# MIDASEC06-BP02 Establish clear data ownership and sharing agreements
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 Define clear ownership responsibilities and data sharing rules to guide access and usage across internal teams and partner organizations. 

 **Desired outcome:** Data is shared responsibly, with clarity around who controls, accesses, and governs its lifecycle. 

 **Benefits of establishing this best practice:** Improves accountability, supports regulatory compliance, and fosters trusted partnerships in the industrial environment. 

 **Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established:** Medium 

## Implementation guidance
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 Document data ownership roles and access conditions as part of your data governance framework and reinforce with access controls. 

### Implementation steps
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+  Identify and document data owners across all domains. 
+  Define acceptable use policies and access controls for each dataset. 
+  Use AWS Lake Formation and IAM policies to enforce agreements. 
+  Review agreements regularly to align with evolving compliance needs. 

## Resources
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+  [AWS Lake Formation](https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/) 
+  [ Policies and permissions in IAM ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html)