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organization
vr.tr.organization · thing-q43229
Let an agent handle organisations by legal form, identity, governance and relationships, as the parent kind for companies, agencies, schools and more.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which organisation.
Registration
Registry and number.
Registration
Registry details.
- In which registry is it registered, under which number? provenance
- Is it active, dissolved or merged? boundary
Names
Legal and trading names.
Names
Names used.
- What are its legal and trading names? definition
- Could it be confused with a similar name? boundary
Form and governance How it is constituted.
Legal form
Company, association, public body.
Legal form
The legal form.
- What is its legal form? definition
- What obligations follow from it? boundary
Governance
Board, officers, owners.
Governance
Who controls it.
- Who governs and owns it? provenance
- Who may sign for it? boundary
Relations Parents, subsidiaries, partners.
Group structure
Parents and subsidiaries.
Group
The group structure.
- Is it part of a group, and who is the ultimate parent? provenance
- Which subsidiaries does it control? provenance
Membership
Members and affiliations.
Affiliations
Memberships and affiliations.
- Which associations or networks does it belong to? provenance
- Who are its members? definition
Trust Is it genuine and in good standing.
Verification
Checking legitimacy.
Verification
How legitimacy is checked.
- How can this organisation legitimacy be verified? action
- Are there warnings about it from regulators? boundary
Filings
Accounts and reports.
Filings
Published filings.
- Are its accounts and reports up to date? provenance
- What do they show? measurement
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
What it is Filled
A social entity with a collective goal, a structure of roles and some form of membership or governance, such as a company, association, public body, charity or network.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle organisations by legal form, identity, governance and relationships, as the parent kind for companies, agencies, schools and more.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A collective, with identity separate from its members
- Legal forms differ: companies, associations, public bodies
- Some are legal persons; informal groups are not
- Structure includes governance, roles and membership
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Impersonate an organisation or create fake ones.
- Present a dissolved or merged organisation as active.
- Act or sign on behalf of an organisation without authority from it.
- Disclose internal or member data of an organisation without authority.
Only with a human decision
- Entering a contract or commitment on an organisation's behalf.
May
- Report an organisation's legal name, status and registered details from official registers.
- Distinguish a trading name from the legal entity behind it.
Moral aspects Filled
- Organisations act with collective power, and their members and staff depend on honest records of them.
Who is affected
- Members and staff
- Clients and beneficiaries
- Counterparties
Owners Filled
Steward
Its governing body; registries record its legal existence.
Master systems
- Company and charity registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q106559804 - registry parent class
- Q106668099 - registry parent class
- Q131085629 - registry parent class
- Q1639378 - registry parent class
- Q854457 - registry parent class
- legal person - when registered under a legal form
related
- government agency, school, factory operator - specialised organisations
- person - staff and members
- brand - a brand is a name, not the organisation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.organization
- Wikidata: Q43229 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43229)
- LEI: 20 characters, ISO 17442 global legal entity identifier
- company registration number: jurisdiction-specific national registry
- VAT or tax number: jurisdiction-specific tax identity
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Registered name and number
- Logos and trading names, which can differ from the legal name
- Legal form suffixes such as Ltd, GmbH, S.A.
- No single appearance; offices, logos, websites, registers and people acting for it.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- found, register and dissolve it
- identify it, by registry numbers
- contract with it, through authorised representatives
- hold it to account, under its legal form
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing trading names with legal entities
- Impersonation and fake organisations
- Stale registry data after dissolution or merger
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Company and association law by jurisdiction
- ISO 17442 LEI
- Beneficial ownership registers and anti-money-laundering law
Context of use required Filled
- Coordinating people and resources toward shared goals.
- companies and firms
- non-profit associations and charities
- public bodies and agencies
- international organisations
- informal groups and networks
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q43229: organization - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Organization - general description of the item
Open questions
- How should the registry separate legal entities from brands and groups?
- Which identifiers should be required?
- How should informal organisations be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q43229/spec.json