The article gives examples of principles and describes how they were developed and applied. This document presents the results of the first cut, which have been reviewed and approved by the senior administrative officers of the Institute. The next two pages list the fourteen statements that are the principles. On subsequent pages in the document the principles are treated in more detail. Implications suggests some effects of establishing it.
Implementation tells how to make it operational.
The document concludes with an Appendix about the Institute's Policy on Privacy of Information. The process of putting the principles into operation is participative, keying on senior managers who know the organization well, but also depending on people throughout the organization to incorporate consideration of the principles into their plans and activities. MIT's effort to put a basic philosophy about information technology for administrative computing into operation begins with this document. The success of the effort depends on everyone's commitment to make it work. The President, the Provost and the Senior Vice President oversee the allocation of financial resources throughout the Institute.