Join the 11th Community of Practice Session - Community Led Data Governance || 31st July, 2026 at 11 AM IST

[Aaditeshwar Seth]

Hi everyone, This will be an important CoP. Please do attend if you can. With the CoRE stack now storing data of many DPRs and village resources collected as primary data (unlike the secondary remote sensed that's been populated), we need to build data governance norms. A draft outline for discussion is here. 

CoRE Stack Data Sharing and Governance Norms 

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Dear All,

We are pleased to invite you to the 11th CoRE Stack Community of Practice (CoP) Session, where we will discuss an important topic at the heart of digital public infrastructure and community stewardship:

Who Owns Community Data? Join the Conversation.

Every resource mapped and every natural resource management (NRM) demand documented through Commons Connect is built on the knowledge, participation, and trust of communities. As CoRE Stack continues to grow, it is important that we collectively establish principles for how community-generated data is governed, shared, and protected.

This Community of Practice session will bring together our partner organizations to explore how CoRE Stack can strengthen community-led data governance, ensuring that primary datasets generated through Commons Connect—including resource mapping and NRM work demands—remain under community ownership while enabling transparent, responsible, and consent-based data sharing.

The discussion will also highlight the critical role of our Civil Society Organization (CSO) partners as facilitators, supporting communities in understanding their rights over the data they generate and ensuring that community decisions remain central to the stewardship process. Here is a short draft note on the proposed CoRE Stack Data Sharing and Governance Norms for your kind reference.

Session Details

Date: Friday, 31 July 2026
Time: 11:00 AM IST

Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85110791924?pwd=rIOdIkWNrHoxoeAQyARZXqejNqAeqr.1

Meeting ID: 851 1079 1924
Passcode: 460635

Agenda

• Why community ownership of primary data matters
• Proposed data sharing and consent mechanisms in Commons Connect
• The role of CSO partners in community-led data governance
• Open discussion and partner feedback

Your insights and experiences are invaluable in helping us build a transparent, equitable, and community-driven governance framework for CoRE Stack. We look forward to your active participation and to continuing our shared journey towards strengthening community-led landscape stewardship.

 We warmly encourage you to participate, share your perspectives, and contribute to shaping CoRE Stack's governance principles as a digital commons.

Kindest Regards,

Samitha