Requirements for Governance and Organizational Structure

We collaboratively define requirements for the governance and organizational structure based on our principles, the Code of Conduct for operating trustworthy data spaces based on digital self-determination, the Digital Public Goods Standard and Good Practices for Data Ecosystem Prototypes. Based on these requirements, we will design and implement a governance and organizational structure.

ID	Requirement	Priority	Status	…
	receive grants from foundations (i.e. tax exempt?)
	receive government funds
	decision-making by stakeholders (data users, providers, 3rd parties)
	efficient decision-making processes
	rules are made by stakeholders i.e. their representatives
	rules are monitored by stakeholders i.e. their representatives
	participation is open to anyone sharing our values and adhering to our principles, rules and guidelines
	“no unjustified unequal treatment of actors … objective criteria for any unequal treatment of actors. They communicate them clearly and explain to all actors why these criteria justify unequal treatment.”
	“inclusive process to determine how, and to what extent, a balance of interests is envisaged”
	“safeguard the balance of interests by enabling transparent representation mechanisms or other effective processes for taking into account the interests of all actors. … ensure there are sufficient resources in place to achieve this.”
	must take into account asymmetrical power and resource distributions among stakeholders
	low admin costs/overhead (accounting, legal etc.)
	transparent organisation, business model, processes and decisions
	generate income
	possibility to sanction people/orgs that violate rules (increasing in severity for repeat offenses).
	possibility to exclude people/orgs
	mechanisms and arenas to fairly and efficiently (rapidly, low cost) resolve conflicts between participants
	sign contracts with other legal entities (like SLA)
	profit must be reinvested/cannot be extracted
	contract organizations for work
	possibility to hand it over to government or third-parties frictionlessly
	low risk of unfriendly takeover / capture (i.e. to privatize)
	“Ownership of assets that the digital public good produces must be clearly defined and documented. For example, through copyright, trademark or other publicly available information.”
	“anticipate, prevent, and do no harm by design”
	“Der Infrastrukturbetreiber sollte keine eigenen Anwendungsfälle verfolgen, die zu Interessenkonflikten führen.”
	“governance framework is effectively applied and implemented”
	clear roles and responsibilities (RACI)
	(different?) arenas to discuss strategic and “technical” questions
	possibility to remove “dictator”
	…