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Trusted Research aims to support the integrity of the system of international research collaboration, which is vital to the continued success of the UK’s research and innovation sector. It is particularly relevant to Industry as well as researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths ( STEM) subjects, dual-use technologies, emerging technologies and commercially sensitive research areas. These Trusted Research Guidance documents have been produced in consultation with the research and university community and is designed to help the UK’s world-leading research and innovation sector get the most out of international scientific collaboration while protecting intellectual property, sensitive research and personal information. While the advice is primarily aimed at academic and industrial researchers, it is relevant to researchers across the public sector who should pay it due consideration while developing their knowledge asset management strategy. Key takeaways:

the public sector relies on knowledge assets to deliver public services; if these are not appropriately protected there is a risk that a third party, either through appropriation or because they have separately developed the same invention, put in place protections themselves, which may then restrict the organisations ‘freedom to operate’ There are three levels of knowledge asset protection: open access or no protection, access restriction and confidentiality, and registered and unregistered rights. Each one varies in how to protect. Chapter 5 expands on this. Skills requirements also grow as you go through the funnel. It is important to have those with a deep understanding of the asset helping to inform this process from the start. But as an idea is developed other expert skills will be needed, particularly around business development. The idea that goes into the funnel may look quite different by the time it’s got to the other end, as it receives more scrutiny and is developed further. capitalise on opportunities for income generation from knowledge assets, or to deliver wider social and economic benefits

b) appoint a Senior Responsible Owner ( SRO) for knowledge assets who has clear responsibility for the organisation’s knowledge asset management strategy a) develop a strategy for managing their knowledge assets, as part of their wider asset management strategy (a requirement of MPM)

Exploitation beyond the asset’s original purpose – does your strategy enable you to identify external opportunities and take decisions about valuable and impactful knowledge transfer? Can third parties identify how to obtain a license to access your knowledge assets? Solves your maths homework needs – simple to introduce and use as your whole-school maths homework policyExperience a smooth and successful transition from KS2 to KS3 Maths that builds on ability and progress in primary maths as part of any financial incentives scheme it is worth being aware that if any patent benefits that accrue to an organisation are disproportionately greater than the reward to the individual, the individual can apply for compensation, as outlined in the Patents Act 1977, sections 40-41 Any valuable knowledge asset is likely to have a range of ways in which it can be exploited. It may well be that when this process is started, there is a single lead option or idea, but a range of options should be developed for further consideration as part of an options appraisal. In line with good practice set out in the Treasury’s Green Book, such appraisal should be set alongside a ‘do nothing’ option. A strategy should also set out how key information about those assets will be recorded. This allows the organisation to be able to make a regular judgement over time around the role of these assets in meeting the organisation’s priorities, and the implications of this for their acquisition, use, maintenance, renewal, upgrade and disposal. B. Public sector organisations should seek to ensure the UK receives a fair share of the benefits of a knowledge asset.