> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://open-data-institute.gitbook.io/p22-trustworthy-data-stewardship-guidebook/-MW92wuAXMrYPE7sgA-M/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://open-data-institute.gitbook.io/p22-trustworthy-data-stewardship-guidebook/-MW92wuAXMrYPE7sgA-M/assess/how-to-assess-trust.md).

# How to assess trust

Once you have assessed your trustworthiness as a steward of data, you may want to assess the degree to which you are trusted. That is to say, now that you have an understanding of what you are doing to be a trustworthy steward of data, it is worth asking how far your partners, stakeholders, customers and other organisations in your ecosystem are satisfied with the steps you are taking, and whether they are able to trust you as a result. This section outlines three activities for assessing trust. We recommend you proceed through them in order.

### **Activities in this section:**

* [**Activity 4**: Determine the role of trust within your ecosystem](/p22-trustworthy-data-stewardship-guidebook/-MW92wuAXMrYPE7sgA-M/assess/how-to-assess-trust/activity-4-map-relationships.md)
* [**Activity 5**: Document your data practices within specific relationships](/p22-trustworthy-data-stewardship-guidebook/-MW92wuAXMrYPE7sgA-M/assess/how-to-assess-trust/activity-5-identify.md)
* [**Activity 6**: Engage with stakeholders to define next steps](/p22-trustworthy-data-stewardship-guidebook/-MW92wuAXMrYPE7sgA-M/assess/how-to-assess-trust/activity-6-engage.md)

### Important resources for this section:

* '[Data Ecosystem Mapping tool](https://theodi.org/article/data-ecosystem-mapping-tool/)'
* [The '10 elements of trustworthy data stewardship (BETA)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zplXtQ7eFMf6-a-bN_zdQCMGd7f6s1EYoOIp0EJjJVM/edit#)'
* '[Trustworthiness mapping worksheet – individual relationship (BETA)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iEgZNp-bgWBUc3cb-9rBQXynQEL_PYGZ7K3BDfl5r2s/edit#heading=h.7vqqe47gfwti)'
* ['Trustworthiness mapping worksheet - co-design process (BETA)'](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NaAeRVFMvb3yo5TfpE_PAvMZDn5LT_lDRsSNiipUeYo/edit#heading=h.8kixnvoy005b)
* ['Hierarchy of trustworthy data stewardship (BETA)'](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DiBcskEXCe-IbaiifY4EVCKeCkkOsJJoj67-MdoGYjM/edit#heading=h.olfwzgv5acfv)