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Annex 11 — Accreditation Rubric (Lab / Hub / NCU)

11.1 Purpose​

This annex provides accreditation criteria for:

  • Innovation Labs (Tier-0)
  • Hubs (Tier-1)
  • Network Coordination Unit (Tier-2)

Accreditation ensures quality, governance compliance, and system integrity.

11.2 Accreditation Principles​

  • Evidence-based
  • Governance-compliant
  • Maturity-aware
  • Transparent
  • Consistent across tiers

11.3 Accreditation Criteria — Innovation Labs (Tier-0)​

Category A — Governance (20%)​

  • IGF Tier-0 compliance
  • Documented decision records
  • Escalation logs

Category B — Execution Quality (40%)​

  • IMM-P® stage completion
  • Evidence quality
  • Experimentation rigor
  • Prototyping maturity

Category C — Documentation (20%)​

  • Repository structure
  • Versioning discipline
  • Metadata completeness

Category D — MEL Participation (20%)​

  • On-time KPI submissions
  • Quarterly reviews
  • Adoption of MEL feedback

Accreditation Outcome:
Accredited / Pending Improvements / Not Accredited

11.4 Accreditation Criteria — Hubs (Tier-1)​

Category A — Capability Development (25%)​

  • Training delivered
  • Coaching frequency
  • Capability progression scores

Category B — Portfolio Governance (25%)​

  • Normalization accuracy
  • Cross-lab synthesis quality
  • Domain expertise

Category C — Documentation (25%)​

  • Evidence quality enforcement
  • Repository hygiene checks

Category D — MEL Integration (25%)​

  • MEL review quality
  • Trend analysis
  • Benchmarking preparation

Outcome: Accredited / Conditional / Not Accredited

11.5 Accreditation Criteria — NCU (Tier-2)​

Category A — Governance Leadership (30%)​

  • Decision-pathway authority
  • Arbitration effectiveness
  • Governance audits

Category B — Documentation Stewardship (30%)​

  • Architecture of repository
  • Metadata standards
  • Transparency rules

Category C — MEL & Benchmarking (40%)​

  • National MEL synthesis
  • Benchmarking reports
  • Accreditation cycle integrity

Outcome: Accredited / Conditional / Not Accredited

11.6 Licensing​

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