Allowed Domains
Tier 1
Core Authority — Research, Norms & Enterprise AI
normative · structural
iso.org
Innovation, quality, AI and security management standards
din.de
German standards body (ISO adoption and localization)
kit.edu
Applied AI, cybersecurity, Industry 4.0 research
epfl.ch
AI, robotics, deep tech innovation
csail.mit.edu
Frontier computer science and AI research
ibm.com
Enterprise AI, applied research, governance
research.ibm.com
IBM research publications and technical innovation
Tier 2
Funding & Ecosystem
contextual · non-normative
kfw.de
German innovation and digital transformation financing
innosuisse.ch
Swiss innovation funding and research-to-market programs
dihk.de
German SME innovation climate and reports
ihk.de
Regional SME and digitalization context
Tier 3
Technology Signal Layer
signal only · non-normative
github.com
Open-source trends and emerging technology signals
github.blog
Official GitHub product and ecosystem updates
arxiv.org
Pre-publication research and early innovation signals
Excluded Domains
google.com
bing.com
duckduckgo.com
wikipedia.org
medium.com
linkedin.com
social media domains
Governance
Tier Usage Rules
Tier 1
May anchor strategic and structural arguments
Suitable for normative or architectural references
Tier 2
May support funding, ecosystem and SME context
Not primary normative authority
Tier 3
Signal and trend detection only
Not valid for normative claims
Addition Criteria
Institutional credibility
Innovation relevance
DACH or global research authority
Low marketing bias
review_cycle: quarterly