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# 5.4. Ecosystem programs

This chapter describes who participates in the LWP ecosystem, how contribution is formed and scaled, and the principles by which the ecosystem is operated.

LWP can operate ecosystem initiatives as programs to support multi-IP expansion and long-term growth. Programs should have clear goals, audiences, and durations, and they should be measurable.

Programs may include directions such as:

* IP-based service expansion\
  Onboarding new IPs and improving IP-based content and services
* Ecosystem activation\
  Community growth, onboarding expansion, and participation acceleration
* Core contribution support\
  Supporting long-term critical contributors and essential development/operations efforts

Program operations should not be short-lived events. They should function as a sustainable mechanism for expanding a multi-IP ecosystem.