal relationships.
- Based on successful standard development process: Documented process to publish for input of interested parties.
- Collaboration: Reduce the time-to-resolution by reusing solutions, leveraging experiences, or even combining resources to close unresolved issues.
- Risk Mitigation: Identify unresolved issues and more accurately assess and react to NIH-wide issues.
- Issue Support: Independent support to maintain the clearinghouse, and that support can also assist with issue identification, evaluation, impact analysis, and resolution.
How do I learn more? If you have any questions or comments please contact EnterpriseArchitecture@mail.nih.gov.
