datahavn
Datahavn is a term used in data governance and architecture to describe an integrated ecosystem in which data from multiple sources is collected, curated, and made available for analysis and reuse. The word blends data with havn, the Danish/Norwegian word for harbor, signaling a place where diverse data streams converge and can be exchanged under agreed rules.
Applications of the concept span municipal, corporate, and national contexts. Datahavn projects typically aim to improve
Architecturally, a datahavn combines data integration layers, metadata management, data catalogs, and APIs with governance mechanisms.
Governance and policy are central to datahavn thinking. Issues include data ownership, consent and privacy, data
Typical use cases include open data portals, cross-agency or cross-company analytics, research data sharing, and data
See also: data governance, data catalog, data lake, data warehouse, data marketplace, open data.