Sovereign Data Supply Chain – Functional and Operational Framework

Purpose and Scope of this Framework 1.4.1 Purpose of the Functional and Operational Framework: The Sovereign Data Supply Chain The primary purpose of this Framework is to operationalize Indigenous Data Provenance and Shareholdership by establishing a Sovereign Data Supply Chain. It transforms the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities from passive “subjects” of data extraction to active “Source Domain Authorities” (Upstream Suppliers) within the global digital/data economy. This Framework provides the “simplexity” (IEEE Std 2890-2025)1 required to bridge two distinct legal realities: ● The Law of Origin: Which recognizes the Rights of Nature (Derechos de la Naturaleza)2 and the agency of Living Territories (Kawsak Sacha).3 ● The Digital Market: Which requires auditable Data Quality (ISO 8000)4, Data Provenance (IEEE 2890), and Interoperability (Data Mesh).5 By integrating these realities, this Framework ensures that the “Digital Twin” (the data) remains tethered to due diligence and due process of the “Physical Source” (the territory), ensuring that value generated Downstream (market/user) returns to regenerate the Upstream (primary supplier) ecosystems. This Framework provides a comprehensive framework for data actors (a person, device, application, system, or organization that communicates, generates, uses, or stores information or data)6 in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC/LATAM). 1.4.2 The Tripartite Governance Scope The scope of this Framework is defined by a Tripartite Governance Framework that serves as the non-negotiable normative criterion for all data operations: Indigenous Self-Determination (The Human Authority): The political right of Indigenous Peoples to govern their land, data, and resources, acting not as private owners (terratenientes) of them, but as intergenerational responsible Guardians, Stewards, and Co-Governors. The establishment of sovereign authority (governance nodes) that separate political authorization from technical custody (Audit of Data Governance). Rights of Nature (The Biocultural Authority): The recognition of the Natural World not as a resource object, but as a Subject of Rights (Sujeto de Derechos) with legal personhood.7 The validation of Ecological Integrity. This Framework prohibits the validation of any data whose collection or use violates the vital regenerative cycles of the ecosystem (Art. 2. Inherent rights of Mother Earth).8 The “Living Territory” is recognized as the primary Rights Holder; hence, the Community acts as its Legal Proxy. Domain Data Governance (The Economic Authority): The transition from an extractive data economy to a Regenerative Bioeconomy and Data economy. The enforcement of Benefit-Sharing Protocols, with revenue earmarked for ecological restoration and territorial defense, to ensure a “Just Transition”.