An open governance infrastructure for transforming collective intelligence into transparent, verifiable, and accountable public problem solving.
PEPG (Platform-Enabled People Governance) is a modular governance framework designed around a fundamental principle:
Public problems are the primary objects of governance.
Unlike traditional participation systems that mainly focus on voting, discussion, or representation, PEPG connects the complete lifecycle of a problem:
Problem Detection
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Registration
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Verification
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Contextualization
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Discussion
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Solution Development
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Decision
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Execution
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Oversight
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Evaluation
PEPG is not another social network. It is a governance infrastructure that can operate on top of existing digital communities and platforms.
The first version introduced the concept of Platform-Enabled People Governance and explored how digital platforms could enable structured public participation.
PEPG 2 introduced:
- Problem Board
- Persistent problem records
- Structured governance processes
- Community decision mechanisms
PEPG 3 expands the framework with:
- Identity Verification Engine
- Trust Engine
- Context Engine
- Delegation Engine
- Discussion Engine
- Decision Engine
- Execution Engine
- Reporting Engine
Users
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Identity & Verification Engine
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Trust Engine
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User Profile Layer
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Context Engine
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Problem Board
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├── Discussion Engine
├── Delegation Engine
├── Voting Engine
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Decision Engine
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Execution Engine
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Report & Accountability Layer
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Permanent Registry
Every participant creates a verified governance profile.
The profile contains:
- Personal information
- Education
- Professional experience
- Location
- Workplace
- Expertise areas
- Current activities
Each profile attribute receives a confidence score.
Example:
Name Verification
100%
Verified by:
✓ Official authority
or
✓ Verified community members
The verification engine separates:
- Identity
- Trust
- Reputation
- Voting power
The Trust Engine validates:
- Identity claims
- Expertise claims
- Authorizations
- Delegations
- Governance actions
Trust is not equal to popularity.
A participant can be highly trusted in one domain without automatically receiving authority in all domains.
The Context Engine creates semantic structure.
It manages:
- Problem tags
- Domain tags
- User expertise
- Geographic context
- Discussion relationships
- Knowledge ontology
Example:
Problem:
Water Management
Tags:
Environment
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Local Region
Context enables relevant participation and representation.
The Problem Board is the central governance object.
Each problem contains:
- Definition
- Context
- Participants
- Discussions
- Solutions
- Decisions
- Execution records
- Reports
- History
A problem remains a persistent object throughout its lifecycle.
PEPG combines direct participation and representation.
A user may:
- Vote directly on one issue
- Delegate voting authority on another issue
Representation weight:
Representation Weight =
f(Person, Context, Valid Delegations)
Delegation for an entire problem.
Delegation only for a specific discussion.
Example:
Artificial Intelligence
→ Representative A
Water Management
→ Representative B
Broad authorization according to user-defined rules.
Delegation is:
- Voluntary
- Explicit
- Contextual
- Revocable
- Verifiable
Delegated influence remains owned by the participant.
Example:
1000 users
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Representative A
300 users revoke delegation
700 valid delegations remain
The Discussion Engine provides structured deliberation.
Proposed Discussion
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Community Approval
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Active Discussion
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Result Creation
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Closure
A discussion may be created when the required participation threshold is reached.
Each discussion room supports:
- Real-time conversation
- Like / dislike
- Voting
- New discussion proposals
- Highlight messages
- User reporting
- User moderation
Messages receiving strong community approval become highlights.
Example:
Message
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60%+ positive reaction
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Highlighted Knowledge
Discussion outputs can become solutions.
Two solution categories exist:
A conceptual resolution.
If sufficient users approve:
Problem → Closed
A solution requiring execution.
If approved:
Problem
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Execution Phase
Approved practical solutions become projects.
A project contains:
Project
├── Manager
├── Team
├── Supervisors
├── Suppliers
├── Budget
├── Timeline
├── Requirements
└── Subprojects
Project activities include:
- Progress updates
- Challenges
- Requirements
- Supervisor reports
Final agreements between:
- Users
- Executors
- Supervisors
- Suppliers
can be recorded using blockchain-based records.
The goal is:
- Transparency
- Provenance
- Accountability
PEPG Report records the complete governance history.
Example:
Registration
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Verification
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Problem Creation
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Discussion
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Decision
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Execution
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Oversight
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Final Evaluation
User activity history contributes to future informed delegation decisions.
PEPG does not replace existing platforms.
It can integrate with:
- GitHub
- Discord
- Telegram
- Forums
- Other digital communities
A community may implement selected modules or the complete PEPG stack.
Certification states:
- Certified
- Verified Implementation
- Reference Implementation
- Under Review
- Corrective Action Required
- Suspended
- Revoked
Certification is module-specific.
PEPG 3: Beyond Participation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22229362
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PEPG/
├── assets/
│ ├── figures/
│ └── logos/
├── docs/
├── papers/
├── prototype/
└── registry/
Live prototype:
https://miladhp94.github.io/pepg/
Repository:
https://github.com/miladhp94/pepg
PEPG explores a future where communities can transform distributed human knowledge into coordinated action through transparent, contextual, and accountable governance mechanisms.
PEPG 3 is an experimental open-source research project.
Future work includes:
- Prototype development
- Security analysis
- Privacy research
- Governance simulation
- Large-scale evaluation
Milad Habibpour
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