raise tickets for each of the questions in the first draft

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Open Questions

What is the relationship between a party running a node and a party authorised to view the contents of a Document?

This goes to the question of what content of a given document is available on-chain. Some options are:

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elaborate on each of the options below

1. all document content is on-chain and encrypted
2. document content is published by the issuing authority (who manages access) and only a reference to the document and it's hash is on-chain
3. all document content is on chain and not encrypted (being a node is the same as having authority to view document details)

Should an Inter Customs Ledger manage the state lifecyle of a Document?

What is a Document in the context of the Inter Customs Ledger?

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discuss these two conceptual approaches:

1. a thing added to the chain by an authorised body which has state and allows some party to take some action dependant on that state?
2. a digital asset granted to a party that allows that party to trade the asset for some service?

What is the appropriate 'chain of custody' of a document in the context of the Inter Customs Ledger?

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e.g.
export customs -> import customs
authorised body -> exporter -> importer -> import customs

How should the ICL function in the context of an existing legislated paper based process?

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other projects have maintained paper certificates and implemented print management solution and QR code for validation
review chapter 12 and artice 4.6 of ChAFTA for reference

Design Goals

Avoid proliferation of ledgers

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i.e. reduce burdon on parties wishing to join network

Maintain privacy of document content

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i.e. a node on the network may not be authorised to view the content of a document

Collect meaningful data about the use of a Document

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i.e. some state management to prevent double spend and track documents etc

Future Directions

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increase breadth and depth covered with interledger protocols. e.g. trade finance related processes may be managed on some other ledger which might need to reference the ICL for validation of the existance of a CoO. or before a certificate of origin is issued, some other ledger may track the provenance of a product and it's purchase by the exporter, opening the possibility of execution of smart contract for issuance of CoO

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