OMAC launches data governance initiative to create guidelines for segmenting industrial data

Leading manufacturers, OEMs, and technology companies collaborate to create practical framework for protecting proprietary information while enabling secure plant floor data sharing.

As cloud-based analytics and digital transformation evolve, creating the foundation of the "data-driven" world, manufacturing organizations are scrambling to implement suitable data governance policies. OMAC's latest initiative, led by ei3's Mark Fondl, establishes a framework and guidelines to protect precious proprietary information while enabling secure data sharing.

The result of the initiative was "The Practical Considerations for Data Governance" guide, which offers a real-world approach to segmenting, sharing and securing plant floor data. It covers the complete data lifecycle from creating a common data dictionary, identifying data sources and applications, stakeholders, storage, compliance, and recommended data governance best practices.

Global collaboration drives comprehensive insights

The workgroup for the Data Governance Guide brings together a vibrant automation ecosystem with individuals from around the world representing end users, machine builders, system integrators and technology vendors.

The workgroup for the Data Governance Guide brings together a vibrant automation ecosystem with individuals from around the world representing end users, machine builders, system integrators and technology vendors. Participating organizations include:

• Leading Manufacturing Companies such as Cargill, Pepsico, and Corning
• Global OEMs including Mettler-Toledo, Milacron, Barry-Wehmiller, and Nordson
• System Integrators like Rovisys, Martin CSI, and Applied Control Engineering
• Groundbreaking Technology Companies like ei³ Corporation, Siemens, General Electric, Rockwell, Cisco, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. , and
• Industry Associations like the PMMI amongst others