Data governance in MDC3 is defined as:

• A. Data governance is about data architecture.
• B. Data governance is the framework of policies, data owners, standards, and controls that ensure data quality, availability, usability, and security across the organization; in MDC3 it underpins integrity and compliance.
• C. Data governance is about encryption algorithms.
• D. Data governance is about deploying servers.

Answer: (B)

Data governance in MDC3 is the framework of policies, data owners, standards, and controls that ensure data quality, availability, usability, and security across the organization; in MDC3 it underpins integrity and compliance. This means establishing who is responsible for data, the rules and standards that govern its use, and the controls that keep data accurate, consistent, and accessible to authorized users while protecting it from misuse or breach. It connects data quality, accessibility, and security with regulatory and policy requirements so that data can be trusted and used effectively across the enterprise. The other ideas miss the broader governance scope: data architecture focuses on how data is organized and flows; encryption algorithms are specific security methods; deploying servers is about setting up infrastructure rather than governing data and its use.