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Mandate First: Platforms and Procedure
Digital delivery disputes are often mandate disputes. Wallets and data exchange platforms should be governed through designation, compellability and supervision before markets or ministries compete to operate them.
Ott Sarv
Feb 17


Is Technology a Product Project or a Channel for Exercising State Power?
A technically successful public system can still fail under judicial scrutiny if it cannot prove lawful authority, evidentiary integrity, correction semantics and a working remedy pathway.
Ott Sarv
Jan 8


The DPI Trap: Governance Drift Turns Rails into Platforms
DPI programmes drift when shared rails absorb policy logic, mandate and remedy. This article distinguishes DPI, DPS, DPF and DPG, then shows how safeguards become enforceable sequencing gates.
Ott Sarv
Sep 29, 2025


Donor Wallet, No Cross-Match: Why Policy-Agnostic GovStack Wallets Fail in Government
A GovStack-style wallet can scan perfectly and still fail under public scrutiny. This article defines the Seven Layer cross-match gates for wallet reliance, evidence, recovery and remedy.
Ott Sarv
Sep 10, 2025


Data Exchange Platform Governance: Plumbing Does Not Grant Access
Data exchange rails provide trust plumbing, not ownership or access rights. Each disclosure must remain tied to legal authority, institutional mandate, necessity, correction at source and remedy.
Ott Sarv
Aug 14, 2025
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