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OECS Sovereign Data Charter

Binding GovernanceBlockchain-Sealed

v2.1 — Adopted 15 January 2025 · 4/10 States Ratified

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Preamble

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), recognising that the participating States of the OECS Finance Hub are sovereign nations whose fiscal, climate, and gender-disaggregated data constitutes a national strategic asset; affirming the principles of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS 2024–2034) and its call for Digital Public Infrastructure that serves the interests of Small Island Developing States; and acknowledging that advanced AI and blockchain technologies must be governed by clear, binding rules that place data ownership firmly with the State — hereby adopts this Sovereign Data Charter as the supreme governance instrument of the OECS Finance Hub.

Charter Articles

I
Article I: Absolute Data Sovereignty

All fiscal, climate, and gender-disaggregated data submitted to the OECS Finance Hub remains the exclusive sovereign property of the participating State. No data shall be transferred, sold, licensed, or disclosed to any third party — including the platform operator — without the explicit written consent of the State's Minister of Finance.

UNCLOS Art. 193ABAS 2024 §4.2GDPR Art. 4
II
Article II: Purpose Limitation & Minimal Data Processing

Data collected by the platform shall be processed exclusively for the purposes of climate …

III
Article III: Jurisdictional Data Residency

Primary data stores for each participating State shall reside within the Eastern Caribbean…

IV
Article IV: AI Transparency & Explainability

Every AI-generated tag, risk score, or compliance flag shall be accompanied by an auditabl…

V
Article V: Immutable Audit & Non-Repudiation

Every data access event, AI tagging decision, report export, and user authentication shall…

VI
Article VI: Right to Erasure & Data Portability

Any participating State may request complete erasure of its data from the platform with 30…

VII
Article VII: Annual Sovereign Certification

The platform shall automatically issue an annual Sovereign Certification of Compliance to …

Member State Ratification Status (OECS + Global South)4 of 10 Ratified
StateStatusRatification DateMinister of FinanceBlockchain Hash
🇱🇨SLUSaint Lucia (Pilot State)
ratified
15 Jan 2025Hon. Philip Pierre0x3f9a2b1c... Signed
🇬🇩GRDGrenada
ratified
22 Jan 2025Hon. Dickon Mitchell0x7e4c1d9a... Signed
🇻🇨VCTSaint Vincent & the Grenadines
ratified
08 Feb 2025Hon. Ralph Gonsalves0x2a8f5e3b... Signed
🇩🇲DMADominica
ratified
14 Feb 2025Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit0x9c1d7f4e... Signed
🇦🇬ATGAntigua & Barbuda
pending
Pending signature
🇰🇳KNASaint Kitts & Nevis
pending
Pending signature
🇲🇸MSRMontserrat
observer
Observer status
🇧🇿BLZBelize
pending
Pending ratification
🇬🇾GUYGuyana
pending
Pending ratification
🇸🇷SURSuriname
observer
Observer status
Adopted by the OECS Authority
OECS Sovereign Data Charter
v2.1 — Adopted 15 January 2025
Saint Lucia (Pilot State)
Hon. Philip Pierre
15 Jan 2025
0x3f9a2b1c...
Grenada
Hon. Dickon Mitchell
22 Jan 2025
0x7e4c1d9a...
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Hon. Ralph Gonsalves
08 Feb 2025
0x2a8f5e3b...
Dominica
Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit
14 Feb 2025
0x9c1d7f4e...