Introduction

The Governance Stack Working Group (and the Task Forces within it) specify requirements, roles and processes for the governance architecture of the ToIP stack. For an overview of the ToIP stack, see the Introduction to ToIP white paper.

Scope

Define models and interoperability standards for governance frameworks that enable business, legal, and social trust between entities implementing the Trust over IP architecture stack as defined in Hyperledger Aries RFC 0289 (or its successor as identified in the RFC document itself).

Task Forces

Much of the work on GSWG deliverables is performed by self-organizing Task Forces (TFs).

Current TFs

Governance Architect TF — this TF completed its initial work in December 2021 — see this ToIP blog post for a summary. The new work will continue the next phase of governance framework component specifications.
Attraction Pass TF - this TF (formally the Museum Pass TF) is working on the Attraction Pass Use Case for use by ToIP and other organizations.

Completed TFs

The following TFs have completed their initial work:

Meetings

The GSWG currently holds meetings every two weeks on Thursdays. See the GSWG Meeting Page for the schedule of meetings and agendas, notes and recordings from all meetings.

Documents

GSWG working documents and deliverables can be found in the GSWG shared (google drive) folders. See also this ToIP blog post for a summary of the ToIP Governance Architecture V1 deliverables.

Deliverables

The table below lists all GSWG deliverables that have been approved to move beyond Pre-Draft status. WG members are welcome to follow the links to contribute, either by joining the responsible Task Force (TF) or contributing directly to a deliverable document.

Name of Deliverable	Deliverable Type	Link to Draft Deliverable	Task Force	Status
Design Principles for the ToIP Stack (Joint Deliverable with TSWG)	Recommendation	Google Document	ToIP Stack Design Principles TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable (2021-11-17)
ToIP Governance Architecture Specification	Specification	Wiki Page	Governance Architecture TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable (2021-12-21)
ToIP Governance Metamodel Specification	Specification	Wiki Page	Governance Architecture TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable (2021-12-21)
ToIP Governance Metamodel Companion Guide	Guide	Google Document	Governance Architecture TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable (2021-12-21)
ToIP Governance Framework Matrix	Template	S preadsheet	Governance Architecture TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable
ToIP Governance Framework Matrix Companion Guide	Guide	Document	Governance Architecture TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable
ToIP Risk Assessment Worksheet Template	Template	Spreadsheet	Trust Assurance TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable
ToIP Risk Assessment Worksheet Companion Guide	Guide	Document	Trust Assurance TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable
ToIP Trust Assurance and Certification Controlled Document Template	Template	Document	Trust Assurance TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable
ToIP Trust Assurance Companion Guide	Guide	Document	Trust Assurance TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable
ToIP Trust Criteria Matrix Template	Template	Spreadsheet	Trust Assurance TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable
ToIP Trust Criteria Matrix Companion Guide	Guide	Document	Trust Assurance TF	ToIP Approved Deliverable

Chairs and Vice Chairs

Chairs: Scott Perry Savita Farooqui

Vice Chairs: Drummond Reed

How to Join

You can join this WG by adding your name under the Members heading above and/or signing up for our mailing list at lists.trustoverip.org. Our mailing list is governance-stack-wg@lists.trustoverip.org. Observers are also welcome (see the caveat below).

Participation

For the protection of all Members, participation in working groups, meetings and events is limited to members, including their employees, of the Trust over IP Foundation who have signed the membership documents and thus agreed to the intellectual property rules governing participation. If you or your employer are not a member of ToIP, you may not participate in meetings by verbal contribution or otherwise take any action beyond observing. To join ToIP and be able to contribute, please fill out the light weight membership application on our website here.

Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Patent, Source Code)

The WG inherits the IPR terms from the 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.

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