Ontology - Governance & Institutions

See below Expanded Domain ontology for Governance & Institution

Dimension 1 -- System State:

     1.1 State Level

  1.      A. Provision of Public Services
    1.      1. Physical Infrastructure
    2.      2. Social Infrastructure
    3.      3. Political & Legal Infrastructure
    4.      4. National Security
  2.      B. Governance Mechanisms
    1.      1. Demand Management
    2.      2. Political Processes
    3.      3. Economic Process
    4.      4. External Activities and Policies
  3.      C. Governance Capabilities
    1.      1. Capabilities of Political System
    2.      2. Policy Formulation & Delivery
    3.      3. Management of Government Capabilities
    4.      4. e-Governance
  4.      D. Provision of Data & Statistics
    1.      1. State Data & Meta Data
    2.      2. Cyber Data & Meta Data
    3.      3. Institution Data, Other
    4.      4. Review, Update, Other

     1.2 International Level

  1.      A. Private International Activities
    1.      1. Business and Corporate Activities
    2.      2. Not for Profit & Voluntary Activities
    3.      3. Private-Public Activities
    4.      4. Other
  2.      B. International Institutional Activities
    1.      1. Mission-Driven Activities
    2.      2. Capacity-Building
    3.      3. Regional Institutions
    4.      4. Other
  3.      C. Coordinated Policy Responses
    1.      1. Cooperative Strategies
    2.      2. Sanctions & Pressures
    3.      3. Military Actions
    4.      4. Other
  4.      D. Treaties, Conventions, & Global Accords
    1.      1. Type & Focus
    2.      2. Norms, Instruments, & Enforcement
    3.      3. Cybersecurity Treaties
    4.      4. Cyber & Cybersecurity Law

     1.3 Governance of Cyberspace

  1.      A. Private Authority & Mechanisms
    1.      1. Type & Function
    2.      2. Actors
    3.      3. Process & Producs
    4.      4. Activites & Other
  2.      B. International Governance
    1.      1. Technical Protocls, BGP & Other
    2.      2. Service Provider (ISP) & Exchange Point Managers
    3.      3. Certificate Authorities
    4.      4. Other
  3.      C. Cyber Diplomacy
    1.      1. Conflict Avoidance
    2.      2. Informal Activities & Accord
    3.      3. Interaction Processes
    4.      4. Other
  4.      D. Formal Regulations
    1.      1. Source & Type
    2.      2. Actors & Entities
    3.      3. Instruments
    4.      4. Enforcement

     1.4 Provision of Statistics & Records

  1.      A. Data & Meta Data
    1.      1. Traditional Indicators
    2.      2. Cyber-Related Indicators
    3.      3. Variables
  2.      B. Routing & Peering Data
  3.      C. ISP & Exchange Points Data
  4.      D. Other

Dimension 2 -- Problems of Governance & Institutions:

     2.1 Sources of Problems & Threats

  1.      A. Expansion of Population Demands
    1.      1. Demand for Equity
    2.      2. Demand for Political Participation
    3.      3. Changes in Demand Composition
    4.      4. Other
  2.      B. Erosion of Institutional Performance
    1.      1. System Overload
    2.      2. Conflict Over Goals and/or Policy
    3.      3. Challenges to Regime Legitimacy
    4.      4. Erosion of Law & Order
  3.      C. Contentions in Views and Values
  4.      D. Generativity

     2.2 Threats to State & Society

  1.      A. Damages to Markets
  2.      B. Shortages of Goods & Services
  3.      C. Growth of Illegal Activity
  4.      D. Other

     2.3 Damages to Networks & Infrastructure

  1.      A. Energy & Industry
  2.      B. Information, Communication & Mobility
  3.      C. Food & Agriculture
  4.      D. Water Systems & Other

     2.4 Erosion of Life Supporting Properties

  1.      A. Energy
  2.      B. Food & Water
  3.      C. Air, Space & Security
  4.      D. Other

Dimension 3 -- Technological & Scientific Responses:

     3.1 Government Mechanisms

  1.      A. Efficiency
    1.      1. Reward Performance
    2.      2. Provide Benefits & Services
    3.      3. Reduce Operational Barriers
    4.      4. Other
  2.      B. Accountability
    1.      1. Feedback & Adaptation
    2.      2. Responsiveness
    3.      3. Connection to Constituencies
    4.      4. Other
  3.      C. Equity
  4.      D. Adaptation

     3.2 Communication & Network Supports

  1.      A. Expand e-Governance
  2.      B. Control Cyber Threats
  3.      C. Enhance e-Capability
  4.      D. Other

     3.3 Technology & AI for Governance

  1.      A. Context Control
  2.      B. Application
  3.      C. Innovation
  4.      D. Critiques

     3.4 Evaluation, Feedback & Action

  1.      A. Methods
  2.      B. Review

Dimension 4 -- Socio-Economic & Political Responses:

     4.1 State Capability & Performance

  1.      A. Demand Management
  2.      B. Governance Mechanisms
  3.      C. e-Governance
    1.      1. Service Provision & Performance
    2.      2. Feedback & Accountability
    3.      3. Capability Expansion
    4.      4. Other
  4.      D. Adaptation & Change

     4.2 Coordinated International Action

  1.      A. Policy Development
    1.      1. International Consultation
    2.      2. World Conferences
    3.      3. Private-Public Activities
    4.      4. Informal Measures
  2.      B. Policy Response Type
    1.      1. Formal Accords & Agreements
    2.      2. Bilateral & Regional
    3.      3. International Responses
    4.      4. Informal Measures
  3.      C. Private Sector Norms & Policy
  4.      D. Data Based Measures

     4.3 International Treaties & Convention

  1.      A. Cyber-IR Agreements
    1.      1. International Policy Conferences
    2.      2. Conventions, Directives, Treaties
    3.      3. Global Standards
    4.      4. Other
  2.      B. Traditional International Relations
    1.      1. Agenda 21 & Follow-up
    2.      2. Millennium Development Goals & Follow-up
    3.      3. State-Based Initiatives
    4.      4. Non-State Activities 
  3.      C. Ongoing Consensus Building
    1.      1. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
    2.      2. World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)
    3.      3. World Social Science Forum (WSSF)
    4.      4. Other
  4.      D. Other

     4.4 Global Initiatives & Innovations

  1.      A. Non-State Centered
  2.      B. Profit vs. Not-for-Profit
  3.      C. Alternative Boundary Conditions
  4.      D. Other