Event Significance Description (EGD)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

eventSignificanceDesc

Datatype

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Definition

The evaluation of the importance of an event to actors involved in, affected by, or aware of that event and its context.

Description

Event significance may be in regard to any aspect of current or historical affairs that is relevant to actors involved in, affected by, or aware of the event. The significance of a singular event is the importance and impact of that unique event. The significance of recurring events includes the importance of the recurrence overall, as well as the meaning of any practice(s) enacted in an individual recurrence. An event may be significant because it occurs on the anniversary of a singular past event.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

NFDD 6.1

Used by

ZI115 Event