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+This document serves as an overview of the different mechanisms and areas of governance in the BigCode project.
+Its role is to:
+  1. support transparency by providing relevant information about choices that were made during the project to the broader public and,
+  2. serve as an  example of intentional governance of an open research project that future endeavors can leverage to shape their own approach.
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+The first section, **[Project Structure](https://huggingface.co/datasets/bigcode/governance-card#1-project-structure)**, covers the project organization, its stated goals and values, its internal decision processes, and its funding and resources.
+The second section, **[Data and Model Governance](https://huggingface.co/datasets/bigcode/governance-card#2-data-and-model-governance)**, covers decisions relating to the questions of data subject consent, privacy, and model release.
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 # 1. Project Structure
 
 ## 1.a. Goals and Values