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Jul 6, 2026 · Big Data

Ontology-Driven Data Governance: From Metadata to Business Semantics for AI Agents

The article argues that traditional master data and metadata management only achieve data visibility and traceability, while ontology-driven governance adds a computable business semantic layer—modeling objects, processes, states, rules, and actions via OPM and ontology—to enable AI agents to execute tasks reliably within real business contexts.