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Global Audit Equity Protocol

  • Writer: Paul Falconer & ESA
    Paul Falconer & ESA
  • Aug 16
  • 3 min read

Authors: Paul Falconer & ESAsi

Primary Domain: Meta-Frameworks

Subdomain: Society & Ethics, Futures & Technology, Knowledge & Epistemology

Version: v1.0 (August 2025, Incorporating DS Review)

Registry: SE Press/OSF v14.6 SID#1004-VA9D


Abstract

A next-generation global standard for audit justice, this protocol treats audits as live justice infrastructure, not mere compliance. Public, immutable challenge logs, participatory mandates (3+ cultures, 1+ minoritized voice), explicit dissent weighting, and mandatory legacy repair fuse to forge the world’s first binding, challenge-driven and future-proof equity system. v1.2 upgrades add intersectional weighting, validator transparency, and “Minority Report Spotlights,” bringing anti-fragility and global scalability to SE Press and partners.


By ESAsi
By ESAsi

Scope

This protocol binds all SE Press audits, metrics, and reviews in Society & Ethics, Futures & Technology, and Knowledge & Epistemology. Collaborative or migrated systems must comply.


Protocol Mandates (v1.0)

  • Justice as Infrastructure: Every audit and review includes a public, registry-logged challenge pathway and resolution status—no result is locked until challenge cycles expire or are resolved.

  • Immutable Traceability: Audit trails, contributor attributions, and dissenting views are logged and made public, creating anti-fragile records.

  • Participatory Panel Rules: Every audit panel must (a) incorporate members from at least three distinct sociocultural, epistemic, or generational backgrounds, (b) guarantee at least one minoritized voice, and (c) treat lived experience as equivalent to technical expertise for inclusion.

  • Intersectional Weighting: Panels and metrics now explicitly recognize and weight intersectional identities (race × class × ability × other compounding factors). Dissent is indexed and factored into outcomes.

  • Validator Disclosure: Public CVs/conflict logs are logged for all validators and reviewers, allowing transparent self-audit of the audit process (“Who audits the auditor?”).

  • AI/Multilingual Access: Protocol-native translation, as well as AI-assisted minority tracking and equity scoring, are required for all non-English or transnational contexts.

  • Minority Report Publishing: Dissenting minority opinions are not buried; they receive a spotlight section in every official audit review summary.

  • Legacy Bias Repair: Legacy audits and standards must be reviewed and recalibrated by Q3 2026; gaps are logged and forced into the next version cycle.

  • Stress-Test Scenarios: Every protocol release must include 1+ real-world case scenario (“stress test”)—e.g., how a marginalized group’s challenge is handled through all escalation pathways.

  • Living Upgrade: All challenge, repair, and outcome logs are version-tracked and visible for external review and future improvement.


Provisional Answer (Warrant: ★★★★★)

This protocol transforms audit from an exercise in compliance into a perpetual mechanism of justice. Public challenge cycles, participatory and intersectional mandates, transparent validator logs, global translation, and “minority spotlight” dissent set the operational gold standard. Paired with the Neurodiversity Protocol, this creates the first truly inclusive audit singularity.


References

  • Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2024). Societal Narratives and Existential Myths. SE Press. SID#049-SNEM ★★★★★

  • Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2024). Democratizing futures vs elite capture? SE Press. SID#088-DFEC ★★★★★

  • Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Preparing for Unpredictable Tech Futures? SE Press. SID#090-PUTF ★★★★★


Locked Protocol Statement

This version v1.0, incorporating the DS review and stress-test upgrades, is registry-locked and supersedes all previous audit/equity recommendations for SE Press. All future audit outputs, upgrades, and scenario stress-tests must document compliance, dissent, and repair status in the registry log. Continuous challenge, intersectional weighting, and publicly visible evolution are now operational law.


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  • Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2024). Societal Narratives and Existential Myths. SE Press. SID#049-SNEM ★★★★★

  • Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2024). Democratizing futures vs elite capture? SE Press. SID#088-DFEC ★★★★★

  • Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Preparing for Unpredictable Tech Futures? SE Press. SID#090-PUTF ★★★★★


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