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Key Principle |
Explanation |
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TANZ is committed to working together for the benefit of all member institutions and of the ITP sector as a whole. |
TANZ will achieve this by encouraging sharing of best practice and intellectual property between institutions and supporting the development of collaboration by staff at all levels across a wide range of activities including academic, corporate and commercial. |
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TANZ initiatives are designed so as to enhance the interests of and not to operate against the interests of the polytechnic sector as a whole. |
TANZ members will not operate in an unethical manner that is against the principles of TANZ (as per the MoU). |
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Any member institution can choose whether or not to contribute resource to any given project. |
It is accepted that different institutions operate in different environments. Not all TANZ projects will be of benefit to all members. |
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The TANZ relationship will stand alongside or overlay other collaborative activities which may be developed or exist outside TANZ. |
TANZ members may operate existing commercial arrangements without modification. |
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Chief Executives of TANZ members participating in TANZ initiatives are responsible for managing the internal implications of those initiatives to the best mutual advantage of TANZ participants. |
For example, they are responsible for ensuring quality assurance of their contributions to the initiative and, where required, effective marketing of the project in their region. |
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All TANZ members jointly own intellectual property arising from initiatives. |
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No member institution can use, modify, sell or replicate resources / intellectual property without obtaining express approval from the TANZ Board. |
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Where appropriate, a lead institution is put in place. |
By agreement, the lead institution either develops national provision on behalf of other members of the Accord, or facilitates consortium arrangements. |
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It would be expected that, under the TANZ collaborative model, programmes/course materials/curricula/delivery materials that were wholly owned by one TANZ institute, could be shared with another TANZ institute. |
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All full members of TANZ must agree any variation to these principles. |
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Key Principles