Summary
WHO feedback (received ~2 months ago, see #2768) cited CIEL's governance process — alongside its QA history — as a reason they have not adopted CIEL and will not recommend it to others. #2768 scopes the QA-only response; this ticket is the governance companion, deliberately separate and sequenced later (P3, vs. #2768's P2).
Goal
Establish and publish CIEL's governance structure: who decides what, how community input is incorporated, and how that aligns with CIEL's status as a Digital Public Good. The announcement should build confidence that governance is public and transparent, not just describe it in the abstract.
Scope
Two deliverables, not one:
- Documentation — a durable reference describing the governance structure itself (decision-making roles, community participation mechanism, how it's maintained going forward). This is the source of truth; the blog post summarizes it.
- Blog post — the public announcement, linking to the documentation, written for a reader (like WHO) evaluating whether to trust and adopt CIEL.
Out of scope: QA content (see #2768) — keep the two posts distinct even though they're driven by the same feedback.
Open questions to resolve while drafting
- What is the actual governance structure today (formal or de facto)? Needs to be defined/confirmed before it can be documented or announced — this may require input from Andy Kanter and whoever currently makes CIEL content decisions.
- What does "community participation" concretely mean — proposal/review process, advisory input, something else?
Assignment
Not yet assigned — depends on who owns defining the governance structure itself before drafting can start (likely Andy Kanter, tbd).
Acceptance criteria
Summary
WHO feedback (received ~2 months ago, see #2768) cited CIEL's governance process — alongside its QA history — as a reason they have not adopted CIEL and will not recommend it to others. #2768 scopes the QA-only response; this ticket is the governance companion, deliberately separate and sequenced later (P3, vs. #2768's P2).
Goal
Establish and publish CIEL's governance structure: who decides what, how community input is incorporated, and how that aligns with CIEL's status as a Digital Public Good. The announcement should build confidence that governance is public and transparent, not just describe it in the abstract.
Scope
Two deliverables, not one:
Out of scope: QA content (see #2768) — keep the two posts distinct even though they're driven by the same feedback.
Open questions to resolve while drafting
Assignment
Not yet assigned — depends on who owns defining the governance structure itself before drafting can start (likely Andy Kanter, tbd).
Acceptance criteria