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Memorandum of Understanding: Please Provide The Details That Needed in The Red Font
Memorandum of Understanding: Please Provide The Details That Needed in The Red Font
Memorandum of Understanding: Please Provide The Details That Needed in The Red Font
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the FIRST PARTY, promotes and implements ICT related projects for the
advancement of DOST-REGION II and recognizes the benefits of establishing
STARBOOKS in the Region;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, and in pursuance of
their desire to cooperate in a defined area and in recognition of shared interest in
strengthening cooperation on science and technology information and activities on the basis
of mutual benefits, the FIRST and SECOND PARTY have reached the following
understanding:
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GENERAL AGREEMENT
1.1 Subject to their respective rights and obligations as set out in this Agreement, the Parties
shall cooperate and endeavor to achieve the following:
2.1 The First Party shall, for its exclusive account, timely, properly and adequately perform
the following:
(c) Responsible for the installation of content updates from the DOST-STII.
3.1 The Second Party shall, for its exclusive account, timely, properly and adequately
perform the following:
(a) Responsible for the transportation expenses and board and lodging of at least two (2)
personnel who will install and conduct the initial mandatory training for the Kiosk’s
administrator/s;
(c) Provide the kiosk, access terminal and other computer devices needed;
(e) Provide two (2) point persons (preferably librarian and IT staff) to manage the
operations and sustainability of the STARBOOKS project;
(f) Provide supplies and materials needed for the operations of the STARBOOKS
system;
(h) Responsible for the processing of S&T materials of their library for possible inclusion
in STARBOOKS.
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MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS
4.1 Safety Measures. The FIRST PARTY shall ensure that all proper safety and security
measures are followed during the preparations for and actual implementation of this
undertaking.
4.2 Intellectual Property. The Parties hereto agree not to violate each other’s intellectual
property rights consisting of, but not limited to their respective trademarks, copyrights,
patents and design, and utility model rights. The parties also recognize the validity and
enforceability of these rights and shall not dispute nor challenge the same at any time.
4.4 Force Majeure. The term “Force Majeure/fortuitous event” shall mean all events which
could not be foreseen or although foreseen, were inevitable and beyond the control of the
Party/ies, and which materially affect the ability of the Party/ies to comply with any of
its/their obligations under this Agreement, and shall include, among others, acts of war or
the public enemy (whether declared or not), fire, earthquake, flood, typhoons, public
disorders, sabotage, rebellion, revolution, civil commotion, strikes, lockouts, boycotts or
other industrial or labor disputes, acts, orders and rulings of Government, whether
national or local, or any of its agencies and instrumentality, which may adversely affect
the performance of the respective obligations or the exercise of the respective rights of the
Parties, and which could not be attributed to the fault, negligence and participation of the
Party/ies and/or their respective agents/employees, or any other cause or causes, whether
similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, which are beyond the reasonable control of the
Party/ies.
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4.5 Authority of Signatories. The signatories hereunder represent and warrant that all
necessary corporate and other approvals for the execution of this Agreement by the
“Parties”, respectively, have been duly obtained.
4.7 Restrictions on Use and Transfer of STARBOOKS or the DOST Science Digital Library
Kiosk. The DOST-STII is the owner of the design and contents of the DOST Digital
Science Library Kiosk.
STARBOOKS stickers will be strategically placed on the server of the kiosk for security
purposes. In case of server failure or other technical problems, the FIRST PARTY shall
be notified and if necessary, present during repair and troubleshooting activities, in cases
when server failure or technical problems are beyond SECOND PARTY’S ability to
repair and troubleshoot.
5.8 Promotion of STARBOOKS. The SECOND PARTY shall assist in the promotion of
STARBOOKS.
5.9 Notices. All notices and communications which may be given to either of the Parties
hereunder, shall be in writing, addressed and deemed properly given if sent by registered
mail with return receipt, postage prepaid to the signatories and addresses specified in the
first page of this Agreement, or to such other address/es as maybe designated by the
Party/ies in subsequent written notice/s.
5.10 Non-waiver. The failure of one Party to insist upon the strict performance of any term,
condition and/or covenant hereof shall not be deemed a relinquishment or waiver of any
subsequent breach of or non-compliance with the same or any other term, condition
and/or covenant hereof. No waiver by any one Party of its rights under this Agreement
shall be deemed to have been made unless expressed clearly and in writing and signed by
said Party.
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5.11 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, governed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.
5.12 Amicable Settlement. The Parties agree that in the event any dispute of difference
arising out of this Agreement or in the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof, the
respective signatories of the “Parties” shall promptly meet to resolve such dispute or
difference and the joint decision of such signatories shall be binding upon the Parties
hereto.
5.13 Entire Agreement and Amendments. This Agreement and any other provisions or terms
specifically incorporated herein constitute the entire agreement of the Parties. This
Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by all the Parties.
The terms, provisions and covenants of any such amendment/s shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the Parties hereto, their successors and assigns.
5.14 Effectivity. This Agreement shall take effect upon its execution by the Parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this instrument to be effective
the day and year first-above written.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All known to me to be that same persons who executed and signed all the pages of the
foregoing instrument together with their witnesses. This agreement consists of six (6) pages
including this page where the Acknowledgment is written, and the parties thereto
acknowledged to me that the same is their own free and voluntary act and deed and that of the
entities which they respectively represent.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this ___day of __________2018 in
_________________, Philippines.
Doc. No _________
Page No _________
Book No _________
Series of 2018
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