MNEMOSINE human digital heritage

Mnemosine has been thought as a Non Governmental Organization (NGO), with national or international representations through Non Profit Organizations (NPO). As an illustration, the main MNEMOSINE website is written in English. The first representation is the French site (located here). The chinese, russian, indian, US, etc.. domain names has been reserved to propose a national representation to these countries. The NGO MNEMOSINE would be happy to discuss with citizens of these country. We would like that they manage their website, at a national level, and we hope back a democratical feedback into the main structure.

This construction obeys a separation principle. Ethical questions, i.e. the ones that links with the UDHDR and its application, are placed under men liability, through a democratic control of the whole structure. What is not linked to these questions is tackled by external structures, as corporates or institutions.

Practically, we propose a structure built over this principle:

1) Representations, managed by a local team, are in charge of the data hosting / cloud computing service for its members. Representations will vote democratically within the main NGO Mnemosine, accordingly to the number of their members.

 2) The mission of the main ONG MNEMOSINE is precise: its first role is to ensure that the service of data hosting / cloud computing proposed by any representations is UDHDR compliant. The main NGO is also in charge to propose transversal projects, as a standardization of information systems. These initiatives are intended to favor the mutualization of the cost of research and development. Another topic is to propose a minimum of requirements (conventions) to regulate partnerships between representations and corporates.

3) The whole structure is placed under the control of an ethical comitee, in charge to verify the compliancy of the decision of the NGO with the UDHDR. This comitee will also be in charge of the relations with international organizations, for instance UNESCO.

The non profit statuses has been chosen because it allows a democratic management of computer ressources. Such a gouvernance is needed, according to the UDHDR.