Sybal GIM Bulletin

Key Points

  1. Governance in Motion Bulletin - published 3rd week of every month
  2. Updates on
  3. Technologies that impact governance operations, solutions
  4. Governance risks, issues, challenges
  5. Governance legislation trends
  6. Domain governance opportunities, challenges, solutions, strategies, 
  7. Governance regulations by Country
  8. Columns ... 
  9.   
  10. AI-based blockchain governance to remove human bias?
  11. trend is to introduce bias for social justice to governance now
  12. what's the concept for installing bias in governance?
  13. is there a value in a service to measure bias for any goal?
  14. Companies are moving to stakeholder focus vs shareholder-only focus




References


Key Concepts


Social Good organizations 


Token economies



Sybal SRM - Social Responsibility Market



SRM - Social Responsibility Market
  • Conceptually it's a market place for Social Improvement Services using the SRC ( Social Responsibility Credit ) tokens.
  • On one side you have beneficiaries who define the projects and services ( causes ) that are candidates for investment.
  • On the other you have organizations ( companies, foundations ) and individuals who want to make Social improvements.
  • You can also have contributors  as authors who create content on the site for the projects and services. Could be "first hand" accounts, support pieces, testimonials. If the site offers "monitored" blog posts for the projects, users can subscribe to the topics and causes they care about. This will build traffic which is key. 
As community manager there are multiple responsibilities we have:
  1. creating the tokens to be used - minting, selling, buying, redeeming tokens
  2. donations, selling tokens and service charges on transactions provide revenue to run the community
  3. there can also be sponsor membership levels for investors ( gold, silver, bronze ) that provide a fixed % ( eg 95% or ? ) to go to causes, the balance to operate the community ( like a United Way report - we need full transparency online real time around financing, contributions to causes etc )
  4. setting the responsibilities, terms and governance rules for the market participants ( contributors, investors, beneficiaries etc ) 
  5. on demand reporting for all participants ( beneficiaries, investors, contributors  etc ) by period ( like your credit card company )
  6. marketing and promoting the Social Responsibility Credit market ( SRC market ) through other channels
  7. providing update reports for beneficiaries to show what has been achieved against their goals with funds received
Other Key decisions as community manager include: 
  1. fixed or floating token values? ( I think fixed simplifies the market for everyone )
  2. defining fees ( token redemption for cash etc ) 
  3. setting the KYC rules for enrollment, update by membership type
  4. how funds are managed ( banks etc )
  5. how PII data is managed 
  6. identity forms accepted by membership type and role 
  7. is there a foundation that sponsors can donate funds to OR are all donations targeted directly to causes ?
  8. if there is an associated foundation, what are the rules on how the foundation donates to causes?
  9. what options for communications do we provide for members in different roles?
  10. others?
Differentiators for SRC system include:
> the transparency on funds management and low operating costs for the market
> on demand reporting with trusted data 
> qualifications requirements for both beneficiaries, contributors ( KYC - no dark money etc )
> compliance with regulations by jurisdiction
> community elected governance board and external audit
> no political agenda
> assists underserved, underrepresented communities 

Christine 

Jim,
Continuing to think out loud. 
The partner purchasing our social responsibility credit can control capital allocated vs in the other model it is dependent on purchase volume and therefore not predictable. 
In our modeling we would be more predictable and therefore better aligned with NGO and non-profits' project timeframes. 
We don't want our partner to have to wait on transactions. They should be able to simply purchase the credits and we provide the reporting. 



Measuring Corporate Sustainability ( 2020 )

100 most sustainable companies - 2020 **

https://snapshot.fidelity.com/fidresearch/snapshot/landing.jhtml#/news?symbol=VZ&storyid=202102121828DOWJONESREALTIME011198&provider=DOWJONES&product=REALTIME

100-sustainable-companies-2020-snapshot.fidelity-VZ Stock Quote amp Research.pdf



Potential Value Opportunities



Clients


NGOs - Service organizations

Governments 

Corporations

Organizations that handle documents, money or other key assets

Organizations that audit or certify others


Investors

Goals??


Partners


Leverage Sybal services, tokens, governance ( of X ? )



d201222 - design notes

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tokenomics for social good


goals, scope
use cases
references
requirements - journeys, stories
object model
services model


token economies examples, tutorials
social good tokens

	sahoja
		arbitrary conversion value to fiat
		rules differ on mint, burn


	actors 
		community manager
		users
		sponsors
		contributors


	use cases
		create social good projects


	objects
		accounts
		wallets
		projects
		services
		tokens


token type 

	not security - an investment
	utility token ? - eg dmx ad credits
	coin - minted, bought, sold, redeemed, burned


social good measures

	value for product, service
	participation rate ( 10% increments )

	validation methods for participation ???


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concepts
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There is a greater need than ever to deliver and support social goods solutions today. They Sybal Foundation is proud to offer 



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questions to answer
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what is a social good?
	https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social_good.asp

what is a social good market?
what are social good market examples?
how can social goods be tokenized?
who buys social goods?
who trades social goods?
who redeems social goods?
how are social goods products selected?
how are social goods support tracked?
how does the market automate accountability and governance?
benefits of Sybal platform for investors?
	make a real impact supporting important social goods projects & services
	demonstrate their commitment to social 
	see how your investments improve the lives of others
	bring employees, shareholders, communities together
	ability to trade investments with others as opportunities arise
	reduction in time spent on: 
	finding social good projects & services
	accounting and reporting for social investments


benefits of Sybal platform for social organizations?

	reduction in time spent on: 
	finding social good projects & services
	accounting and reporting for social investments








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references for managing & measuring social good
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socialgood wpaper
https://socialgood-whitepaper.com/chapter4/


https://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-strategy/putting-the-social-in-social-good/


https://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-strategy/putting-the-social-in-social-good/




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references for regulated blockchain
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/354812

Governance and Regulated Blockchain: A New Dawn in Technological Advancement


L3COS impacts

https://l3cos.com/society.html

AutomationSimplified and faster exchange of information within governmentTransparencyFully-audited access to all informationSecurityQuantum-safe technology enforces immutability and consensusInclusivityAn ecosystem with government oversight, accessible to all

Smart contracts remove the need for intermediaries like banks, brokers and lawyers because actions governed by these contracts can be automated.

These fully traceable automated transactions are executed and recorded between parties in a verifiable and permanent way.


Enhanced democracyEnsure every citizen’s vote and voice counts
Automated taxes and benefits paymentsReduce bureaucracy and administration of taxes and the receipt of benefits
Smoother border crossingsProve eligibility to cross borders with an internationally agreed ID system
Consumer price reductionBy reducing compliance and processing costs, the prices for goods and services are kept lower



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references for token economy
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https://www.verywellfamily.com/create-a-token-economy-system-to-improve-child-behavior-1094888


A token economy works much the same way as the world economy. An individual earns tokens by completing tasks or displaying desired behaviors. The tokens are then exchanged for something of value to the individual (known as a backup reinforcer).


social good rewards system 
	
	company earns tokens for supporting social good projects, services

	q> how do parties trade with each other ??

s1> define social investment projects, services
s2> define "rewards" for social investments
s3> issue rewards for social behaviors
s4> show social rewards earned on user dashboard, aggregate


https://www.verywellfamily.com/problems-with-token-economy-reward-systems-1094773

tips for token system engagement 

t1> let parties pick rewards
	what are the motivations for good behavior?
t2> good token record keeping - easy scoring
t3> make it easy to earn tokens on a continuous basis
	use small airdrops based on participation rates 
t4> make sure the ground rules, governance is clear to all parties
t5> keep reward system simple and change as needed to keep engagement





Potential Challenges


Marketing Challenges


defining the right value propositions for the right audiences

building the right alliances and partnerships

identifying key service differentiators

finding the right alpha candidates

clearly marketing the services and value add for the right use cases to the right audiences

creating a market for GAAS - governance as a service ( we tried the same thing at DMX for FCA lead management PII )



Product Challenges 



Blockchain Product Value Life cycle 

Andy Martin• 1st Blockchain Value Design leader at IBM - Blockchain is really a governance technology4d • Edited •4 days ago
blockchain - we start with new forms of accounting to drive ecosystem reconciliation but move into open market ecosystem collaborative and competitive marketplaces and then into the token or digital economy itself. This is about who carries the can for when things go wrong and who owns the profits when the ship comes in and how all that changes when we move to a digital economy. In a digital economy you only have "1's" and "0's" - yes you have a link to the physical but that is handled in the industrial physical economy below. We are building a digital layer on top. The funding model is different - it is collaborative. It is about making money for your ecosystem as well as yourself.
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Technology and Patent Challenges



Competition Challenges


Other Data Governance Services 


Others targeting similar segments or offerings

how are they funded?

where do they generate revenue?

how much do they actually contribute to social good?

what are their biases in program support?


Stellar - can support any custom token on Stellar network with high performance now


https://developers.stellar.org/docs/issuing-assets/

https://medium.com/@brenn.a.hill/how-to-make-a-custom-token-on-stellar-ae5296512a2e

https://www.leewayhertz.com/create-token-on-stellar/


RIPL - Research Improves People's Lives

https://www.ripl.org/initiatives/


https://www.ripl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RIPL-02_2019-09-17-SupportingStrongFamilies.pdf


https://www.ripl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RIPL-02_2019-09-17-ImprovingOutcomesforVulnerableChildren.pdf

stats show education improvement after removal only for young girls

https://www.ripl.org/initiatives/initiative-two-social-program-innovation-2/initiative-two-utilizing-big-data-to-create-a-low-cost-method-to-employ-rhode-islanders/

how RI can categorize more unemployed as "displaced workers" to increase federal funds for training saving RI funds


Libonomy - AI and Blockchain service

https://libonomy.com/

blockchain plus AI = autonomous consensus engine for blockchain transaction governance

more energy efficient uses less power ( no POW, uses POG instead )

does not discuss malicious attack risks


outputs

1 pager - business case for the solution

white paper - how the technology is better

yellow paper - business use cases with potential value delivered

partnership - who provides blockchain services here?


Coin Capital, a company that helps facilitate transition from centralized to decentralized systems in this digital era. Coin Capital is regarded as being one of the world’s leading digital currency banks, hence this partnership being a major milestone for Libonomy – a newcomer to decentralized technology.

“I am excited to be helping lead the way in blockchain innovation with a project as groundbreaking as Libonomy.” – Armando Levy, owner of Coin Capital.



Candidate Solutions



Crypto Trading Marketplace & Remittances


DO YOU KNOW YOU CAN TRADE CRYPTO & ACCESS THE CHEAPEST MONEY TRANSFERS, ALL IN ONE PLACE?
With our 2-in-1 platform, you can trade significant cryptocurrencies, BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC, XRP, ERC20. You can also send money to friends and family anywhere in the world, and particularly in Africa. This comes with the lowest rates and a process that is as simple as sending an email.

What are the conversion costs from crypto to currencies?

How do these costs compare to straight remittances from 1 currency to another?

Who needs this combination of crypto trading and remittances?



SAVE MONEY ON TRADING FEES
Are the thoughts of high trading fees giving you second thoughts on crypto trading? When you trade high amounts, do you get startled by the resulting trading fee? Trade comfortably with Sybal, our low fees will allow you to trade with ease.

q> what are the exchange fees?  redemption fees for fiat?


competitive services, rates , market share?


Crypto Bank ?



KYC Service 




Governance Bias Service 


For product services

For corporate governance 

For HR governance





Meetings


m201218 - token offering, web site, product - KYC service

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m201218 fri
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team meeting


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work

1> weekly availability for calls


2> review pitch deck for presentation areas 


3> concrete 



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homework
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a>> draft case study format

a>> public sector for example concrete remittances etc

download
https://app.box.com/s/6wg0lijppj946j4vo4vyiy02ua8hffg8

view only
https://app.box.com/s/e3hssywl397efynfglw8yodo6huld035/file/754933924379

a>> CA use case list 

a>> how -- put trust to work w 3 concrete case studies

a>> Sybal the value we deilver 


we are a service


what's the problem we add value to ???

	concrete w solutions today that could be improved
	CA use cases and current values delivered


what sybal is .. the difference maker

we leverage latest technologies to add value, solve tough challenges on:
social good, bring communities together, inclusion, underserved, equitable ( opportunity vs results )

does AI make us different?
no - we use AI
does BC make us different?
no - we use BC

others use these technologies.

What makes Sybal different is ...

	human-centered governance and compliance across processes



how 
	put trust to work
	lean in to communities 
	our own governance model is ... our communities served
		community participation ( sse CA BC study team )
	concrete use cases
		remittances, education credentials, energy credits,
		licenses, health certifications, consents, 

	our operations 
	sybal education on governance
		non profit
			free education on our topics
	sybal service
		for profit
	sybal bank
		for profit
	sybal foundation
		non profit community services 
			identity, fin inclusion, healthcare w sybal services

payoff
	triple bottom line
	social good credit system >> esg -- token system
		certifcation system for participation
		audit we conduct to maintain certifications
		business serving communities - stakeholders
			customers, employees, shareholders, govenments, communities
	transparency, governance, change management 
sybal is a social credit system 
for gov, business


initial investor slide - call to action
	how do we move forward
	what do you expect from the investors 
	how are we gonna put that to work


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governance concepts 


concepts 
examples 
gmm - governance maturity model


https://help.tableau.com/current/blueprint/en-us/bp_governance_models.htm

https://boardable.com/blog/nonprofit-governance-models/


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investors 

275 want pitch deck

financing expected to be 12 mos for full $10M ...

0> tokenomics paper dec
1> white paper jan
2> web site ready 

3> mvp stack for coin trading

saft agreement for future tokens
vendors offering ICOs as broker / dealers
SEC registered tokens 
erc20 token for reservation for sybal coin

charge percent for ICO raise

ICO is reg D with SAFT agreement
INX token

case law on coins 
	did private raise
	exempt from reg D
	public raise thru regular filings
	SEC > no --- initial private raisee dependent on public raise
		all was a public raise 

lean in to regulations, oversight
	auditors on finance, tech
	"poster child for regulations, governance"

https://developers.stellar.org/docs/issuing-assets/

POG protocol blockchain 

components
	protocol
	mobile remittance, payments
	OCC and Wyoming on banking licenses for digital assets

a> review pitch deck again
	spell check


link to my legislation research

goals

g> reduce risks on bc remittance 

g> expand access to fin svcs
	everyone has seat at the table
	equitable access for all
	< can't solve all at once
	< quick hits that validate benefits -- portable wallets


h> focus on US unbanked now for testing solutions
	lower fees, ids ( ssi )

a> cost of issuing ids on sovrin

g> best practices, governance focus - lean in

g> sybal - who we are ? baas svc 

q> HOW do we eliminate human traits, bias putting consumers at risk

a> need specific examples 
a> use MAD tracking alert on data governance
a> read Ethical AI - vs FB AI

o> opportunity - restatement of business purpose for others is a door for us

s> strategy - social impact business model ( eg air bnb etc )

k> key = right partnerships = market niche, resources, promotion

g> sybal value 

	7cs- clear, concise, complete, concrete, considerate, cooperative

q>> who else is trying to hit our goals now ???

	World Bank on remittances - bc pilot now
	WEF - stds on bc use cases

d> difference - sybal
	human centered for social good using AI & blockchain 
	driving economic growth
	true governance on bc with regulatory compliance 

h> how investor return with
	innovation, high growth, increased profit over time (not first)

q>> key use cases to start ???

	government remittances ?? registrations ??

investor goals ??

a> sustainable advantage 

a>> show me how the moat is wide ?
	other baas has to rebuild their service model 

POG protocol 
	ethical intelligence 

a>> show concrete examples simply 

a>> need comparative examples simple 

	a person walks into a bar with normal license, vs ssi cred
	90 second videos 
	capabilities videos for solution approach
	solution impact videos for specific use cases - remittances and ??


v>> business digital banking service in US

i>> can you 
	sell it, scale it, govern it, grow it

phases
	digitze
	collaborate - help other orgs deliver better service, value, gov
	align with others on goals, strategies
	innovate

h>> how do we measure bias on specific use cases???

q>> how do we align with CBDCs ??


https://www.govops.ca.gov/blockchain/

https://www.govops.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/07/BWG-Final-Report-2020-July1.pdf




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dr dan he - ibm ai 

now consultant
infrastructure setup 
white paper 


hannah robertson - alexandria, va
creating sybal story
investor page

q> who gives us feedback on investor side?

works w postal service as a pm, whitepaper
bc healthcare startup




jim m
sybal focus on blockchain solutions, technology 
	work w fabric, indy, aries
	lead public sector group for hlf
	mobi - vid, cmdm stds
	presentations on ebc


	worked in infrastructure on IT 
	services, apps, solutions - cfg, fidelity



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testing 

a> jm.testnet on aws
a> supply chain 

issues...
1> availability of smart devices in adult populations
2> multi-tenant wallets
3> cloud wallets ( mediators ) and services
4> mfa 




Emails



 


e201215 - update on web site, my tasks, token offering


Please do let us know what feedback you have on the items in your data room.

Additionally, I would like your feedback on the MGI Digital Identification Report located in your research folder as it relates to initial development of our ID Solution.

Initial Framing of the solution would start with KYC , which drives access to financial services on our platform, privacy and control of identifying data with a notification system of how it is used and by who, establishment of the digital trail, and efficiency within the digital ecosystem.

From there, we would move into innovating on behalf of customer to improve the aforementioned baseline and on behalf of the public and private sectors to decrease fraud, onboarding time, and exclusion expanding upon the use cases for both customer profiles.

Please let me know your thoughts as we will discuss each section of the offering during the meeting.


<<  The concept of ledger proofs of KYC activity, consents etc with automated event notifications potentially has high value as a service.


Jim,

We hope this note finds you well. 

Quick update on where we stand. 

This week we are scheduled for a team meeting which takes place 12/18/20 at 9:00 AM EST. We look forward to seeing you there.

Hannah, our Blockchain/Developer SME continues to work on final web copy. Once approved she will begin placing copy and redesign of GUI. We expect this work to be completed before end of month. 

We are in the process of developing the initial tokenomics of Sybal’s protocol. This will be completed prior to end of month. Once completed, we will draft an initial white paper. We expect this to also be completed prior to end of month. 

These are the final items remaining prior to going live with the raise.

As final stages come to completion we have decided to exercise a SAFT raise and list our coin via a regulated broker platform. We believe this approach expedites the raise and make Sybal more visible to the right type of investors. 

Please do let us know what feedback you have on the items in your data room. 

Additionally, I would like your feedback on the MGI Digital Identification Report located in your research folder as it relates to initial development of our ID Solution. 

Initial Framing of the solution would start with KYC , which drives access to financial services on our platform, privacy and control of identifying data with a notification system of how it is used and by who, establishment of the digital trail, and efficiency within the digital ecosystem. 

From there, we would move into innovating on behalf of customer to improve the aforementioned baseline and on behalf of the public and private sectors to decrease fraud, onboarding time, and exclusion expanding upon the use cases for both customer profiles. 

Please let me know your thoughts as we will discuss each section of the offering during the meeting. 


My response 200505

Hi Stacy,

Sorry for the delay.

That's good news the model does work.

I'll guess the service needs to model data by both location ( eg SF, NY or .. ) AND  price ranges for those markets. A 3 BR, 2 BA home in MA would sell very quickly compared to a high end 5 BR, 5 BA home over $1M in most MA markets ( except greater Boston ). If your model allows those inputs, I expect it could be very accurate after training in a market.

Cluster analysis by market ( a set of zip codes ) would show roughly what is in demand on the sales side and what is available on the supply side to do basic matching in a market.

In theory, the only thing that "breaks your model" at any point are black swan events like this virus. I don't know if there would be a "factor" you could apply to the forecasts at that point or if you need a new model during that time period.

I linked a few sites that provide real estate apis you can access data.
Some of those I believe are free.
I don't know if they have the minimum data you need on listing date & price, selling date & price etc.

Thanks

Jim


Some Real Estate APIs that may have the listing data, sales data you need:

Real Estate APIs to review

https://rapidapi.com/blog/best-real-estate-apis/

https://gist.github.com/patpohler/36c731113fd113418c0806f62cbb9e30

Is there an API to access MLS data? - Quora

	
Is there an API to access MLS data? - Quora








On Thursday, April 30, 2020, 3:19:14 PM EDT, SN Laabs <snlaabs@yahoo.com> wrote:


Hi Jim,

Finally. :) The software expert that I worked with for years and build our multi-million dollar software.

Summary:

After reviewing the code, he believes the model is likely accurate. 

But to know 100% accuracy of code: we need to test with data in the exact parameters he hard coded into the model - against the real time it took for the houses to sell. 

1. We are going to test the model with actual real estate information we pull (from a relator) to double check the accuracy.

2. Now, if the model is accurate off the data we pull, then we have a second issue, we can/need to resolve. Demarcation. 

    The value is hard coded in at 75k, for the value. It's not 'smart', so it's unlikely that the model would translate      to accuracy in price ranges of million dollars. So we would need to figure out a way to either fix that issue.
         Quick Brain Storming:
                 1. Drop down options for real estate agents to choose from in their local area, given the different price                     points.
                 2. Create a 'smart' AI component to calculate on the fly.  

Next Steps:

Find a real estate agent who can get us data based on the current hard coded data - run the code. Check the accuracy against what 'really' happened with the house sales.



200425 - email on creating own code

***Biggest reason: Where is the working code that the university used to create the paper? My only guess: They don't have it. 

I never asked directly because I wanted to stay in good graces with the university, but this is a good explanation as to why suddenly the professor abruptly dismissed me after the student got back to him.  

Solution:

I am getting cost to see about writing new code to predict if this is even possible. (will let you know the cost when I get it)

Even if we own the code, even if some of it is open source, we have our own 'proprietary software', as you don't patent AI software.

Also with us communicating with the university we don't want a legal fight. In fact, their code being flawed actually may help us (see below why). 

University Solution: 

I wrote our attorney CW for confirmation, but I believe the most politically and legal aspect is to honor the agreement. We publish the universities code on our github (a code repository), and do what we said we would do. 

1. It meets our legal agreement.
2. It actually helps us (if our new code works), because most people who think they can copy the code and be direct competitors have no idea the paper is flawed and code is flawed. 
3. We don't embarrass the university and get into some sort of legal conflict.

*It is known the the university in earlier emails that I was creating our own code, but we found theirs more interesting. So I should easily be able to communicate that we decided to use our own code, but are sharing theirs per our license agreement.




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