Governance Framework - Revision history

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 * Governance is a concept with many meanings.<ref name=Gasser>Urs Gassser +1, ''Futures of Governance'' '''CACM 65''' no 3 (2022-03) p 30 ff.</ref> See the wiki page on [[Digital Governance]] for more general information.
 * Often viewed as a way to reduce conflict within society, the traditional perception of governance is one that maintains stability with minimal disturbance.  Alson posits that not all conflict should be removed, but that a [[Governance Framework]] should describe how to deal with conflict and codify the decisions as precedent.<ref>Eric Alston, ''Governance as Conflict: Constitution of Shared Values Defining Future Margins of Disagreement'' MIT Media Lab (2022-12-05) https://law.mit.edu/pub/governanceasconflict</ref>
 ===Time===
-With the rise of industrial capitalism, bureaucratic governance, and digital infrastructure, time was weaponized:
+Time is just a metric for elapsed opportunity. With the rise of industrial capitalism, bureaucratic governance, and digital infrastructure, time was weaponized:
 # Standardization
 ## The invention of time zones, railway timetables, and factory clocks imposed a single rhythm across diverse lives.
-Time became quantified, synchronized, and externalized—a tool for coordination, but also for domination.
+## Time became quantified, synchronized, and externalized—a tool for coordination, but also for domination.
 # Surveillance and Compliance
 ## Timecards, attendance logs, and productivity metrics turned time into a measure of obedience.

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 * Governance is a concept with many meanings.<ref name=Gasser>Urs Gassser +1, ''Futures of Governance'' '''CACM 65''' no 3 (2022-03) p 30 ff.</ref> See the wiki page on [[Digital Governance]] for more general information.
 * Often viewed as a way to reduce conflict within society, the traditional perception of governance is one that maintains stability with minimal disturbance.  Alson posits that not all conflict should be removed, but that a [[Governance Framework]] should describe how to deal with conflict and codify the decisions as precedent.<ref>Eric Alston, ''Governance as Conflict: Constitution of Shared Values Defining Future Margins of Disagreement'' MIT Media Lab (2022-12-05) https://law.mit.edu/pub/governanceasconflict</ref>
 ==Problems==

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 Whether you're a policymaker, service provider, tech leader, or privacy advocate — this is your go-to reference for building digital trust in Canada’s connected ecosystem.
-* [https://dgc-cgn.org/establishing-confidence-in-the-digital-age-can-dgsi-103-0-now-a-national-standard-of-canada/ Establishing Confidence in the Digital Age: CAN/DGSI 103-0 Now a National Standard of Canada]
+* 2925-08-21 [https://dgc-cgn.org/establishing-confidence-in-the-digital-age-can-dgsi-103-0-now-a-national-standard-of-canada/ Establishing Confidence in the Digital Age: CAN/DGSI 103-0 Now a National Standard of Canada]
 ==References==

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 ''Governance as Conflict''
 https://law.mit.edu/pub/governanceasconflict/release/1''Italic text''
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 At the beginning of Digital Governance as attempt was make to create APIs and field names that could be described in standards with ranges of acceptable values for different use cases. In 2025 it became clear the even the algorithms used in decision making might be subject to governance, but there is no good way to define an algorithm other mathematical or computer code implementation. Natural language is limited as our experience with legal systems has made clear.<ref>Virgilio Almeida +2, ''Thinking of Algorithms as Institutions'' '''CACM 68''' no 1  2025-01 p 20ff.</ref>
-The best method known in 2024 was to create a set of specification that a program must meet and the create a compliance checklist that an auditor can use to determine if the program meets the terms listed in the check list.<ref>Kantara Initiative</ref>
+The best method known in 2024 was to create a set of specification that a program must meet and the create a compliance checklist that an auditor can use to determine if the program meets the terms listed in the check list.<ref>Kantara Initiative ''International Identity Assurance Program''  https://kantarainitiative.org/us-identity-certification-program/</ref>
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	* The assumption that all governance is good, or even well-meaning is not a way to create [[Resilience]] in an [[Ecosystem]] - others that might be discovered: bad governance, idiocracy, corrupt government, governance by the unfit, incompetent rule, kakistocracy.		* The assumption that all governance is good, or even well-meaning is not a way to create [[Resilience]] in an [[Ecosystem]] - others that might be discovered: bad governance, idiocracy, corrupt government, governance by the unfit, incompetent rule, kakistocracy.
		+	===What is being governed?===
		+	At the beginning of Digital Governance as attempt was make to create APIs and field names that could be described in standards with ranges of acceptable values for different use cases. In 2025 it became clear the even the algorithms used in decision making might be subject to governance, but there is no good way to define an algorithm other mathematical or computer code implementation. Natural language is limited as our experience with legal systems has made clear.<ref>Virgilio Almeida +2, ''Thinking of Algorithms as Institutions'' '''CACM 68''' no 1 2025-01 p 20ff.</ref>

	==Solutions==		==Solutions==

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 # Create new methods like the Internet's IANA and now ICANN committees to establish the "rule of the road". That has worked for the [[DNS]] and some other naming conventions.
 # Create entirely new modes of operation like [[Blockchain]] using [[Distributed Ledger Technology]] and then get a bunch of digital and legal technologists together to create an entirely new pattern. One example of this is the Trust over IP (ToIP) foundation that is operating under the Linux Foundation. This is also called rebooting the web of trust that was described in early [[PGP]] documentation.
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 ===Other Material===
 * See the wiki page on [[Digital Governance]] for a broader view of Governance.
+* See the wiki page on [[Machine Readable Governance]] for the structure of an interchange document.
 [[Category: Privacy]]
 [[Category: Governance]]