Governance & Accountability
Trust must be designed into the institution.
OCE’s public credibility depends on transparent governance, responsible stewardship and ethical work with communities and knowledge holders.
Governance approach
OCE’s organisational profile envisages governance that combines institutional leadership with expertise in culture, traditional authority, education, curriculum, journalism and film or production.
Knowledge rights
Work involving indigenous knowledge should be guided by prior informed consent, clear access rules, community authority, attribution and benefit-sharing. Sacred, secret or restricted knowledge is not presumed to be available for public circulation.
Accountability commitments
Clear institutional identityPublic contact information and transparent organisational representation.
Responsible financial stewardshipBudget discipline, donor reporting and financial accountability.
Community respectNo assumption that cultural knowledge is automatically public or extractable.
Learning and evaluationMonitoring programme reach, participation and outcomes to improve practice.
Ethics
Community rights sit at the centre of our knowledge work.
Read the principles that guide OCE’s approach to consent, access, attribution and benefit-sharing.