---
type: "Concept"
title: "Multi-dimensional evaluation rubric"
description: "Judge federations on utility *and* governance, not accuracy alone."
tags: [fl, evaluation, governance, federated]
generated: { by: human:crpage, at: 2026-07-09T09:44:00Z }
status: stable
---

Success in government settings must be measured on several dimensions at once: model utility, communication/computation efficiency, robustness, privacy protection, reproducibility and governance/operability. A framework strong on accuracy but weak on auditability, identity or human oversight is **not** successful in a public-sector context.

# Terms
Glossary terms used here: [Audit trail](../glossary/audit-trail.md).