Internal Governance Charter
Preamble
The Govonos Institute is a space of consciousness, measurement and foresight. Born in Europe, it carries a universal vocation: that of human and global governance, founded on dignity, lucidity and respect.
Govonos is not anti-system: it is ante-system. It anticipates, enlightens and accompanies. It favors foresight over punishment, understanding over sanction, clarity over conflict.
Founded by Pascal Berchem, Govonos rests on an essential conviction: true governance is built upstream, through consciousness and prevention, not through repression or reaction.
0. European origin and universal openness
The Govonos Institute was born in Europe, but its vocation is global. Its humanism is open to cultures, practices, disciplines and experiences from around the world.
The Institute welcomes researchers, thinkers, practitioners and institutions without distinction of origin or system, in a spirit of dialogue and intercultural respect.
The choice of Geneva as headquarters expresses this international orientation: city of neutrality, institutional dignity, global cooperation and global responsibility.
This openness is structural: diversity is not an accessory asset, but a condition of lucidity and balance.
1. Independence and institutional dignity
The Institute is independent of any political, commercial, ideological or state influence. This independence is not oppositional: it allows for measured solutions to existing frameworks without opposing them.
Govonos does not seek to replace systems, but to enlighten, anticipate and strengthen them.
Independence is exercised with dignity: each collaboration, intervention and analysis must respect the dignity of the persons and institutions concerned.
2. Primacy of the ante-system approach
The Govonos approach is resolutely ante-system:
- foresee rather than punish,
- prevent rather than correct,
- anticipate rather than react.
This logic is part of respecting legal and institutional frameworks. The Institute does not circumvent regulation: it illuminates blind spots, strengthens it through measurement, and facilitates its implementation through practical solutions.
Foresight is considered an act of respect and responsibility.
3. An ethics of consciousness
Consciousness constitutes the first framework of governance. It involves lucidity, responsibility, attention to others, listening and fidelity to reality.
Consciousness guides decision before it becomes reaction. It allows understanding before judgment, agreement before conflict, prevention before sanction.
Human dignity is intangible and serves as a compass for any action, analysis or recommendation emanating from Govonos.
4. Academic rigor, humanism and measurable proof
Govonos is part of the tradition of the Humanities while bringing a structural, measurable and ex ante dimension.
The Institute fully respects universities, research centers and academic institutions. It does not oppose them: it complements them, stimulates them and enriches debate.
The Govonos approach favors proof, measurement, documentation and practical experience over speculation or opinion.
Its rigor is never punitive: it serves prevention, quality and intellectual dignity.
5. Intellectual authority of the Founder
The conceptual coherence of Govonos finds its origin in the thought of its founder, Pascal Berchem, initiator and architect of the Institute's methodological frameworks.
This authority is not closed: it structures, orients and gives meaning.
The intellectual heritage of the Founder is alive, intended to evolve, to be enriched, discussed, transmitted and deepened.
The supervision of the Founder aims to preserve the original spirit, overall coherence and conceptual quality, without ever limiting creativity, openness or intellectual progress.
6. Protection of thought and tools
The concepts, methods and models developed by the Founder belong to their author.
Govonos benefits from a respectful, non-exclusive and non-commercial right of use, strictly aligned with the spirit of this charter.
Any use must preserve the integrity of concepts and never divert them towards repressive logics, contrary to the ante-system philosophy or incompatible with institutional dignity.
7. Transparency, clarity and responsibility
Transparency is considered a form of foresight. It prevents misunderstandings, builds trust, and preserves coherence between word and deed.
Each member commits to communicate honestly, rigorously, precisely and respectfully.
8. Ethics of collaboration
Govonos does not operate on competition but on contribution. Collaboration is based on listening, recognition, mutual respect and shared responsibility.
Each member is invited to contribute to the common good and collective improvement, in a climate of dignity and trust.
9. Requirement of quality
Quality is not a constraint or punishment: it is a form of respect for reality, for partners, for oneself and for the discipline.
Each Govonos publication, intervention, study, analysis or mission must embody intellectual elegance, precision, depth, coherence and fidelity to the ante-system spirit.
10. Confidentiality and integrity
Confidentiality protects the maturation of ideas and the integrity of work.
It ensures that internal analyses, reflections and contributions develop in a serene and responsible climate, protected from pressure or premature distortion.
11. Admission, participation and coherence
Being a member of Govonos implies adhering to its ethics, its humanism, its ante-system spirit and its vision of governance based on dignity, foresight and consciousness.
Any participation must strengthen the spirit of the Charter. Any serious inconsistency may lead to distancing or exclusion.
12. Harmonious revision
This Charter may evolve to accompany the growth of the Institute.
Any revision must respect its founding spirit: humanistic, global, conscious, anticipatory, dignified and measured.
Philosophical coherence, foresight and human dignity must always guide its interpretation.