Governance In Pictures

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Jaromir Tesar (CardanoYoda)

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Individual

[GENERAL] Co-proposers and additional applicants

The best place to publish the work is CExplorer. The team agrees to collaborate.

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

55000

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

4

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

A comprehensive, go-to website on governance that covers all related topics, including CIP-1694, treasury, certificates, voting, wallets, the CC, etc. You will find the list of topics below.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

CExplorer is a popular destination for reading articles about Cardano and finding on-chain information. I plan to publish my work there.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

The result will be text and images that will be publicly available.

[METADATA] Horizons

Governance

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

The Cardano community struggles to understand on-chain governance and CIP-1694, partly due to the lack of a comprehensive and easily digestible source of information. CIP-1694, in particular, is hard to read, contributing to a low active voting stake.

We need to activate the community to participate in on-chain governance.

As a DRep training leader, I created a presentation that participants found easy to understand. I've also shared many posts on X about governance, using images from the presentation, which received solid engagement and appreciation from the community.

I believe we should create a few new images and provide more easily digestible text related to governance, keeping it permanently available in a well-known place like CExplorer.

This work will be accessible to all community members interested in learning about governance. On average, a few hundred people read articles on CExplorer per month. I believe that pages dedicated to governance can easily reach and even surpass these numbers over time.

What am I going to describe:

• CIP-1694 in pictures (including governance action types).
• The current Cardano power structure (including founding entities + Intersect).
• The current budgets in the ecosystem (Genesis coins and treasury, fair coin distribution).
• Cardano monetary policy (the "treasury tax").
• An expected treasury income in coming years.
• The difference between the Shelley (Genesis) era and the Voltaire era.
• Basics of on-chain governance
• The role of DReps and SPOs in governance.
• The Cardano Constitution and the role of the Constitution Committee.
• Code of Conduct.
• Proposed rewarding schemes (to be updated once the winner is chosen).
• How governance works under the hood (certificates).
• Multiple guides related to governance including the one related to using multiple wallets with a single HW wallet.
• Connecting the text with links to live data available in the explorer (for example showing the current active voting stake) and using live data in the text.
• Q&A session.
• A list of important links.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

There will be a dedicated space providing a comprehensive overview of Cardano governance and all related topics listed above. The benefit is that it will be created by a community member rather than a founding entity. The text will be close to live data in the explorer, so users can easily check the current number of registered DReps, active voting stake, etc.

By educating the community, we can foster a greater interest in governance, which will likely contribute to an increase in the active voting stake and interest in Cardano as a platform having working on-chain governance.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

As a DRep training leader, I have extensive experience in educating others on this topic and have received positive feedback from course participants. I've held multiple sessions and continuously improved the presentation based on participant input.

There are already many images available, and I plan to enhance them and create new ones. These images will be accompanied by easily digestible text.

I also intend to prepare a list of topics so that everyone can quickly find exactly what they need.

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Milestone outputs: 33,3% of the content is done. These topics will be covered.

• CIP-1694 in pictures (including governance action types)
• The difference between the Shelley (Genesis) era and the Voltaire era.
• The role of DReps and SPOs in governance.
• Code of Conduct.
• Proposed rewarding schemes (to be updated once the winner is chosen).

Acceptance criteria: 33,3% of the text and images are ready and can be presented in non-public or shared documents.

Evidence of milestone completion: 33,3% of the content is prepared in some form for inclusion into the explorer. The content can be used in other ways - for articles or on other websites.

Milestone outputs: 66,6% of the content is done. These topics will be covered.

• On-chain governance.
• The current budgets in the ecosystem (Genesis coins and treasury).
• Cardano monetary policy (the "treasury tax").
• An expected treasury income in coming years.
• The current Cardano power structure (including founding entities + Intersect).

Acceptance criteria: 66,6% of the text and images are ready and can be presented in non-public or shared documents.

Evidence of milestone completion: 66,6% of the content is prepared in some form for inclusion into the explorer. The content can be used in other ways - for articles or on other websites.

Milestone outputs: 90% of the content is done. These topics will be covered. The review is in progress.

• The Cardano Constitution and the role of the Constitution Committee.
• How governance works under the hood (certificates).
• Multiple guides related to governance including the one related to using multiple wallets with a single HW wallet.
• Connecting the text with links to live data available in the explorer (for example showing the current active voting stake) and using live data in the text.
• Q&A session.
• A list of important links.

Acceptance criteria: 90% of the text and images are ready and can be presented in non-public or shared documents.

The explorer is ready for inserting the content.

The review is in progress.

Evidence of milestone completion: 90% of the content is prepared in some form for inclusion into the explorer. The content can be used in other ways - for articles or on other websites. There is a website ready for the inclusion of the text.

Milestone outputs: 100% of the content is done. The review is done. The content is publicly available.

Acceptance criteria: 100% of the text and images are done. The content is reviewed. A website with the content is publicly available and comprehensively covers the topic including many accompanying images.

Evidence of milestone completion: The existence of the website and a solid number of readers (I expect hundreds of readers in the first month after the deployment, thousands in 3-6 months).

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

As a DRep training leader, I created my presentation, which training participants found easy to understand. I plan to broaden the topic by including other relevant chapters to ensure that governance is thoroughly addressed.

I will work on the presentation myself in cooperation with the CExplorer team. From the CExplorer team, I need to arrange a suitable place on their website and access an interface that allows me to enter my content.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Milestone 1:

Working on the documentation and images. Preparing the website.

Cost: 12,000 ADA (me, Cexplorer team)

Milestone 2:

Working on the documentation and images. Preparing the website.

Cost: 12,000 ADA (me, Cexplorer team)

Milestone 3: Working on the documentation and images. Preparing the website. Asking for a review.

Cost: 16,000 ADA (me, Cexplorer team, reviewer(s))

I can offer 2000 ADA to 2 reviewers or 1000 to 4 reviewers.

Milestone 4: Incorporating proposed changes after the review. Insertion of the documentation to the website.

Cost: 15,000 ADA (me, Cexplorer team)

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Cardano deserves a dedicated website detailing on-chain governance, as it is a key feature of its decentralization. This resource could serve both as an educational tool for the community and as training content about Cardano governance.

DRep training leaders received approximately 21,000 ADA for conducting online or offline training sessions for around 20 participants. I plan to expand the scope to include other related but crucial topics, for roughly double that amount (part of the budget will go to the Cexplorer team and reviewers). The final product will be accessible to the entire community.