Neutral bydesign
The Foundation's governance framework is structured to prevent capture by any single participant class — whether commercial vendors, financial institutions, or technology providers. Decision-making authority is distributed across the Steering Committee, active Working Groups, and the broader contributor community.
Specification changes of any significance require consensus or supermajority agreement. The Foundation publishes meeting minutes, voting records, and decision rationales as a matter of policy.
Full governance documentation — including the Foundation Charter, Steering Committee composition, voting procedures, and conflict-of-interest policies — is being finalised and will be published here.
- 🏛 Steering Committee Responsible for strategic direction, budget oversight, and final arbitration on contested specification decisions.
- ⚙ Technical Committee Reviews and approves specification changes, manages the RFC lifecycle, and maintains technical coherence.
- 👥 Working Groups Domain-specific bodies that develop and maintain individual specification tracks with delegated authority.
- 🌐 Community Any interested party may participate in public review periods and community discussion with full voice.
Governance Documents
Foundational texts and policies
Governance documentation will be published in full prior to the Foundation's public launch.
The Foundation Charter, committee membership, meeting records, and policy documents are being finalised. All governance materials will be published here and maintained as a permanent public record.