IC DAO Infrastructure
The IC DAO infrastructure layer defines the assumptions, constraints, and structural requirements that enable governance to function in real-world environments.
It focuses on reliability, verifiability, and enforceability rather than performance, experimentation, or technical novelty.
Infrastructure scope
This infrastructure framework addresses:
– data integrity and verifiability
– governance recordkeeping and traceability
– enforceability of documented decisions
– interaction with external legal and operational systems
– long-term maintainability under changing conditions
What infrastructure is not
The IC DAO infrastructure layer does not aim to define:
– specific blockchain platforms or tooling
– performance benchmarks or throughput targets
– short-term optimization strategies
– experimental architectures without operational precedent
– marketing-oriented technical claims
Core infrastructure assumptions
The IC DAO framework operates under the following assumptions:
– governance requires persistent, tamper-resistant records
– decision history must remain accessible and auditable over time
– not all governance processes can or should be automated
– off-chain systems remain essential for enforcement and accountability
– infrastructure choices must tolerate regulatory and operational friction
Boundaries and limitations
No infrastructure can eliminate trust, risk, or human judgment.
IC DAO infrastructure is designed to reduce ambiguity and improve accountability, not to guarantee outcomes or remove institutional complexity.
Certain constraints, including legal jurisdiction, counterparty behavior, and enforcement capacity, remain outside the scope of technical systems.
Relationship to future implementation
This infrastructure framework precedes implementation decisions.
Specific tools, platforms, or execution layers may be evaluated in the future, but only insofar as they satisfy the constraints and assumptions defined here.
Implementation follows design, not the reverse.
