# Intergenerational Governance **Domain:** Governance / Long-Term Responsibility **Doc Type:** Canonical Governance Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Intergenerational governance** structures decisions so that people and subjects not yet able to participate are not treated as having no interests. ## Evolutionary Nexus Deep time and inherited environments in [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] show present systems receiving both capacities and constraints from predecessors. ## Continuity Context Continuity providers create obligations extending beyond current owners and software cycles. Succession, maintenance funding and future claimant representation must be designed before the originating institution disappears. ## See Also [[wiki/Long Now|Long Now]], [[wiki/Continuity Contract|Continuity Contract]], [[wiki/Planetary Stewardship|Planetary Stewardship]], [[wiki/Technical Obsolescence|Technical Obsolescence]]