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Governance

This platform has no separate governance/board data model — the working groups below are the real governance bodies recorded in the database, drawn from the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan and related MoU drafts.

10
Governance bodies
7
Action Plan working groups
3
Other named bodies
Secretariat institution

Islamic World Science & Technology Monitoring and Citation Institute (ISC)

Named as the central institute / secretariat across the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan, the DH Lab Framework, the 5-Sided MoU drafts, and the Tafahom-nameh drafts.

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan working groups

The specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan, each with ISC as secretariat.

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan

International Cooperation

One of the seven specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan.

Secretariat: ISC

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan

Innovation, Knowledge-based Companies & Funding

One of the seven specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan.

Secretariat: ISC

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan

Education & Human Capital Development

One of the seven specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan.

Secretariat: ISC

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan

Written Heritage & Digital Archives

One of the seven specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan.

Secretariat: ISC

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan

Technology & Artificial Intelligence

One of the seven specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan.

Secretariat: ISC

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan

Data, Standards & Data Governance

One of the seven specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan.

Secretariat: ISC

ISC–ECOSF Action Plan

Policy & National Coordination

One of the seven specialized Working Groups defined in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan.

Secretariat: ISC

Other named governance bodies

Additional governance bodies drafted in the 5-Sided MoU and Tafahom-nameh materials, distinct from the Action Plan working group set above.

National DH & Islamic Humanities Working Group

Wider national working group proposed in the Tafahom-nameh drafts, naming ISC as central alongside institutions including Plan & Budget Organization, the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, IranDoc, Noor Computer Research Center, SAMT, and others (see docs/dh-ia-realignment.md for the full member list from the source documents).

Secretariat: ISC

Charter document: Tafahom-nameh drafts (تفاهم نامه DH_7مرداد.docx / ...ویرایش 10 مرداد... / توافق_نامه همکاری مشترک...docx)

DH Development Steering Working Group

Governance body proposed in the 5-Sided MoU drafts: one authorized representative per party (ISC, Plan & Budget Organization, Ministry of Health/Medical Education, VP for Science, Technology & Knowledge-Based Economy of the Presidency, Innovation & Prosperity Fund), chaired by ISC's president or delegate.

Secretariat: ISC (permanent secretariat, per MoU draft)

Meeting cadence: at least quarterly

Charter document: 5-Sided MoU (detailed and shortened drafts)

ISC Digital Humanities Working Group

ISC's existing Digital Humanities Working Group, referenced as the counterpart body in the ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan's cooperation areas (joint webinars, AI outreach content, the joint "History of Science in the Islamic World" book project).

Secretariat: ISC

Meeting cadence: joint coordination meetings every 2 months; 6-month progress reviews

Charter document: ISC–ECOSF Draft Action Plan

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