AI & Technology

AI Readiness Begins With Data Governance


Before models, get lineage, quality, and ownership right. AI amplifies whatever discipline already exists.

S & Co. Editorial · May 19, 2026


AI programs stall on the same issues that stall reporting programs: unclear ownership and untrusted data.

Governance is not bureaucracy. It is a short, enforced set of answers about who owns a data domain and what quality means.

Pilot narrowly, instrument heavily, and scale only what proves value.

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