The Taito Pact

As creators of technology and services, we bind ourselves to these commitments:

Our Obligations

We will not extract value without returning it. We will not optimize for speed at the cost of care. We will not claim progress while causing harm. We will not abandon those who depend on our work.

Our Commitments

1. We bind ourselves to the places where our work lives:
   • Maintaining active presence in communities we serve
   • Building local capacity, not dependency
   • Sharing knowledge freely and completely
   • Accepting responsibility for long-term impacts
2. We bind ourselves to prevention over repair:
   • Studying deeply before acting
   • Testing for harm before deployment
   • Designing for maintenance from the start
   • Choosing stability over constant change
3. We bind ourselves to honest measures:
   • Tracking harm prevented, not just value created
   • Measuring community strength, not just growth
   • Valuing reduced dependency over increased usage
   • Judging success by lasting benefit
4. We bind ourselves to collective craft:
   • Building with communities, not just for them
   • Teaching our methods, not just our tools
   • Growing capability, not just capacity
   • Leaving every place stronger than we found it

Terms of the Pact

This pact remains in force as long as our work affects others. It cannot be suspended for convenience or profit. Breaking these commitments requires public acknowledgment and repair.

By signing this pact, we accept that:

• Our obligations extend beyond our employment
• Our impact must be measured in generations
• Our success depends on community flourishing
• Our work must reduce harm, not just create value

We enter this pact freely, understanding that it will often require choosing the harder path.

Signed by those who seek to practice technology as a craft of care rather than a tool of extraction.

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