Data governance (DG) is a set of principles, standards, and practices that ensures your data is reliable and consistent, and that it can be trusted to drive business initiatives, make decisions, and power digital transformations.

数据治理是指能确保你的数据可靠和一致的一整套原则、标准和实践。这样的数据值得信赖，可以用来驱动业务方案、做出决策和推动数字化转型。

Without effective data governance, data inconsistencies in different systems across an organization might not get resolved. Poor data governance can also hamper regulatory compliance initiatives.

缺少有效的数据治理，就有可能无法解决同一个机构内不同系统之间的数据不统一问题。数据治理水平低还会影响合规的执行。

A key goal of data governance is to ensure that data is used properly, both to avoid introducing data errors into systems and to block potential misuse of personal data and other sensitive information.

数据治理的主要目的是恰当使用数据，避免将数据错误导入系统当中，并且阻止对个人信息和其它敏感信息的潜在误用。

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