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Purpose

The mission of  the GSWG Governance Architecture Task purpose of the GSWG Governance Architecture Task Force (GATF) is to draft a TSS (ToIP Standard Specification) that defines the standard requirements for all ToIP-compatible governance frameworks. Note: this is meant to be a counterpart to a ToIP Technical Architecture TSS deliverable from the Technical Stack WG.

Deliverables

1. ToIP Governance Architecture Requirements and Design Principles—a recommendation of the essential requirements and core design principles that guide the development of the ToIP Governance Architecture TSS.
2. ToIP Governance Architecture TSS—a specification of the requirements that any ToIP-compatible governance framework must meet. Some requirements are expected to be layer-independent while others will depend on the specific ToIP layer the governance framework is intended to govern.

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specifications and companion guides for ToIP-compatible governance frameworks (regardless of their governance targets in the ToIP stack). The first generation of this TF, completed in December 2021, developed the foundational requirements for all ToIP-compatible governance frameworks (summarized in this ToIP blog post). The second generation, which will begin in September 2022, will tackle specifications and companion guides for specific governance framework components.

Deliverables

First Generation

1. ToIP Governance Architecture Specification—a specification of the overall layer-independent requirements that any ToIP-compliant governance framework must meet.
2. ToIP Governance Metamodel—a specification for the standard model for ToIP-compliant governance frameworks.
3. ToIP Governance Metamodel  Companion Guide—the "instruction manual" for the above.
4. ToIP Governance Framework Matrix—a tool for governing authorities to plan and organize their work on developing their own ToIP-compliant governance frameworks.
5. ToIP Governance Framework Matrix Companion Guide—the "instruction manual" for the above.

Second Generation

The second generation GATF will be focused on developing templates, guides, and methodologies for specific types of governance framework documents whose governance targets are specific components of the ToIP stack (e.g., DID utility, key storage module (KSM), digital wallet, endpoint system, trust registry). The specific deliverables will be determined by the TF once it gets underway.

Rather than breaking down Governance into ToIP layers, we have decided to take a ‘component’ based approach. “A specific component of the ToIP stack (at any layer) identified by the ToIP Technology Architecture Specification or by a ToIP component specification. Examples: DID utility, key storage module (KSM), digital wallet, endpoint system, trust registry, revocation registry.”

Outputs can include:

• A guide for new users to follow
• Training outline/plan (Governance 101) - maybe a one-off recorded training session
• Technical requirements and suggestions for including governance requirements within a particular stack

Outputs will be documented here in the confluence wiki. Ongoing work will happen within the ToIP GSWG google drive (ToIP members only).

Leadership

Please add your name to this list if you wish to be a convener:

• Drummond Reed, Evernym
• Scott Perry SSPCPA

Membership and Joining

Prior to participating in the meetings please ensure that you are a member of the Trust Over IP Foundation. Contributor level membership is available to anyone at no cost. Details can be found at this link.

lead of the second-generation GATF:

• Alex Tweeddale 
• Carly Huitema 
• Kyle Robinson 
• Savita Farooqui 
• Eric Drury
• Anita Rao  
• John Phillips 

Members

Please To join this WG, add your name to this list if you wish to participate:

• Drummond Reed

  , Evernym

• Scott Perry

  , SSPCPA

• Sumabala Nair 
• Scott Whitmire, Mayo Clinic
• Karl Kneis, IdRamp
• Steve Magennis
• Jim St.Clair, Lumedic
• Kalyan Kulkarni, AyanWorks
• sankarshan Dhiway
• Steven Milstein
• Wenjing Chu
• Ken Adler
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Meeting Schedule

This TF is expected to start scheduling meetings in September 2020. Watch this page for updates.

Milestones

Key milestones will include, but are not limited to:

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1. First Draft — 01 Sept 2020
2. Second Draft — 15 Sept 2020
3. Final Draft — 30 Sept 2020

schedules meetings as needed. Each meeting will be announced on the GSWG mailing list and the #governance-architecture-tf Slack channel.

Index of Meeting Notes and Recordings

There are two GATF meetings:

Wednesday at 7pm EST/4pm PDT/Thursday 9am AEST
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94290110805?pwd=OEVhd2IwUUxTblNtYUNOVEtGaUNBUT09

Thursday at 6pm AEST/10am CEST/3pm GMT+7h
https://zoom.us/j/97765626957?pwd=L2RFRmczTlpoWS9RQkhwaUdjaVpHdz09

The meetings are available on the ToIP meeting calendar
https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Calendar+of+ToIP+Meetings

Deliverables

• Governance Architecture Methodology: Version 01

Milestones

Key milestones for the second-generation deliverables will be determined once the TF gets underway.

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Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Patent, Source Code)

As a Task Force (TF) of the Governance Stack WG (GSWG), the GATF inherits the IPR terms from the GSWG JDF Charter. These include:

• Copyright mode: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. 
• Patent mode: W3C Mode (based on the W3C Patent Policy).
• Source code: Apache 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html. The GSWG TA TF is not expected to produce source code.

Mailing List and Communications

This task force uses the following for communications

• Mailing List: This TF is preparing to set up its own mailing list. Watch this page for detailsdoes not currently maintain a separate mailing list (but one can be added if needed).
• Slack: This TF has its own dedicated Slack channel: #gswg-gov #governance-architecture-tf