Data council charter
Use this sheet in lesson 08. Keep it to one page. A short charter that the council actually uses is better than a long one in a drawer.
Community or organisation:
Data this council looks after:
Members
Three to five people. Aim for a mix of voices: women, elders and other knowledge holders, healers, young people.
| Name | Role in the community | Chosen by | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
How are members replaced?
How is council time paid or recognised?
What the council decides
Write three verbs, for example: approve what goes public, set prices, answer requests.
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
Decisions to make before collecting anything
- What can be published, and what stays private.
- Places where no recorder, camera or drone goes.
- The price paid for each kind of data, if any.
- Who may ask for the data, and who answers.
- Who can pause a tool, and how quickly.
Rhythm
The council meets every at .
Decisions are written down in and shared with the community by .
From a concern to a changed rule
Anyone in the community can raise a concern by .
The council answers within days. If the rule changes, it is updated in and the change is announced by .
First update
Date: What we decided:
Data is Soil · GainForest · www.datasoil.org/handouts/data-council-charter