V2024-03-01
References: scheme governance & definitions
The governance process for Schemes is detailed at https://ib1.org/sops/governance-schemes
Definitions
https://ib1.org/definitions/scheme
https://ib1.org/definitions/trust-framework
Advisory Groups purpose, roles, commitments
Purpose: To convene and represent stakeholders from across the market and use case(s).
Roles and responsibilities
Advisory Group Members
The purpose of an Advisory Group is to provide expert input to the programme, to address commercial, non-commercial and public needs. Participants will include a wide range of subject matter experts to meet the diverse needs of the project, and to ensure it is representative of stakeholders.
Members of Advisory Groups will act as representatives of their industry and not of their company or body: expertise must be contributed as impartially as possible. Work and outputs shall align with existing work and best practices with practical, demonstrable examples to address the mission, and to underpin the business case.
The objective is to arrive at a standardised approach that is fit for purpose for, and can be rapidly deployed across the market. It will address social, economic, environmental, public and private sector needs. It will deliver cross-industry alignment on the approach, including clear use cases, a roadmap for work, definitions of risks, gaps and opportunities, and recommended approaches and resolutions.
All participants shall acknowledge and agree to these Terms of Reference and related supporting documents before engagement in such meetings.
All participants shall, where commercially relevant, agree to the Anti-trust Guidelines as defined at https://ib1.org/sops/antitrust-guidelines
Participant roles and time commitment Advisory Group members must assign relevant subject matter experts to:
- Engage with and prepare for the meetings with provided pre-reading
- Attend the Advisory Group meetings
- Provide feedback before, during and after the meeting to shape outputs
- Attending potential additional interviews/meetings with researchers as agreed from time to time.
The estimated time commitment for Advisory Groups is defined in aggregate (including preparation time) in briefing and scoping materials.
Co-chair responsibilities
Each Advisory Group will have one individual with deep domain expertise and one with deep expertise related to Schemes, Trust Frameworks, Open and Shared data.
Co-chair responsibilities include:
- Review and agree on Terms of Reference
- Prepare and chair the Advisory Group meetings
- Ensure the meetings and agenda support the delivery of the Advisory Group outputs
- Ensure the Advisory Groups are inclusive and capture stakeholder feedback to shape the direction of the project and outputs.
- Support the delivery of programmes by working alongside other Advisory Group co-chairs, the Icebreaker One teams and other teams that may be required from time to time
- Represent the Advisory Group at Steering Group meetings on an as-needed basis
Co-chair’s time commitments are defined in the briefing documents and include attending Advisory Group briefings, Advisory Group meetings and Steering Group meetings.
Transparency
Outputs from the work will be, as deemed appropriate, transparent and open. This includes updates published on the websites and social media on a regular basis. These will be published under an open licence (CC-BY).
Advisory Group members consent to be listed as participants. Participants shall sign a formal Agreement to these Terms of Reference.
Advisory Groups
We have up to five (5) advisory groups.
Advisory Group 1: User Needs & Impact
Purpose
This group will:
- explore, prioritise and work through use cases that support the mission.
- identify and define users and their needs
- map data value chains and broader ecosystem(s) linked to use cases.
- identify and agree on data requirements that represent the greatest potential for impact
- Identify and agree on use cases and case studies that illustrate the potential for market-wide scale
- where appropriate, identify relevant standards, frameworks and/or policies that must, should or could support the mission
- develop the business, value and impact cases for the programme
Advisory Group outputs will be the review and endorsement of the following:
- A long list of use cases
- One prioritised, documented use case
- Benefits of the prioritised use case
- Data and measurement requirements for the prioritised use case
- Linked incentives that can operate at market wide scale
- Identify and select the appropriate underlying framework and reporting standard for this use case
These outputs will be researched, drafted and documented by research team(s), in collaboration with Advisory Group members and with feedback from domain experts.
The Advisory Group will meet at a cadence defined in the scoping documents to input into and shape the development of the programme.
The skills and expertise of participants will include:
- Identifying and defining user, market and societal needs
- Understanding market/ecosystem requirements and functional capabilities
- Articulating the business, consumer, market, societal and economic/financial benefits as appropriate
- Understanding and quantifying the impact on business
Key research and written requirements for an Advisory Group include:
- Co-developing a long list of use cases
- Documentation of the prioritised use case and its benefits
- Data and measurement requirements for the prioritised use case
- Summarise the incentives that can operate at market wide scale
- Document the appropriate framework(s) and standard(s) for the use case
- Provide supporting evidence from desk research, interviews etc
Advisory Group 2: Technical Infrastructure
Purpose:
This group will research, review, and agree on technical metadata and data standards for publishing data, including machine-readable standards and data access (e.g. APIs). The outputs of this group will include documented metadata standards and data standards for publishing.
Advisory Group outputs will be the review and endorsement of the following:
- Review Data Sensitivity Classes and relevance to the programme
- Define needs, scope and agree on metadata standards for data publishing
- Define needs, scope and agree on relevant data standards for publishing data
- Define needs, scope and agree on machine-readable standards and data access conditions
- Define requirements and implementation needs to technically apply the programme as developed in a Scheme
- Where relevant, build, deploy and enable the technical deployment of Trust Framework(s) to support the Scheme
These outputs will be researched, drafted and documented by our research team, in collaboration with Advisory Group members and with feedback from Domain Experts.
The Advisory Group will meet at a cadence defined in the scoping documents to input into and shape the development of the programme.
The skills and expertise from participants should include but are not limited to:
- Data suppliers
- Data consumers
- Technical expertise in metadata publishing and maintenance, managing data catalogues, managing data
- Experience with standard systems, processes and technologies
- Experience with technical policy and compliance
Research and written requirements for this advisory group include:
- Documented draft Data Sensitivity Classes
- Documentation of metadata standards and standards for publishing data
- Provide supporting evidence from desk research, interviews etc
Advisory Group 3: Data Licensing, Legal
Purpose
This group is focused on developing standard legal data licences that allow Data to flow securely across the market, with consent where relevant, in alignment with Data Sensitivity Classes. This will include key policies, such as conditions for participation, roles and responsibilities. The outputs of this group will address the necessary licences and requirements for a functioning access control.
Advisory Group outputs will be the review and endorsement of the following:
- Review the Open Energy Data Sensitivity Classes and adapt to the programme
- Develop the standard licences to allow Shared Data to flow through the Trust Framework according to the Scheme
- Define conditions for participation, roles and responsibilities
These outputs will be researched, drafted and documented by our research team, in collaboration with Advisory Group members and with feedback from Domain Experts.
The Advisory Group will meet at a cadence defined in the scoping documents to input into and shape the development of the programme.
The skills and expertise of participants will include:
- legal professionals, especially those with data licensing expertise
- data providers who are familiar with or wish to share their data under Open or Shared data licences through a Trust Framework as defined in a Scheme
- Data users, businesses, consumers, startups and innovators
- In-house data governance and compliance
- Information security, with a focus on data sharing
- Digital and data transformation data policy analysts
- Open data licensing, open source and content licensing – specifically to understand lessons that have been learnt in this area and, where applicable how they may apply to shared licensing
Key research and written requirements for this advisory group include:
- Documented draft Data Sensitivity Classes
- Develop and document the standard licences to allow Shared Data to flow
- Provide supporting evidence from desk research, interviews etc
Advisory Group 4: Communications & Engagement
Purpose
This group is designed to address the user experience, signposting and inspiring behavioural change. The outputs of this group are intended to create awareness, engagement and impact with stakeholders.
Advisory Group outputs will be the review and endorsement of the following:
- Messaging
- Clear communication of the benefits
- Engagement with Advisory Group members’ organisations
- Open Engagement through broader consultation with the industry
- A detailed communications plan for the duration of the programme
Outputs will be researched, drafted and documented by our research team, in collaboration with Advisory Group members and with feedback from Domain Experts.
The Advisory Group will meet at a cadence defined in the scoping documents to input into and shape the development of the programme.
The skills and expertise of participants will include:
- Communications professionals specialising in the sector(s) relevant to the programme
- Understanding how to digest and articulate user benefits
- Experience in developing communications plans
Key research and written requirements for this advisory group include:
- Documented messaging to communicate the benefits of the programme
- A detailed communications plan for the duration of the programme
- Clear messaging
- Provide supporting evidence from desk research, interviews etc
Advisory Group 5: Policy
Purpose
This group aims to address potential policy interventions, including appropriate corporate policies and/or regulatory interventions.
Advisory Group outputs will be the review and endorsement of the following:
- Documented policy and process for participant vetting, authorisation and conditions
- Documented approach to consent, data use, privacy and onward sharing
- IP rules, liability, dispute resolution and redress
- Recommendations to Government and/or regulator(s)
Outputs will be researched, drafted and documented by our research team, in collaboration with Advisory Group members and with feedback from Domain Experts.
The Advisory Group will meet at a cadence defined in the scoping documents to input into and shape the development of the programme.
The skills and expertise of participants will include:
- Legal professionals, especially those with data and content licensing expertise
- Policy analysts with specific expertise in data and the sector(s) involved
- An understanding of conditions for participation aligned with relevant regulation(s), of the data ecosystem, market participant roles, responsibilities, liabilities, opportunities and risks.
Key research and written requirements for this advisory group include:
- Documented policy and process for participant vetting, authorisation and conditions
- Documented approach to consent, data use, privacy and onward sharing
- Provide supporting evidence from desk research, interviews etc
Mission, Values
Mission
To deliver clearly defined rules that can be implemented utilising a Scheme (within a Trust Framework) for data sharing including, as appropriate: data search, assurance and access control capabilities.
Values
We will be:
Open
We will:
- share our views and plans, and share knowledge as widely as possible;
- solicit and listen to views from end users and stakeholders;
- make our outputs available under an open licence (e.g. CC-BY, OGL).
Expert
We will:
- bring our expertise to the discussion as individuals;
- use our expertise to synthesise the views of others in constructive and forward-thinking proposals;
- use good judgment to respect privacy and confidentiality.
Collaborative
We will:
- support each other in discussion, decisions, and delivery;
- constructively hold each other to account on our commitments;
- ensure all voices are heard and considered carefully.