What (who) is data administration - definition
Data administration
ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTION WORKING IN THE AREAS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Data resource management; Data Resource Management; Data Administration
Data administration or data resource management is an organizational function working in the areas of information systems and computer science that plans, organizes, describes and controls data resources. Data resources are usually stored in databases under a database management system or other software such as electronic spreadsheets.
Administrative data
Administrative data are collected by governments or other organizations for non-statistical reasons to provide overviews on registration, transactions, and record keeping. They evaluate part of the output of administrating a program.
Administration (government)
GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
US administration; Presidential Administration; Government administration; Governmental administration; Administration (United States); Administration (US); United States Administration; Administration of the United States
The term administration, as used in the context of government, differs according to the jurisdiction under which it operates. In general terms, administration can be described as a decision making body.
Examples of use of data administration
1. U.S.–funded social reform programs provide technical support to a centralized data administration center to improve the administration and tracking of family benefits for Armenia‘s poor while decreasing the population‘s dependency on government assistance.