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Annual programme cycle

Nexus Consortiums run on an annual rhythm: one year of work, one month to build, one week to test, one day planned to stand down. Monthly working-group delivery and quarterly country evidence build towards Universe and the annual flagship report. The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) runs the technical office; The Global Risks Forum (GRF) governs the programme. Part of GCRI programmes.

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01Sequence

The order things happen in.

  1. 01QuestionNational, regional or institutional priority
  2. 02EvidenceSTEM foundation of the platform
  3. 03BuildFoundry
  4. 04OrganiseNexus ecosystem
  5. 05TestUniverse (independent site)
  6. 06PublishReports
  7. 07DecideCompetent authorities and institutions, through NXS-RLS (participants, agreements and handoffs)
  8. 08RenewCorrections and the next annual agenda
02Stages

Five stages, each with an entry and an exit.

StageWorkExit
One year: prepareNational demand, research, monthly working-group delivery, quarterly evidence, technology and resource qualification.An approved mission portfolio, qualified inputs and an achievable build plan.
One month: buildAssemble the Core, bind authorised resources, integrate software and data, test security and interoperability, rehearse.A Core Build Report, measured readiness, known defects and go or no-go decisions.
One week: act and testControlled exercises, scenario work, benchmarks, independent observation and leadership deliberation.Run, decision and observation records, limitations and improvement items.
One day: stand down (proposed)Stop new work, checkpoint jobs, revoke temporary access and seal transferable evidence.A stand-down receipt and a preserved evidence manifest.
Following period: review and renewValidate archives, complete review, publish approved results and close corrective actions.Reviewed publications, closed corrections and the next mandate.

The one-day stand-down is a proposed stage. It becomes a commitment only when the annual programme records it, and scientific review, financial reconciliation and corrections continue afterwards.

03Gates

Eight gates, from authorisation to renewal.

  • G0 annual programme authorised; G1 missions admitted; G2 data and resources qualified; G3 build accepted for exercise
  • G4 controlled live operation authorised; G5 evidence sealed and stand-down recorded; G6 publication authorised; G7 renewal reviewed
04Process

How the process runs.

Process

Annual programme cycle: Programme through eight gates

GRF records eight yearly gates, each a programme decision; a gate not passed stops its work, and the competent authority decides outside.

  1. 01 Q1 · Planning

    1. 01G0 · Annual programme authorisedGate · The Global Risks ForumGRF authorises the annual mandate. It never sets a national agenda.
    2. 03Route the candidate mission to standardsStep · Nexus StandardsNexus Standards routes each candidate mission to the standards and profiles that apply.

  2. 02 Q2 · Readiness and build

    1. 04G1 · Missions admittedGate · The Global Risks ForumGRF admits missions with reasons recorded. It cannot admit a mission without an accountable owner.
    2. 05G2 · Data and resources qualifiedGate · The Global Risks ForumReadiness preparation closes when data, people and resources are qualified.
    3. 06G3 · Build accepted for exerciseGate · The Global Risks ForumGRF records whether the build is accepted for exercise. A gate not passed stops the work it governs.

  3. 03 Q3 · Action Week

    1. 07G4 · Controlled live operation authorisedGate · The Global Risks ForumGRF authorises controlled live operation for Action Week.
    2. 08G5 · Evidence sealed and stand-down recordedGate · The Global Risks ForumThe evidence is sealed with its provenance and the stand-down is recorded.

  4. 04 Q4 · Reporting and renewal

    1. 02Competent authority decides and actsActor · The competent authorityThe competent authority decides and acts under its own rules. The programme informs it and never decides for it.
    2. 09Scientific and editorial reviewStep · Reviewers and the publisherQualified, conflict-managed reviewers and the publisher decide what is accepted. Institutions cannot decide a scientific conclusion.
    3. 10G6 · Publication authorisedGate · The Global Risks ForumGRF authorises publication of results that have passed scientific and editorial review. It cannot publish personal data.
    4. 11G7 · Renewal reviewedGate · The Global Risks ForumGRF reviews renewal and sets the next cycle’s mandate.

The programme year · The Global Risks Forum · Decision rightsDesigned programme process, not a record of operation. No cycle has run and every programme is at service level R0. A gate is a programme decision, never a public-authority approval, certification or deployment authorisation.

05Country rhythm

Monthly work, quarterly evidence.

Monthly

Working groups

National Working Groups deliver bounded, supervised work each month. See Working groups.

Quarterly

Country editions

Q1 state and agenda, Q2 evidence and build, Q3 stress test and readiness, Q4 annual synthesis. See Reports gateway.

Annual

Integration

Selected missions are tested in Universe. See Universe technical office.

06Status

No edition is scheduled on this page.

No annual edition, date or host is shown here until an edition record exists. Information and enquiries are open today. The governance of the cycle is set out by GRF on Annual operating cycle, and the independent programme website is Universe.

07Questions

Questions and answers.

Is everything deleted after the one-day stand-down?
No such promise is made. Temporary access is revoked and evidence is sealed under approved rules, and review and corrections continue afterwards.
When is the next edition?
No edition date is published until its record exists. Edition details will appear on the Universe website and GRF’s pages.
Does every country take part every year?
No. National structures keep their own agenda and may decline participation. Missions are admitted at gate G1.
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