Laboratory for the Exemplary DeSci practices
Launching the Laboratory for Exemplary DeSci Practices for optimal decentralized scientific organization exploration, starting post-conference in Greece, 2024, with experimental DAOs and new digital standards development.User Review
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Reviewed on 25 Apr 2024 06:04 PM
Projects should directly support the mission of DeSci to innovate scientific research by exploring novel mechanisms of funding, conducting, and disseminating scientific research in an open, inclusive, and accessible manner.
The project aims to establish experimental DeSci DAOs and develop guidelines for decentralized scientific practices, which aligns with innovating scientific research through novel structures for funding and conducting science.
DeSci projects most commonly support this mission by building and testing necessary technological infrastructure, but projects may also be eligible if they are deploying existing DeSci infrastructure in a scientific research context or if they are educating and recruiting members of the scientific community to contribute to the mission.
The project is focused on building experimental organizational structures (DAOs) for science and educating students and scientists through collaboration with the Free University and a hosting conference, fulfilling the infrastructure and community engagement aspects.
Concrete examples of issues covered by the DeSci mission include: the data reproducibility crisis and archaic data sharing practices; misaligned incentives and poor practices in scientific publishing and peer review; financial, linguistic, and academic barriers to globally inclusive research; intellectual property, patents, and financial incentives to trade progress for profits; academic disconnect and poor science/health literacy and trust in the lay public and government representatives.
By aiming to experiment with different DeSci DAO models and gather data on best practices, the project has the potential to address several DeSci issues, including misaligned incentives and fostering a more inclusive research environment.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
The details provided do not include enough information to determine if the project complies with all aspects of the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy, such as legal compliance, progress reporting, and use of funds.