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- SHOULD clearly state the stakeholders in the Trust Community.
- SHOULD clearly state the high-level assets/artifacts (e.g. verifiable credentials, transactions, records) under oversight by the GF.
- SHOULD clearly state the high-level GF objectives (i.e the desired result when the GF achieves its purpose).
- SHOULD, if applicable, clearly state who and what are out of scope.
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- SHOULD include requirements that apply generally to governance of the entire Trust Community and that guide the development of more specific policies within the Controlled Documents.
- SHOULD NOT include any requirements that apply in a specific context addressed by one of the Controlled Documents.
- SHOULD be listed within categories making it helpful to aid in understanding their the context and intent of each policy.
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Revisions
The Governance This section covers specifies the overall policies for how revisions to the GF itself is are governed and revised. It does not include Governance Policies for the Governance Authority or interdependent Governance Authorities (those are defined in Controlled Documents in the Governance Rules category). It:
- MUST state the full legal identity and contact information for the primary Governance Authority or interdependent Governance Authorities.
- MUST include policies specifying overall Governance of the GF—specifically how any revisions to the GF are identified, developed, reviewed, and approved.MUST include references to any separate Controlled Documents in the Governance Rules category
- SHOULD include at least one public review period for any GF that will be available to the public.
Schedule of Controlled Documents
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- MUST include authoritative references to all Controlled Documents in the GF.
- MUST identify the exact version of each Controlled Document with a unique, permanent DID or DID URL.
- SHOULD include a Web link to each Controlled Document in the Web version of the GF.
- SHOULD include a brief description of the purpose and scope of each Controlled Document to make it easy for readers to navigate the GF.
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- SHOULD be a single Controlled Document.
- SHOULD provide a common reference for all terms used throughout the GF.
- SHOULD reference the ToIP Glossary—or a tagged subset of the ToIP Glossary—for all terms defined there.
- SHOULD list all terms alphabetically (by language) for easy reference.
- MAY tag terms by category or usage.
- MAY specify that terms specific to one Controlled Document be are defined in that Controlled Document.
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- MUST specify the primary Governance Authority or all interdependent Governance Authorities (if any).
- MUST include Controlled Documents that specify governance policies Policies for the primary Governance Authority or all interdependent Governance Authorities (e.g., Charter, Bylaws, Operating Rules, etc.)
- MUST specify the Policies under which Governance Framework documents can be revised.
- SHOULD address any intellectual SHOULD address any antitrust Policies, intellectual property rights (IPR) Policies, and confidentiality policies Policies under which the stakeholders agree to operate.SHOULD clearly state how such documents work together to define Governance for all components of the GF.
Business Rules
These are the Rules governing the business model(s) of the GF and/or sustainability of the Governance Authority. Controlled Documents in this category:
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- MUST specify how Members of the Trust Community will interoperate technically interoperate using the ToIP Technology Stack by reference to ToIP Standard Specifications (TSS).
- SHOULD (if necessary) reference one or more specific ToIP Interoperability Profiles (TIPs).
- SHOULD specify any technical Policies or Specifications that are specific to this Trust Community.
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- MUST include all legal agreements or contracts between Members of the GF and/or the Governance Authority.
- SHOULD reference the Glossary document for all terms not defined within.
- MUST clearly state the parties to which these legal agreements apply.
- MUST define or reference the accountability and enforcement mechanisms.
- MUST reference any other relevant Policies in the GF.
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