IC DAO Governance
The IC DAO governance framework defines how decisions are made, recorded, revised, and constrained over time.
It prioritizes accountability, traceability, and decision quality over speed, informality, or narrative-driven consensus.
Governance scope
This governance framework applies to:
– research direction and publication standards
– inclusion or exclusion of infrastructure assumptions
– revision of IC DAO principles and documentation
– disclosure standards and conflict management
– long-term structural changes to the IC DAO framework
What governance is not
IC DAO governance does not cover:
– asset pricing or market activity
– token distribution or liquidity decisions
– short-term tactical execution
– informal signaling or popularity-based voting
– off-record or opaque decision-making
Decision categories
Governance decisions within IC DAO are grouped into the following categories:
– editorial decisions (research scope, publication criteria)
– structural decisions (framework changes, governance model revisions)
– disclosure decisions (conflicts, corrections, transparency standards)
– archival decisions (versioning, deprecation, historical records)
Change control and traceability
All material governance decisions are documented, timestamped, and attributable.
Changes to governance principles or structure must include:
– a clear rationale
– the scope of impact
– a public record of revision
Historical versions remain accessible to preserve institutional memory and auditability.
Relationship to on-chain governance
This governance framework is intentionally defined off-chain and in human-readable form.
Any future on-chain governance mechanisms, if introduced, must implement and reflect this framework rather than replace it.
Code is treated as an execution layer, not a substitute for governance design.
