> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/use-by.md). # USE BY Use by: how UN agencies, development banks, central banks and supervisors, finance and planning ministries, disaster agencies, cities and utilities, researchers and providers can use the Nexus program **Where this fits.** All sectors, all six pillars, all institutions. This part is written for the institutions the programme exists to serve: it says, for each kind of institution, what the programme can give it, how to enter, and where the programme stops. Kind: audience guide. ## In brief The programme prepares evidence, methods, standards, exercises, publications and learning about coupled risks. The institutions that use them keep every decision. A UN agency uses the programme within its own authorised instruments; a development bank, a central bank or a ministry of finance reads the evidence under its own mandate; a city or a utility tests its services in a controlled exercise and decides what to change. Nothing in the programme is an endorsement, an approval, a rating, a certification, a loan, an insurance cover or a warning service. Each page below states the institution's own task in its own frameworks, the offerings that fit it, the entry route on the sites, the boundary, and what exists today. ## Ten offerings, one boundary each The programme describes its work as ten offerings. Each states the question it answers, the work, the deliverables, the entry and the boundary. | Id | Offering | The question it answers | Boundary | | --- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | O01 | National Risk, Innovation and Portfolio Baseline | What systems matter most, where are material dependencies and evidence gaps, and which capabilities or interventions deserve further work? | National adoption is a separate decision of the competent authority | | O02 | Sector and Critical-Infrastructure Resilience | How could a shock propagate through essential services, and which changes warrant testing? | No control of operational technology; no live actuation, incident command or warning authority | | O03 | Data, Compute and AI Capability | What technical environment can support national work without unnecessary dependency or loss of control? | A blueprint is not an installed environment; requested capacity is not allocated capacity | | O04 | Responsible Innovation and Interoperability Testbeds | Does a candidate technology solve the intended problem under representative conditions? | Not a regulatory sandbox, a certification or a procurement status | | O05 | Multi-Hazard and Anticipatory-Action Preparedness | Can evidence, warnings, institutions and preparedness actions work together under pressure? | Not an emergency-dispatch service; warning candidates stay separate from official issuance | | O06 | Cross-Border and Shared-System Missions | Which interdependencies cross borders, mandates or organisations, and how can compatible evidence improve decisions? | Federation creates no treaty, sovereignty transfer or right to move data | | O07 | Finance, Insurance and Development Readiness | What evidence does a competent financial institution need to evaluate resilience needs and possible interventions? | No promise of funding, underwriting, a bankability rating, capital or a transaction | | O08 | Leadership, Academy and Workforce Formation | What human capability must improve for the programme to last? | A learning record is not a professional licence or a promise of employment | | O09 | Annual Universe Missions and Contributed Infrastructure | Which of the year's missions need temporary technical intensity and a controlled proving environment? | Neither membership nor sponsorship guarantees an allocation | | O10 | Research, Publications and Evidence Services | What can responsibly be concluded and shared from the accumulated work? | No paid favourable editorial position and no guaranteed publication outcome | Source: the programme offerings O01 to O10 of the Nexus Consortium model, as published on the GCRI site ([How Nexus Consortium works](https://therisk.global/consortium/)). The model titles O03 with "sovereign" as an attribute; this documentation uses "sovereign" only for the powers of public authorities, so it writes "Data, Compute and AI Capability".
The ten programme offerings and the audiences that enter through them. UN agencies: national baseline, anticipatory action, shared-system missions, research and publications. Development banks: national baseline, shared-system missions, finance readiness. Central banks and supervisors: finance readiness and critical infrastructure. Ministries of finance and planning: national baseline, data and compute capability, shared-system missions, finance readiness. Disaster and civil protection agencies: anticipatory action, critical infrastructure, shared-system missions. Cities and utilities: national baseline, critical infrastructure, anticipatory action. Researchers: testbeds, leadership and Academy, Universe missions, research and publications. Technology and service providers: testbeds and Universe missions, also contributed capability.

Who enters through which offering. Main routes and related routes, as the Nexus Consortium model pairs participants and offerings. Every offering has a stated boundary; none is a funding, approval or certification route. Source: Nexus Consortium model (programme offerings O01 to O10 and stakeholder routes), as published at therisk.global/consortium/. As of 2026-10-21.

Figure data (text alternative) | Row | O01 National baseline | O02 Critical infrastructure | O03 Data, compute and AI capability | O04 Testbeds | O05 Anticipatory action | O06 Shared-system missions | O07 Finance readiness | O08 Leadership and Academy | O09 Universe missions | O10 Research and publications | | -------------------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------- | -------------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | | UN agencies and programmes | Main route | | | | Main route | Main route | | | Related route | Main route | | Development banks and IFIs | Main route | | | | | Main route | Main route | | | | | Central banks and supervisors | | Main route | | | Related route | | Main route | | | | | Ministries of finance and planning | Main route | | Main route | | | Main route | Main route | | | | | Disaster and civil protection agencies | Related route | Main route | | | Main route | Main route | | | Related route | Related route | | Cities and utilities | Main route | Main route | Related route | | Main route | | | | | | | Researchers and universities | | | | Main route | | | | Main route | Main route | Main route | | Technology and service providers | | | Related route | Main route | | | | Related route | Main route | Related route |
## Pages in this part | Page | For | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [UN agencies and programmes](/organization/use-by/un-agencies.md) | UN entities, country teams, regional commissions and humanitarian partners | | [Development banks and IFIs](/organization/use-by/development-banks.md) | Multilateral and bilateral development banks and development finance institutions | | [Central banks and supervisors](/organization/use-by/central-banks-and-supervisors.md) | Central banks, banking and insurance supervisors, financial-stability authorities | | [Ministries of finance and planning](/organization/use-by/ministries-of-finance-and-planning.md) | Finance, economy and planning ministries and central agencies | | [Disaster and civil protection agencies](/organization/use-by/disaster-and-civil-protection-agencies.md) | National and subnational disaster-management, civil-protection and hydrometeorological agencies | | [Cities and utilities](/organization/use-by/cities-and-utilities.md) | Cities, subnational governments and essential-service operators | | [Researchers and universities](/organization/use-by/researchers-and-universities.md) | Universities, institutes, laboratories and independent reviewers | | [Technology and service providers](/organization/use-by/technology-and-service-providers.md) | Technology teams, infrastructure contributors and service providers | ## What every page holds to * The programme is **in formation**. The service level across the sites is **R0: information and enquiries**, and no national programme is recorded as constituted or active ([Programme status](https://therisk.global/consortium/programme-status/)). * An enquiry is the only entry route open today. In the model's words: "Enquiries go to the regional and country desks through the enquiry form, which gives each one a reference, or by email. Online applications, contribution payments, computing allocations and event registration open only when their service team, terms and review capacity are in place." * The programme's service levels run from R0 (information) through R1 enquiry, R2 application, R3 commitment and R4 operation to R5 public release. Each opens only when its service team, terms and review capacity are in place. * Official cooperation never depends on a membership tier, and no contribution buys an appointment, a finding, consent or procurement advantage. ## Read further * [The Model](/organization/model.md): coupled risk and applied response * [Institutions](/organization/institutions.md): who does what * [How Nexus Consortium works](https://therisk.global/consortium/) on the GCRI site ## Sources * GCRI (2026). *How Nexus Consortium works*; *Programme status*. therisk.global, read 2026-10-21. * The Nexus Consortium model (programme offerings O01 to O10, stakeholder routes, service levels), as published on the GCRI site: [therisk.global/consortium/](https://therisk.global/consortium/), read 2026-10-21. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the following URL with the `ask` and `goal` query parameters: ``` GET https://docs.therisk.global/organization/use-by.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is what the user is ultimately trying to achieve, the reason they need the answer. Sharing it helps GitBook give you a better, more relevant answer. A goal is most helpful when it describes the outcome the user wants rather than restating the question. For example, with `ask=how do I create an API token`, a goal like `automate deployments from our CI pipeline` lets GitBook tailor the answer to that use case. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.