White Rose

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When such personal sensitive data is shared, it must be needs-based and proportionate to comply with the law and codes of practice. The tool comprises a questionnaire that should help public sector organisations elicit the information required to fill out an assessment of the potential social, economic and financial value of their knowledge assets, to help identify and prioritise knowledge assets with potential for further exploitation. They facilitate monitoring of critical dates (for example renewal dates) and minimise the risk of the rights lapsing or being placed at risk through unintended activity or inactivity.

IP ownership should be considered on a case-by-case basis to maximise long-term value and social/economic/financial benefits. Collaborative relationships, for example with third sector specialists or academics, or with the private sector, can be a key driver of new thinking and approaches, and therefore of knowledge assets. What started off as an inspiration in one person and was backed by a few, is now supported by thousands across the UK and overseas. As a valuable addition there are English translations of six original leaflets written by the German White Rose during World War II, that are filled with thought-provoking observations and astounding parallels to what is happening today.

But it is also about having the structures in place to identify and exploit the wider value that they could generate, particularly where the asset is unique or innovative. In general, knowledge assets generated by civil servants in the ordinary course of their duties will belong to their employer (i. These incentives can be relevant to support a range of valuable activities, including identification and recording of knowledge assets. This chapter explains how to develop such a strategy, which could be written up in a separate document or incorporated into existing plans and strategies. 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?

As part of their knowledge asset management strategy each department should have a clear policy on enforcement, which should be based around the purposes of the department and the overall public interest. This ensures harmonised terms across the public sector, compliance with the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 and reduces any administrative burden from public sector bodies in permitting the use and re-use of the information they hold and produce.It is worth being aware that all copyright works created by employees of the Crown in the course of their official duties vest in the Crown. Their value is often highly dependent on the availability of wider technologies and can be extremely sensitive to changes in the market in which they operate.