First appointed in 2016, the ESDC Chief Data Officer (CDO) was charged with the responsibility to address obstacles to accessing data value by promoting greater internal collaboration on data management and increasing information sharing across ESDC. More specifically, the CDO was directed to:
5. Work with partners across ESDC, including the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), the Departmental Security Officer (DSO), and data stewards, to promote awareness and education across the organization with respect to data management best practices and processes, and to ensure knowledge transfer to departmental executives across the organization and to staff directly working within the office of the CDO.