Foundation

About the Foundation

The Gravit Open Network Foundation is an association under Articles 60 et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code. It pursues exclusively non-profit, scientific, technological and educational purposes and is independent of political parties, public authorities, religious organisations and individual private economic interests.

Legal form

Association under Swiss law (Verein)

Seat

Zürich, Switzerland

Founded

12 February 2023

Address

Dufourstrasse 56, 8008 Zürich

Purpose

The association researches, develops, documents and promotes open scientific and technological foundations for verifiable communication, digital trust systems, distributed systems, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, secure digital infrastructure and independent verification. In particular it supports independent and reproducible research, open protocols and standards, free software, scientific education and international cooperation.

Principles

• Non-profit: no commercial or mutual-benefit purposes; all funds are irrevocably dedicated to the purpose.
• Independent: cooperation only where it serves the purpose and preserves independence.
• Open: research results, specifications and software are made public wherever possible.
• Transparent: traceable documentation of activities, governance and decisions.