Groningen Declaration signatories cooperate to provide digital student data portability to all interested parties, preferably offering access to primary stakeholders – institutions and students – at no cost or at a fee that will basically only seek to cover operational COSTs.
INTRODUCING THE GDN I.D.E.A. HUB
GDN PILOTS, PROJECTS AND BEST PRACTICES DATABASE
The I.D.E.A. Hub is a moderated, self-service tool that enables GDN signatories and non-GDN
signatories to upload information on ongoing pilots, projects and best practices for others to see.
It is a space to share information about innovative pilots and projects with colleagues across the world.
You can search the I.D.E.A. Hub to discover new ideas and potential collaborators.
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Advancements
Statement of Ethical Principles
As approved by the Groningen Declaration Network’s Executive Committee on 11 January 2015 and proposed for adoption by signatories at the Annual Network Meeting in Málaga, on 4 to 6 May 2015
For the proposed Digital Student Data Ecosystem to work and thrive, the Groningen Declaration Executive Committee felt that there should be a set of guiding principles to which all signatories in the Groningen Declaration should adhere.
Mission
AIMING TO DELIVER ON DIGITAL LEARNER DATA PORTABILITY
The Groningen Declaration brings together key stakeholders through a declaration of intent. Signatories cooperate on a voluntary basis, seeking not primarily standardization but rather convergence. The main goal of the Groningen Declaration, which first opened for signatures on 16 April 2012, is to develop best practices and globally-accepted standards for secure, citizen-centered consultation and portability of digital learner data.
Vision
TOWARDS A TRUSTED DIGITAL LEARNER DATA ECOSYSTEM
In 2020, the Groningen Declaration Network constitutes a global, broad and interconnected ecosystem including large digital student data depositories, educational institutions, government bodies, and other stakeholders. Signatories in this ecosystem work together on the safe administration, processing, consultation, transfer exchange acceptance and recognition of digital learner data in addition to appropriately verified paper-based records, using the best standards and technology available, in order to guarantee trust in this digital learner data ecosystem.
values
SECURITY & PRIVACY
A trusted digital learner data ecosystem can only be built if student information is kept safely and if its confidentiality and privacy is protected. Therefore, “security” and “privacy” are the core values of the Groningen Declaration. Different principles and standards must be needed to enforce these main values, and that is what the Groningen Declaration is for , to create consensus, to innovate, and advance learning on student data management and protection.
Ethical Principles
Digital student data portability aims at empowering the (international) mobility needs of past, present and future student’s needs.
The collection, use, transfer, disclosure and storage of student data must comply with privacy and data protection laws and regulations. Whether or not a specific law or regulation exists in a certain country, all stakeholders in the Groningen Declaration Network pledge to be subject to the following privacy and data protection principles (Adopted from the OECD Privacy Principles)…
Data administration and the exchange of student data should be conducted in a transparent manner that recognizes the shared responsibility of all parties.
Students, educational institutions and digital student data depositories should be free to evaluate their own needs and choose the delivery option of student records or digital student data portability method that best meets their interests.
The collection, use, transfer, disclosure and storage of student data must comply with privacy and data protection laws and regulations. Whether or not a specific law or regulation exists in a certain country, all stakeholders in the Groningen Declaration Network pledge to be subject to the following privacy and data protection principles (Adopted from the OECD Privacy Principles):
The collection, use, transfer, disclosure and storage of student data must comply with privacy and data protection laws and regulations. Whether or not a specific law or regulation exists in a certain country, all stakeholders in the Groningen Declaration Network pledge to be subject to the following privacy and data protection principles (Adopted from the OECD Privacy Principles):
Stakeholders of the Groningen Declaration Network will act with the highest level of integrity in all their professional undertakings, dealing with others honestly and fairly, abiding by their commitments, and always acting in a manner that merits the trust and confidence others have placed in them.
In the planning, development, and implementation of actions, projects, programs and services, stakeholders of the Groningen Declaration Network will engage respectfully with the diversity of peoples, digital student data depositories, perspectives, systems, standards and other actors and factors involved in digital student data portability.
All applicable laws and regulations will be followed by Groningen Declaration signatories. Appropriate guidance and advice will be requested when regulations appear contradictory, ambiguous, or confusing or when a situation is beyond our role or competency.
Digital student data depositories must be auditable by relevant authorities of each country in order to assure the compliance of legal obligations applicable to the administration and exchange of student records.
Stakeholders in the Groningen Declaration Network will to the greatest extent avoid engaging in any activity or communication that creates a conflict or appears to create a conflict with the interests of the Groningen Declaration Network and with any organization in which they have a personal, business, or financial interest. The Groningen Declaration Network stakeholders will not misuse any of the information or contacts made through their work in the Groningen Declaration Network efforts for personal or economic interests.