Documentoacto

Documentoacto is a term used to describe a digital artifact that combines a formal document with an embedded act or set of actions. It is intended to enable automated processing, enforcement, and traceability within digital workflows, contracts, and governance processes. The concept is discussed in international information governance and document management circles, particularly where there is interest in coupling textual content with executable or policy-driven behavior.

A documentoacto consists of two layers: a substantive text and an action layer. The document carries standard metadata such as author, creation date, and provenance, and the action layer encodes instructions, policies, or scripts that may be triggered upon validation. Security features typically include cryptographic signing, tamper-evident seals, and attestations that support non-repudiation and auditability. The format is designed to be machine-readable, facilitating automated verification and execution while preserving human readability.

Key characteristics include machine readability, a defined action payload, verifiable signatures, and interoperability through structured schemas (for example, JSON-LD or XML-based formats) and policy allowances. Some implementations store documentoactos in distributed ledgers or trusted repositories to enhance provenance and verification across actors and systems.

Applications span e-government and civil administration (forms that initiate workflows automatically), notarial acts and contract execution, compliance reporting, and archival practices where the document’s text and enacted actions must be preserved together.

Standards and adoption are evolving. While there is no single universal standard for documentoactos, related work emphasizes secure execution environments, verifiable credentials, and policy-driven interoperability. Potential concerns include security of embedded actions, legal admissibility, and governance complexity.