data stewardship technical concept golden record Single, well-defined version of all the data entities in an organisational ecosystem. Encompasses all the data in every system of record within a particular organisation. A well-maintained, current golden record should be a fundamental element of the master data management policy for every enterprise. The word “golden” is sometimes used in information technology to express the importance of some type of source. In the context of virtualization, for example, a golden image is a template for a virtual machine, virtual desktop, servers, or hard disk drive. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-4466 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7702-4495 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-1982