Design Principles
The design principles of the catalog include
Led by hands-on Data Practitioners
Open Access, Common Good — #BeFAIRandCARE
Optimized for Speed & Scale
Align with Emerging Frameworks
Zero Knowledge Proof Location
Led by hands-on Data Practitioners
Many frameworks and projects are initiated with a top down approach. Its important the catalog is designed together with real world practitioners and truly help them get their jobs done. This includes professionals with a data engineering, analytics, and data science backgroundd.
Open Access, Common Good
The Nature Data Catalog is being designed with FAIR and CARE principles.
FAIR
FAIR data are data which meet principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability. See these principles here.
CARE
CARE data principles include collective benefit, authority to control, responsibility, and ethics. See these principles here.
Collective Benefit.
Data ecosystems shall be designed and function in ways that enable Indigenous Peoples to derive benefit from the data.
C1. For inclusive development and innovation
C2. For improved governance and citizen engagement
C3. For equitable outcomes
Authority to Control.
Indigenous Peoples’ rights and interests in Indigenous data must be recognized and their authority to control such data respected.
A1. Recognizing rights and interests
A2. Data for governance
A3. Governance of data
Responsibility.
Those working with Indigenous data have a responsibility to share how those data are used to support Indigenous Peoples’ self determination and collective benefit.
R1. For positive relationships
R2. For expanding capability and capacity
R3. For Indigenous languages and worldviews
Ethics.
Indigenous Peoples’ rights and wellbeing should be the primary concern at all stages of the data life cycle and across the data ecosystem.
E1. For minimizing harm and maximizing benefit
E2. For justice
E3. For future use
Optimized for Speed & Scale
Given the collective urgency ever present, we are committed to moving quickly with a dedicated commitment to action and focus — some refer to this spirit as festina lente — make haste slowly
Align with Emerging Frameworks
To accelerate traction and cross sector collaboration. We are committed to supporting numerous frameworks starting with the TNFD and LEAP Approach.
Zero Knowledge Proof Location
We recognize that location data is highly sensitive and are designing any location data disclosures to take advantage of recent innovations regarding ZKP which can protect organizations and individuals from disclosing sensitive data. More info here.
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