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  "id": "META-OWNERSHIP-01",
  "definition_id": "OCOM-DEF-0012",
  "citation": "OCOM Specification. Ownership. META-OWNERSHIP-01 (OCOM-DEF-0012). Version 0.1. https://ocom.uno/vocabulary/ownership",
  "uri": "ocom:Ownership",
  "term": "Ownership",
  "slug": "ownership",
  "status": "Draft",
  "version": "0.1",
  "last_updated": "20 July 2026",
  "last_updated_iso": "2026-07-20",
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  "in_defined_term_set": {
    "name": "OCOM Core Vocabulary",
    "url": "https://ocom.uno/vocabulary"
  },
  "definition": "Ownership is the assignment of responsibility for one or more managed Objects. Ownership identifies the individual, team, organizational unit, or system responsible for governing an Object during all or part of its lifecycle. Ownership does not necessarily imply authorship or implementation responsibility.",
  "definition_lead": "Ownership is the assignment of responsibility for one or more managed Objects.",
  "purpose": [
    "This document defines Ownership within the OCOM Specification.",
    "Ownership establishes accountability and responsibility for managed Objects throughout their lifecycle.",
    "Ownership enables organizations to assign clear responsibility for governance, maintenance, decision-making, and operational stewardship."
  ],
  "business_meaning": [
    "Ownership ensures that every managed Object has a clearly identified accountable party.",
    "Clear ownership supports governance, operational continuity, change management, auditability, and organizational accountability."
  ],
  "design_principles": [
    "be explicit",
    "be traceable",
    "support accountability",
    "support governance",
    "support lifecycle management",
    "remain technology independent"
  ],
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    "required": [
      "Identifier",
      "Owner",
      "Owned Object",
      "Responsibility Scope",
      "Effective Date",
      "Ownership Type",
      "Delegation",
      "Review Schedule",
      "Expiration Date",
      "Successor Owner"
    ],
    "optional": []
  },
  "relationships": [
    {
      "term": "Object",
      "uri": "ocom:Object",
      "href": "/vocabulary/object",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Identity",
      "uri": "ocom:Identity",
      "href": "/vocabulary/identity",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Metadata",
      "uri": "ocom:Metadata",
      "href": "/vocabulary/metadata",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Registry",
      "uri": "ocom:Registry",
      "href": "/vocabulary/registry",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Policy",
      "uri": "ocom:Policy",
      "href": "/vocabulary/policy",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Contract",
      "uri": "ocom:Contract",
      "href": "/vocabulary/contract",
      "internal": true
    },
    {
      "term": "Lifecycle",
      "uri": "ocom:Lifecycle",
      "href": null,
      "internal": false
    },
    {
      "term": "Evaluation",
      "uri": "ocom:Evaluation",
      "href": null,
      "internal": false
    },
    {
      "term": "Organization",
      "uri": "ocom:Organization",
      "href": "/vocabulary/organization",
      "internal": true
    }
  ],
  "relationship_style": "canonical",
  "relationships_lead": "Ownership interacts with:",
  "relationships_note": "Ownership establishes accountability without changing Object behavior.",
  "examples": [],
  "architectural_role": [],
  "headings": [
    "Purpose",
    "Definition",
    "Business Meaning",
    "Design Principles",
    "Core Characteristics",
    "Ownership Types",
    "Ownership Responsibilities",
    "Shared Ownership",
    "Delegation",
    "Ownership Lifecycle",
    "Ownership Transfer",
    "Governance",
    "Auditability",
    "Relationship to Other Specifications",
    "Independence",
    "Conformance",
    "Revision History"
  ],
  "referenced_by": [
    {
      "term": "Object",
      "uri": "ocom:Object",
      "href": "/vocabulary/object"
    },
    {
      "term": "Relationship",
      "uri": "ocom:Relationship",
      "href": "/vocabulary/relationship"
    },
    {
      "term": "Reference",
      "uri": "ocom:Reference",
      "href": "/vocabulary/reference"
    },
    {
      "term": "Registry",
      "uri": "ocom:Registry",
      "href": "/vocabulary/registry"
    },
    {
      "term": "Classification",
      "uri": "ocom:Classification",
      "href": "/vocabulary/classification"
    },
    {
      "term": "Contract",
      "uri": "ocom:Contract",
      "href": "/vocabulary/contract"
    },
    {
      "term": "Policy",
      "uri": "ocom:Policy",
      "href": "/vocabulary/policy"
    },
    {
      "term": "Organization",
      "uri": "ocom:Organization",
      "href": "/vocabulary/organization"
    }
  ],
  "vocabulary": "core",
  "publication": true,
  "independence": [
    "organizational structures",
    "job titles",
    "access control systems",
    "implementation technologies"
  ],
  "conformance": [
    "assign Ownership to managed Objects where applicable",
    "preserve Ownership history",
    "support governance",
    "maintain auditability",
    "remain technology independent"
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "version": "0.1",
      "date": "20 July 2026",
      "iso": "2026-07-20",
      "description": "Initial draft"
    },
    {
      "version": "0.1",
      "date": "25 July 2026",
      "iso": "2026-07-25",
      "description": "Added Organization to Relationship to Other Specifications, per ADR CAND-005 (Option C)"
    }
  ],
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    "document": "META-OWNERSHIP-01",
    "status": "Draft",
    "governance_records": [
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    ],
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        "version": "0.1",
        "date": "20 July 2026",
        "iso": "2026-07-20",
        "description": "Initial draft"
      },
      {
        "version": "0.1",
        "date": "25 July 2026",
        "iso": "2026-07-25",
        "description": "Added Organization to Relationship to Other Specifications, per ADR CAND-005 (Option C)"
      }
    ]
  },
  "source_file": "docs/Meta/Ownership.md",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/DenisHogberg/OCOM/blob/main/docs/Meta/Ownership.md",
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