# Guiding Questions

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**Note:** This page is currently being updated to align with the DSSC Blueprint 3.0 as well as the iSHARE Framework 3.0. An updated version will be published soon.
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**Purpose:** Capture regulatory and business needs for data lineage to support compliance and value-added services.
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1. **Requirements & Use Cases**

* *Which legal, contractual, or sectoral requirements exist for provenance and traceability?*
* *Are there AI Act or other regulatory triggers that mandate detailed data lineage or traceability?*
* *Are there business cases for using provenance data to add value (e.g., sustainability claims, quality certification)?*

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**Purpose:** Adopt or extend existing provenance ontologies to flexibly represent traceability information. 
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2. **Data Modelling**

* *Will existing ontologies (e.g., W3C PROV-O, PAV) be adopted and extended for sector needs?*
* *Should provenance be modelled as “events” (e.g., CloudEvents) for flexibility?*

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**Purpose:** Define storage, retention, encryption, and access policies for provenance data across participants. 
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3. **Storage & Management**

* *Will provenance/traceability data be stored locally by participants, by certified 3rd parties, or in a hybrid model?*
* *What are the retention, encryption, and access control policies?*

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**Purpose:** Clarify which processes and telemetry data should be observable for governance and monitoring purposes. 
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4. **Observability Scope**

* *Which Control Plane activities (catalog publication, contract negotiation, transfer process) will be observable?*
* *Will operational telemetry (uptime, performance) also be included under the same governance?*

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**Purpose:** Designate certified observability providers while avoiding centralization and systemic risks.
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5. **Trust & Third Parties**

* *Which organisations could act as certified observability service providers?*
* *How will centralization risks be mitigated?*

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**Purpose:** Integrate provenance and traceability rules into the rulebook under governance oversight.\
**Governance Linkages**
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6. **Governance Linkages**

* *How will rules for provenance and traceability be reflected in the rulebook?*
* *Which governance body will approve changes to provenance and traceability standards or processes?*