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• Introduction
• Problem Statement
• Functional Overview
• Potential Modules
• Requirements and Deliverables
• Evaluation Criteria + Prizes
• Additional Info </aside>

🧪 Core Modules & Research Directions

Lokachakra is modular by design. Below are the 13 functional modules participants can explore, combine, or extend. Use these as inspiration — you're free to ideate beyond them as long as they align with the ecosystem’s goals.

1️⃣ Registration & Identity Engine

• Role-based onboarding (students, mentors, etc.)
• Visual “Current Role → Desired Path” mapping
• zk-ID, DID, and privacy-preserving identity verification

2️⃣ Role-Based Dashboard

• Tailored UI/UX per role (founder, researcher, etc.)
• Access to incubators, grants, token launchpads, events
• Navigation with wallet tools and third-party integrations

3️⃣ Community Engine & Private Groups

• NFT/token-gated groups with verified roles
• Encrypted chat, video, voice
• Role filters, contribution logs, and community scores

4️⃣ Mentorship & Reputation Engine

• Credential-based mentor matchmaking
• Smart contract-based scheduling and payments
• NFTs for proof of mentorship history and impact

5️⃣ Advisory & Compliance Services

• Smart contracts to access verified legal experts
• AML/KYC API integrations and compliance logs

6️⃣ Research & IP Tokenization

• Turn research papers, patents, strategies into NFTs
• DAO-based validation, licensing, royalties
• ESG/SDG-linked tracking of research impact

7️⃣ Governance & DAO Engine

• Proposal systems with weighted voting
• On-chain treasury management and version control

8️⃣ Marketplace & Skill Barter

• Token-based task exchange with NFT verification
• Escrow smart contracts, product marketplace, royalty tracking

9️⃣ Tokenomics & Reward Distribution Layer

• Native Coin: Governance and staking fees
• Reward Token: For actions like mentoring or research
• Impact tokens, staking dashboards, vesting systems

🔟 Startup Exchange & M&A

• List/acquire startups with verified on-chain profiles
• DAO-vetted proposals, due diligence, and legal vaults

1️⃣1️⃣ Compliance, ESG, Legal & Audit

• KYC/AML/ESG verification
• GDPR-compliant UX, SDG mapping
• DAO-based verification and dispute resolution

1️⃣2️⃣ DAO Governance Engine

• Treasury control, grant disbursement
• DAO-to-DAO interoperability and proposal versioning

1️⃣3️⃣ Goal Mapping & Progress Tracker

• Visualize skill gaps, checkpoints
• Auto-match with mentors/resources
• Gamified learning paths, integrated with community/gigs

These are some of the Stakeholders for instance, you can imagine and visualise more of them accordingly.