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DDaT Role Family: Chief Digital and Data Framework: UK Government DDaT Capability Framework

Overview

The Chief Data Officer sets data strategy and governance policy. You use ArcKit's data commands at a strategic level — ensuring data models, privacy assessments, and data contracts align with organisational data strategy and regulatory obligations.

Primary Commands

Command Purpose Guide
/arckit:data-model Review and approve data models for governance compliance Guide
/arckit:dpia Oversee Data Protection Impact Assessments for regulatory compliance Guide
/arckit:datascout Discover and catalogue external data sources across the organisation Guide
/arckit:data-mesh-contract Define data governance standards for federated data products Guide

Secondary Commands

Command Your Involvement Guide
/arckit:principles Define data governance principles Guide
/arckit:requirements Review data requirements (DR-xxx) for strategic alignment Guide
/arckit:strategy Contribute data strategy to Architecture Strategy Guide
/arckit:analyze Review governance quality for data completeness Guide
/arckit:platform-design Oversee data platform strategy for data marketplaces Guide
/arckit:atrs Review algorithmic transparency records for data ethics Guide

Typical Workflow

principles → requirements (DR-xxx) → datascout → data-model → data-mesh-contract → dpia

Step-by-step

  1. Set data principles: Contribute data governance principles to /arckit:principles
  2. Review data requirements: Ensure DR-xxx requirements align with data strategy
  3. Catalogue data sources: Run /arckit:datascout to map available data across the organisation
  4. Approve data models: Review /arckit:data-model outputs for governance compliance
  5. Define contracts: Run /arckit:data-mesh-contract for federated data governance standards
  6. Oversee privacy: Review /arckit:dpia for regulatory compliance

Key Artifacts You Oversee

  • ARC-{PID}-DATA-v*.md — Data models (owned by Data Architect, approved by CDO)
  • ARC-{PID}-DPIA-v*.md — DPIAs (owned by Data/Security Architect, approved by CDO)
  • ARC-{PID}-DSCT-v*.md — Data source catalogue
  • ARC-{PID}-DMC-{NUM}-v*.md — Data mesh contracts