The social network's site governance page also has a new article explaining some of its upcoming policy changes in layman's terms, which eases readers into the language it uses to describe how it shares information with affiliates, clarifies user content ownership and promises not to remove certain privacy controls.

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And despite (or perhaps because of) this lack of governance, the network has proved surprisingly resilient.

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The global public accounting firms have organization and process flow charts that describe governance structures and communications protocols within their global network structure.

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Brad Oltmanns is the current Chairman of the PwC Global Board, which has responsibility for the governance of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, the PwC Network, and oversight of the PwC Member Firm Network Leadership Team.

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Organized under the responsibility of the UNESCO-IHP network, the Regional Consultations are a fundamental component of the Groundwater Governance project.

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Organized under the responsibility of the UNESCO-IHP (International Hydrological Programme) network, the regional consultations are a fundamental component of the Groundwater Governance project.

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It will also explore institutional design and governance issues, such as the ownership and handling of intellectual property generated by the Network.

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