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Electronic Institutions as a regulatory framework for agent interactions. Granada 27.05.05. Pablo Noriega B.V. IIIA-CSIC. Classic Intuition. “ Institution : a collection of artificial constraints that articulate agent interactions ” A.D. North. La Llotja del Peix (Blanes, Girona).
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Electronic Institutions as a regulatory framework for agent interactions Granada 27.05.05 Pablo Noriega B.V. IIIA-CSIC
Classic Intuition “Institution: a collection of artificial constraints that articulate agent interactions” A.D. North
La Llotja del Peix (Blanes, Girona) Admission Exit Bidding
EIand ordinary institutions Fix meaning Clarify expectations on the behavior of others Implement due process Interface: Individual rationality and social outcomes Purpose: reduce uncertainty
Concerns of an (electronic) institution Manage the identity of participants Define and validate requirements on participant capabilities Establish interaction conventions Facilitate effective interactions Enforce satisfaction of commitments
Concerns of an electronic institution Agents can be software entities Non-standard notions of Time Distance Speed PRESENCE IDENTITY RATIONALITY RIGHTS POWER
Compranet: Public procurement Dependencia o Entidad Proveedor o Contratista 3 1 Convocatoria 6 Bases de Licitación Bases de Licitación Recibo de Pago 5 4 Convocatoria Recibo de Pago Pagos Realizados Convocatoria Publicada 2 Banco 7 Diario Oficial de la Federación
Federated Auctions Auction House 2 Auction House 1 Auction House 3 Buyer Buyer
MASFIT: Federated Auctions Human Buyers Real Auction House Software Buyers Auction System Virtual world Electronic Institution Human Buyers Real Auction House Auction System
Municipal Government Actions Autorización Dotación ingresos pleno auto presupuesto comisión subscripción Programacion Activación Ejecución Ejecución interna Ejecución externa Tres proveedores AUDITORÍA CONFLICTOS Concurso abierto ADMINISTRACIÓN CONTRATACIÓN FIN SUPERVISIÓN
Municipal Government Actions N N AUTORIZACIÓN DOTACIÓN N ACTIVACIÓN PROGRAMACIÓN EJECUCIÓN N AUDITORÍA ADMINISTRACIÓN CONTRATACIÓN SUPERVISIÓN CONFLICTOS FIN N
Municipal Government Actions Authorization Funding H H N income N M. Council auto budget p. subscription Task-force P P N N H P H Activation Programming INTERNAL Execution H EXTERNAL P P DIRECT PURCHASE P AUDIT Conflicts OPEN BIDS MANAGEMENT N CONTRACTS H END FOLOW-UP
Conflict Resolution A Complaint Defendent
EI : alternative views EIs as Dialogues: Dialogical language Types of dialogue (protocol, point of conversation) Changes of conversation Obligations EIs as Norms Logical theories Context Compliance / enforcement EIs as Interface: Coordination artifact Interaction-centered problem solving Success / failure Social Perspective Applications Computational Environments
EI: Approach NORMS AGENT1 ELECTRONIC INSTITUTION AGENT2 ’ AGENT3 ENVIRONMENT AGENT1 AGENT2 AGENT3 EXECUTION STATE: → ’
H0 Participants are commitment-making agents All interactions are construable as speech acts Interactions are repetitive Interactions produce social commitments
EI =I(H0) Dialogical Framework: Linguistic and social structure to give meaning to agent interactions. Performative Structure: scenes and relationships between scenes (navigation, precedence, causality) Rules: Role-dependentconventions to establish social commitments
Electronic Institution Components PERFORMATIVE STRUCTURE (NETWORK OF PROTOCOLS) SCENE (MULTI-AGENT PROTOCOL) AGENT ROLES RULES
Promulgation External, Internal Compliance Obligatory Facultative Enforcement Strict Sanctions Self-enforced Extensions