In brief
- A platform answers to its owners; an economy needs a body whose mandate is the health of the whole.
- SASENI is both a network (it connects participants) and an institution (it carries rules and continuity).
- Three systems of equal weight sit beneath it.
A platform can be run by a company. An economy has to be governed.
The difference is accountability. A platform answers to its owners and optimises for its own growth. An economy has many participants — creators, platforms, partners, institutions — whose interests do not always align, and it needs a body whose mandate is the health of the whole.
Running a platform
- Answers to its owners
- Optimises for its own growth
- Can change terms for its own reasons
Governing an economy
- Answers to the whole set of participants
- Optimises for the health of the whole
- Changes rules in public, under a mandate
That body is SASENI, the Sanaa Sanifu Economic Network & Institution. Established by the Sanaa Sanifu Charter, SASENI governs and stewards the Sanaa Sanifu Economy. Its name describes two duties. As a network, it connects participating platforms, partners and creators into one coherent economy rather than a collection of separate schemes. As an institution, it carries the rules, standards and continuity that let that network be trusted over time.
Beneath SASENI sit three systems of equal weight: S₵, the monetary system; S4, the financial platform; and SSI™, the economic intelligence system. None ranks above the others. Money without settlement cannot move; settlement without measurement cannot be understood; measurement without money has nothing to count.
Stewardship is the word that matters most. A steward holds something on behalf of others and is expected to hand it on in better condition than it was received.