# DIREKT Phase 1A Research Log

## Purpose

Create an auditable chronology of research activities and evidence without publishing participant identity or sensitive source material.

## Evidence ID format

`EV-YYYYMMDD-###`

## Log

| Evidence ID | Date | Method | Segment/source | Broad area | Topic | Evidence classification | Summary | Assumptions affected | Limitations / next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV-20260714-001 | 2026-07-14 | Repository and official-source desk review | DIREKT controls; PACRA; NCC; TEVETA; National Assembly; candidate BoZ/ZICTA/DPC sources | Zambia / national | Phase 1A initialization | OFFICIAL-SOURCE + PROVISIONAL | Confirmed that relevant official registration, construction and vocational-training authorities and public systems exist. Created research controls and questions. No field evidence collected. | A-018, A-019, A-020, A-021, A-022 | Verification access, category applicability, legal use, operational reliability and user value remain unconfirmed. Begin authority and field research. |

## Activity log

### 2026-07-14 — Phase 1A opened

- Workstream claimed on `build/android-v1`.
- Research directory and evidence-classification rules established.
- Customer, provider, verification-operations and observation instruments created.
- Ethics, consent and public-repository privacy controls established.
- Critical assumptions registered.
- Preliminary official-source register initialized.
- No participant recruitment, field observation or real document collection has started.

## Entry rules

For every new evidence item:

1. assign a unique ID;
2. identify method and segment without names;
3. identify broad geography only;
4. classify the evidence;
5. summarize observation separately from interpretation;
6. link affected assumptions;
7. record contradictions and limitations;
8. record the next action;
9. update topic findings only when synthesis is warranted;
10. never link to public sensitive source files.

## Weekly synthesis template

### Week

- Sessions completed by segment:
- Areas represented:
- Categories represented:
- Strongest repeated finding:
- Strongest contradiction:
- New risk:
- Assumptions moved to `PARTIALLY_SUPPORTED`:
- Assumptions rejected:
- Sample bias or gap:
- Instrument change:
- Next-week assignment:

## Evidence-quality review

Before Phase 1A exit, the research lead must confirm:

- every critical decision links to evidence IDs;
- official facts have current source dates;
- participant claims are not presented as legal facts;
- one participant is not treated as a market conclusion;
- contradictory evidence remains visible;
- public notes cannot reasonably identify participants;
- findings distinguish customers, provider categories and operating areas;
- research gaps are either resolved or explicitly accepted by the owner.