Foundry technical gateway
Nexus Foundry is the persistent work environment of Nexus Consortiums, where projects, data, models, maps, analysis and evidence are kept throughout the year. It is organized as twenty technical systems, each with ten rooms. The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) documents Foundry publicly and, through GCRI Canada, runs its global-to-local deployment in service of the national and regional consortiums under a strict not-for-profit mandate. This gateway lists the systems, explains how a project enters and states the authorization boundaries. Return to Nexus Ecosystem.
- 01In briefThe short answer
- 02Twenty systemsWhat each system contributes, and the line it does not cross
- 03Project entryHow work enters Foundry
- 04BoundariesAuthorization stays with the people who hold it
- 05Key termsTerms used on this page
- 06StatusWhat is open today
GCRI · Institution · service level R0
The short answer.
Nexus Foundry is the persistent work environment of Nexus Consortiums, where projects, data, models, maps, analysis and evidence are kept through the year, organized as twenty technical systems. GCRI documents it publicly and, through GCRI Canada, runs its global-to-local deployment; authorization stays with the people who hold it, and workspace access is not yet open.
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What each system contributes, and the line it does not cross.
- NexusContributionPortfolio and institutional project coordinationBoundaryNo substitute for external decision authority
- NorthStarContributionCommon operating picture and field coordinationBoundaryCivilian scope; maps and operating-picture authority only
- DSSContributionScenarios, options, uncertainty and decision analysisBoundaryAnalysis is not the decision
- NEXCOREContributionInfrastructure enrolment, lifecycle, placement and recoveryBoundaryApproved assets and workload authority only
- NEXQContributionVersioned capabilities, admission and qualificationBoundaryDoes not own the agent population fabric
- GRIxContributionData, ontology, evidence, fusion, lineage and risk productsBoundarySource rights and limitations persist
- EOPContributionEarth-observation search, processing and change evidenceBoundaryNo implied authority to order paid acquisition
- EWSContributionForecast verification and warning supportBoundaryOfficial issuance stays with authorized parties
- AAPContributionTrigger evaluation and preparednessBoundaryNo automatic fund release or dispatch
- NETContributionConnectivity, network intent, telemetry and continuityBoundaryNo control of unconsenting third-party networks
- OPContributionInstruments, measurement and calibration evidenceBoundaryPhysical operation needs authorized scope
- SIGContributionAuthorized signal and positioning integrity observationBoundaryNo unauthorized collection
- NSFContributionPolicy, purpose, rights, mandate and assurance decisionsBoundaryInterface intent cannot create authority
- HubContributionKnowledge, learning, service and continuityBoundaryNo fabricated credentials or employment
- StudioContributionAgent populations and composed experiencesBoundaryOwns the shared agentic fabric
- FactoryContributionGoverned build, verification, signing and releaseBoundaryRelease is not deployment authorization
- AppsContributionApplication installation and runtime lifecycleBoundaryNo new infrastructure authority
- RailsContributionProtocols, obligations, handoffs and receiptsBoundaryA receipt is not settlement or external acceptance
- PortalsContributionPublic and audience-specific deliveryBoundaryPublication never overrides source permission
- LabsContributionReproducible research, testbeds and benchmarksBoundaryExperiment results are not certification
Full system pages are on Nexus Foundry technical systems and the overview on The twenty Foundry systems.
How work enters Foundry.
- 01
Enquiry
A national programme, institution or mission team describes its question and receives a reference.
- 02
Scope and rights
The counterpart, the information scope, the data rights and the authority for the next step are agreed in writing.
- 03
Workspace
A project workspace is opened for authorized users only, when access opens at the relevant service level.
- 04
Build and review
Models and analysis are built in governed systems, and findings are reviewed before any publication.
Authorization stays with the people who hold it.
- Participation gives Nexus no control of operational technology, and exercises carry no live actuation or warning authority.
- A blueprint is not an installed environment, and requested capacity is not allocated capacity.
- National programmes keep their agenda, data and decision rights under a rights schedule.
- Nexus Foundry is hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure in the United States, and personal information may be processed there under the privacy notice.
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 |
|---|---|
| Least privilege | Granting each user or process only the access needed for its current task. |
| Digital twin | A computational representation of a physical system that is updated with data from it and used to explore its behaviour. |
| Trusted research environment | A secure computing environment where approved researchers analyse sensitive data without removing it. |
| Provenance | Information about the entities, activities and people involved in producing a record, used to judge its quality and reliability, in the W3C PROV model. |
What is open today.
The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. Workspace access and computing allocations open only when their team, terms and review capacity are in place. Technical documentation is published on Nexus Foundry, and the work that Foundry supports in the annual programme is described by The Global Risks Forum (GRF) on Nexus Universe at GRF.
Questions and answers.
Who operates Nexus Foundry?
Who owns the Foundry code?
Can I get a workspace now?
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.