A published methodology needs a governance body.
The MGS Methodology Committee maintains and evolves the framework. It runs the versioning, the public consultation process, and the bias review. Its work is open. Its decisions are documented.
In formation. First public meeting scheduled for 2026.
Five charter responsibilities.
The committee's remit is methodology, not product. Product decisions stay with the engineering team; framework decisions sit with the committee.
- 01
Methodology stewardship
Maintaining and evolving the MGS framework: stages, levers, evidence schema, issue cluster definitions, and risk signals.
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Versioning and changelog
Major framework changes are issued as versioned releases. Backwards compatibility, deprecation timelines, and migration guidance are documented.
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Public consultation
Substantive framework changes go through a public consultation period before adoption. Institutional partners can submit formal review comments.
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Bias and equity review
Quarterly review of model behaviour and framework outcomes across language, region, business stage, and gender. Discrepancies investigated; remediation tracked.
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External liaison
Engagement with relevant institutions and national SME agencies where formal partnerships emerge. The committee declares partnerships explicitly when they exist; it does not claim institutional alignment that is not active.
The committee in formation.
The Methodology Committee is in formation. The intended composition spans five seats: a chair from an academic or policy institution, two seats from development finance or SME finance practice, one seat from an SME ecosystem perspective (programme operator or operator representative), and one seat from the technical methodology team.
Committee members will be named publicly as the seats are confirmed. Members serve fixed terms with declared interests. Voting and consultation outcomes are recorded.
Institutional partners interested in advising on the committee structure or nominating members can reach out through the briefing intake.
Framework releases.
Each release is versioned. Internal releases are documented for reference; the public methodology spec is updated on the published methodology page.
- 0.9 2025-Q4First public framework release covering stages, levers, evidence schema, and the issue cluster taxonomy.
- 0.8 2025-Q2Internal release. Introduced observed vs verified tier separation. Five-rung evidence confidence model finalised.
- 0.7 2024-Q4Internal release. Initial issue cluster taxonomy: Bankability Gap, Market Proof Gap, Compliance Freshness Gap, Team and Governance Gap.
How to cite the MGS framework.
Researchers and institutions citing the framework in publications should reference the published methodology spec by version and access date. A suggested citation format is available on the published methodology page, alongside the open methodology document.
Where the framework is referenced in commercial contexts (lender packs, programme reports, board reporting), the platform automatically tags the framework version against the relevant operator record so the citation remains accurate as the framework evolves.
Read the published methodology, the glossary, and the references.
The MGS framework is published in full. The glossary explains the vocabulary. The references list documents the global frameworks Mothusi aligns with.
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