# A Framework for Governance - Introduction

**URL:** <https://forum.solana.com/t/a-framework-for-governance-introduction/484>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [August 31, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/a-framework-for-governance-introduction/484 "2023-08-31T13:04:31Z")\
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Thanks for posting these. To help orient those new to the discussions, we’ve been focusing conversations on the following topics -

- Why

There’s been a general agreement among discussion participants to-date that a more formalized and inclusive governance process is necessary for reasons described in the “Why” section of the Gitbook linked above (I’m limited to only two links as a new user.)

- Who

“Who” and “What” are the areas we’ve been focused on defining first, as pre-requisites for determining the “How”.

Currently three “Who” proposals are on the table and can be discussed [here](https://forum.solana.com/t/who-votes-three-proposals/485)

- What

Currently two “What” proposals are on the table and can be discussed [here](https://forum.solana.com/t/what-does-governance-encompass/486)

- How

There’s been a general agreement among discussion participants to-date that a more formalized and inclusive governance process.

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