Fostering Trustworthy Public/Private Partnerships in Education
The Trustframework is a set of key values followed by practical guidelines for Edtech Founders, Edtech Buyers, and Contract Management. They are designed as a fundament for long-lasting partnerships between Educational Institutions and Edtech Vendors.
Relevant Context
Public education finds itself, post-COVID, on the eve of rapid digitalization. In order to achieve the scale and pace of innovation, public education is expected to become more reliant on private EdTech companies. As private companies have a responsibility to shareholders, it will be of strategic importance to look after the public values in this transition. The Trust Framework is an initiative to establish long-term trustworthy EdTech partners for Education, securing and potentially strengthening the public values in education.
Practical Principles
Trustworthiness, like ethics in general, doesn’t have to be abstract. We believe in taking a pragmatic approach to fostering trustworthy partnerships. That's why we are sharing clear and actionable Principles. These principles follow from the Key Values that underly trustworthy public/private partnerships. By embracing the Principles, we aim to simplify the path toward creating reliable, ethical, and long-lasting collaborations that benefit both Educational Institutions and EdTech Vendors.
Design Principles
for Edtech Founders
See 14 design principles that can be useful when founders want to incorporate public values into their startup.
Procurement Principles
for Edtech Buyers
See the principles Edtech buyers can use when evaluating or buying Edtech Solutions.
Collaboration Principles
for all stakeholders
See the legal deployable principles that can be used to protect the trustworthiness of the collaboration in agreements between the Edtech Vendor and the Pubic Institution.