Central government common basic values
The culture at KTH must counteract corruption and unethical conduct. A key starting point for this work is all employees being familiar with and applying the central government common basic values.
All government activities are based on six fundamental principles:
- Democracy
- Legality
- Objectivity
- Freedom of expression
- Respect for all people’s equal value, freedom, and dignity
- Efficiency and service
The central government common basic values are based on the constitution and acts of law and form a professional platform for each government employee. The core value principles are formulated in a general way. They become concrete and are usually well understood through everyday examples and dilemmas. These core values must be integrated into all KTH activities. They are kept alive through reflection, dialogue, and discussion about KTH’s mission and role in society as well as in actual matters of treatment.
Learn more in The Swedish Agency for Public Management’s publication on the
central government common basic values “Den statliga värdegrunden”
. You can also learn more about KTH’s core values in the
Ethical Policy for KTH
, which can be found on the intranet.