Subgroup: Mission Statement

[DataaDave]

Following the 3rd Work Group meeting this issue is the discussion platform regarding the Mission statement. I propose we gather more input here and can do a zoom meeting if more discussion is needed before the 4th Work Group meeting (in 2 weeks). As soon as we get a concise statement we agree upon we put it in a pull request and present it to the bigger group at the next meeting.

@legendface66 already did most of the work doing a survey and proposed the following statement:

Mission Statement To facilitate the ability of the Internet Computer governance system to represent the interests of the Internet Computer Community by providing advice to the community and the DFINITY Foundation

To have everything in one place here are the answers from the survey done by @legendface66:

Question #1: What should the IC Governance Working Group mission statement be? Please offer no more than 50 words.

• Advise DFINITY and NNS participants on all subjects that effect IC governance.
• Research and document the components of the IC governance system
• Identify the goals of the DFINITY governance system
• develop strategies for achieving them
• Create a system for creating new working groups.
• understand the broader implications of any proposal before voting starts and to relay
• these understandings to the IC community in a simplified form.
• Provide recommendations to the community to help grow the IC userbase and improve
• the NNS
• Create proposals related to the NNS
• Avoid self interest
• Ratify changes to the underlying protocol
• Represent the broadest possible group of individuals
• Identify problems with governance and propose fixes
  • Participation & representation issues
  • Not leading to improvements to the IC
  • Governance is no longer ratifying changes
• Address governance roadmap items
• Identify issues of governance capture by self-interested parties
• Capture, explore, and challenge community perspectives
• Improve governance transparency
• Improve user experience
• Assist in the development of the IC ecosystem
• Focus on mechanisms of governance
• Aim to improve
  • Decentralization of governance
  • Activity of participants
  • Security & availability of the NNS
  • Foster long-term thinking
  • Efficiency of operation
  • Reactivity
• Define properties of the ideal governance system of the IC and study, publish, implement designs for the mechanisms that will lead to the fulfillment of these properties

[legendface66]

@DataaDave How about everyone interested jump on a call this week to discuss? I'm free for the next 5 days on NZ time. Let's list timezones and schedule

[DataaDave]

@legendface66 Sounds good to me. I'm Lisbon time zone so in the morning or evening would work I guess. What about Wednesday or Thursday 9 am Lisbon time? This should be 9 pm your time zone. Asia could join this way as well. If we have someone from the US wanting to join we could flip it. Who else is interested? Please list your time zone.

[legendface66]

OK, Scheduled for 9am Lisbon Time, 9pm Auckland Time

Be there or be a parallelogram

meet.google.com/nbm-hxub-bem

[DataaDave]

Wednesday? I'll be there.

[DataaDave]

@legendface66 I'm stuck at "Asking to be let in..." for 15mins now. Do I have the right time/day?

[legendface66]

Hey @DataaDave really sorry about this. Because I'm in NZ and am used to dealing with US time zones I put this in my calendar for today. Totally my fault. Can you make it today? We need to exchange email addresses so we can share calendars

[DataaDave]

Yeah I'll be there 9am Lisbon time

[legendface66]

To advance the Internet Computer governance system through research and development driven first and foremost by community consultation.