Updates

This page documents significant updates to the Declaration of Sydney and related governance materials, in order to support transparency, accountability, and responsible stewardship.

The Declaration is maintained as a living but stable document. Revisions are deliberate, infrequent, and proportionate to substantive ethical or scientific developments.

Declaration versions

Current version

Version: V1.0

Presented at: 1st World Conference of Computational Neurosurgery (WCCNS), Sydney

Date: 15 February 2026

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Custodianship Charter versions

Current version

Version: V1.0

Date: 15 February 2026

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Previous versions

(No prior versions at this time)

Archived versions, when they exist, remain publicly accessible and citable.

Publications

White Paper

Di Ieva, Antonio and Tavallaii, Amin and Somerville, Margaret A. and Suero Molina, Eric and DeGaetano, Aimee and McCay, Allan and Hutchison, Katrina and Buchlak, Quinlan and Matulionyte, Rita and Rogers, Wendy and Rosenfeld, Jeffrey, The Declaration of Sydney: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Foundations of Computational Neurosurgery (February 08, 2026).

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The Declaration of Sydney is a non-regulatory ethical reference. It does not replace clinical judgment, professional standards, or legal obligations. The Declaration serves to guide responsible innovation in neurosurgery.