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Alternative Data Governance Models: Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Solutions

Intereconomics volume 54, pages 222–227 (2019)Cite this article

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Data governance is currently dominated by the hegemonicmodel in which the data collector retains exclusive controlover the data it collects. The overreach of this model has created problems in various fields that call for alternativedata governance models

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Carballa Smichowski, B. Alternative Data Governance Models: Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Solutions. Intereconomics 54, 222–227 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-019-0828-x

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