What is federated data governance?

In a data mesh, federated data governance defines a system in which data governance rules are specified centrally, but local domain teams have the liberty and resources to implement these standards in the way that is most appropriate for their environment.

Federated data governance (FDG) is a data management approach designed to help companies manage their data as a whole. FDG is an umbrella term for different approaches to data management, including federated data repositories and federated data lakes. To sum it up, it is a collaboration between centralized functions of data governance and information domain teams to fulfill the organization's data requirements.