Public accountability
The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) publishes the records that let anyone check how it works: the decisions it takes and who took them, the interests that could affect them, what it has published and under what review, and how errors are corrected. None of these routes requires membership, an account or payment. This page lists each kind of record and the route for raising a concern about it. Return to About GCRI, or see Trust and accountability for the full trust section.
The short answer.
Public accountability at GCRI means publishing the records that let anyone check how it works: decisions and who took them, interests that could affect them, what was published under what review, and how errors were corrected. None of these routes requires membership, an account or payment, and each has a named route for raising a concern.
Mandate to authority.
Fig.How the platform is governed, from its mandate to the authorities who decide. Design, not a record.
Jurisdictions in Middle East and North Africa.
The jurisdictions that hold authority over this question: countries, their first-level divisions and capitals, shown for Middle East and North Africa as an example geography for this subject.
Four kinds of record, each open to examination.
Decision records
Material decisions are recorded with their date, holder, scope and reasons. A rejected recommendation receives a reasoned disposition rather than disappearing.
Declared interests
Reviewers and role holders declare interests. A reviewer with a declared conflict does not sign the acceptance it concerns. See Independence and conflicts.
Publication records
Each release carries its sources, methods, evidence labels, review chain, funding disclosure and version history.
Correction history
A correction creates a new recorded version, never a silent edit. See Corrections and concerns.
Where to raise a concern.
| Route | Write to | Who handles it |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific correction or integrity concern | integrity@therisk.global | The responsible editor or source owner; open to anyone |
| Programme or decision complaint | integrity@therisk.global | Someone not responsible for the contested decision |
| Privacy and rights request | privacy@therisk.global | The Interim Privacy Officer of GCRI Canada |
| Security report | security@therisk.global | The security disclosure team |
| Safeguarding concern | safeguarding@therisk.global | A restricted route, never handled in public forums or by a chatbot |
The acknowledgement gives a reference and names the next step. Nexus is not an emergency service; in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services.
Rules that no funder can buy out.
- No support buys a finding, a ranking, an appointment, consent, procurement advantage or the suppression of a limitation.
- Findings are accepted on method by qualified, conflict-managed reviewers, not on who funded or hosted the work.
- Funding is disclosed with each publication, and sponsorship has no say in a test result.
- Missing data is shown as missing, never as zero, and every result carries an evidence label.
Terms used on this page.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Public accountability | The obligation of an institution to explain and justify its conduct to the public and to bodies that can question it, and to face consequences, as the OECD frames accountability in governance. |
| Conflict of interest | A situation in which financial, professional or personal interests could compromise, or appear to compromise, judgement in research or review. |
| Correction | A published notice that amends an error in a work whose main findings stand. |
| Audit trail | A record of who accessed or changed data, when and why. |
The year in one reviewed document.
Governance changes, delivery evidence, lessons and material changes are brought together in the institutional annual review once it is released. The other pillar institutions keep their own routes, for example the corrections and complaints route of The Global Risks Alliance (GRA).
Questions and answers.
Do I need to be a member to raise a concern?
What happens after I report an error?
Is a complaint reviewed by the person I am complaining about?
Around GCRI.
Start with an enquiry.
The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.