Technology & Data Policy in Symbiotic Democracy
Core Principle:
Technology and data are treated as shared public infrastructure — developed, owned, and governed by communities. AI and digital tools serve collective intelligence and resilience, not corporate monopolies. Data sovereignty is local-first, but interoperable through shared standards.
How It Works
Community-Owned Tech Infrastructure
Core platforms (communication tools, community databases, voting systems, marketplaces) are cooperatively owned.
Code is open source and maintained by federated developer communities.
Hosting is distributed (community-run servers, decentralized storage) to avoid dependency on single corporations.
Open Community Schema (OCS)
A universal schema for structuring:
Community profiles.
Projects and contributions.
Environmental and economic metrics.
Member skill graphs and trust scores.
Designed for easy ingestion by LLMs so AI can assist in governance, matchmaking, and innovation.
Data Sovereignty & Privacy
Members fully own their personal data, stored in personal data vaults.
They can:
Share selectively with communities.
License anonymized datasets for research or commercial use.
Revoke access at any time.
Communities own their aggregated data as a collective asset.
Ethical AI & Collective Intelligence
AI models are:
Trained on open, community-approved datasets.
Audited for bias and compliance with community values.
AI supports:
Decision-making simulations.
Dispute mediation.
Resource allocation optimization.
Skill and project matching.
IP Tracking & Compensation
Every piece of content, design, or code produced in the community is tokenized and logged.
Smart contracts automatically distribute revenue or recognition when the IP is used externally.
Interoperable Tooling Ecosystem
Communities choose their own tech stack but must follow interoperability standards.
Tools include:
Digital town halls.
Contribution ledgers.
Project planning boards.
Decentralized dispute resolution platforms.
Members can move between communities without losing history, reputation, or IP rights.
Cybersecurity as a Commons
Each community contributes to a shared security network:
Threat intelligence sharing.
Coordinated response to attacks.
Community-wide insurance fund for cyber incidents.
Tech Literacy as a Core Right
Ongoing education ensures all members can:
Safely use digital tools.
Understand data rights.
Participate in AI-assisted governance.
Tech stewards are elected to help members adapt.
Example in Action
The Health Innovation Community develops a diagnostic AI for rare diseases.
Training data is pooled from multiple health communities via anonymized, consent-based sharing.
The AI is licensed to medical networks under terms that:
Return a percentage of revenue to all contributing communities.
Keep the model open for public healthcare use.
All contributors’ reputations and skills are updated in the federated skill graph, helping them gain future project invites.