• ToIP Stack Design Principles TF
  • Final report on Design Principles for the ToIP Stack
• Governance Architecture TF
  • Final report on the ToIP Governance Architecture Specification, the ToIP Governance Metamodel Specification, and the ToIP Governance Metamodel Specification Companion Guide
• Blog post drafting
  • Drummond Reedis preparing first drafts
  • As soon as they are ready, he will share the Google doc links 
• Judith shared this link and suggested that we make sure ToIPs voice is heard:

  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/01/12/fincen-fdic-to-hold-tech-sprint-for-digital-identity-tools/
  https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fdic-and-fincen-launch-digital-identity-tech-sprint

• Mary is working on:
  • A case study on an SSI production pilot support.
  • The next edition of a textbook on blockchain technology that includes a chapter on SSI.

Announcements and general updates from GSWG members since we have not met in a month

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• Drummond Reedexplained that Evernym has been purchased by Avast, who will be joining ToIP as a 
• Shermineh Salehi Esmati announced that TODAQ has launched a digital identity product in partnership with IBM and RedHat.
  
  • The company is based in Toronto with a group in the U.S.
  • Their CTO will be presenting to the Technology Stack WG on Feb 7th

Nicky would like our specific feedback about several questions regarding the Yoma Rules governance framework.

• The goal is "bottoms up" rulemaking for the community (see slide #1 below)
• 40K users from all over the world. Initially in Africa, but soon in India, Columbia, and other countries.

• Principle Zero: "Youth agency and empowerment first". See slide #4.
• Included Ecosystem Governance Compass (shown to EFWG)
• Rislk Assessment was led by Frednand Furia and Scott Perry
• See slide #6 for the components
• The heart of the questions are about the governing authority (slide #8)
  • Anything in green is governance
  • Originally there was not to be a specific governing authority
  • The goal is to involve youth in all governance decisionmaking
  • The current youth group is now the Interim Youth Council
• The question of a legal entity is still being discussed
  • If a "universal token" seemed to require it
  • However that is out of scope of the Yoma Rules GF for now
• The main requirement is that it be run by youth and governed by youth
  • There are multiple foundations that in theory could provide and administrating authoritative
• Shermineh Salehi Esmati brought up some of the questions around privacy and data protection
• Nicky's final question was around dispute resolution (slides #9 and #10) and whether that should be in scope for a governance framework
  • There was consensus from the GSWG members in attendance hat it was indeed in scope (dispute resolution is explicitly listed in the ToIP Governance Metamodel Specification) and it was an excellent way to deal with conflict.