DeSci LATAM
Empowering Latin American scientific advancement through blockchain by providing tools, education, and events to tackle issues like deforestation and diabetes while bridging language barriers in DeSci.User Review
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 05:19 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.
DeSci LATAM is explicitly aiming to empower the Latin American scientific community by providing tools and fostering an ecosystem where scientific research can be shared and supported through blockchain. Their activities like hosting events, spreading DeSci awareness in local languages, and bringing science closer to blockchain technologies align closely with the mission of DeSci.
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.
While DeSci LATAM may not be directly building new technological infrastructure, they are actively engaging in education and recruitment of the scientific community and deploying existing DeSci concepts in events and discussions. This contribution towards promoting and integrating DeSci in LATAM indicates compliance with this eligibility criterion.
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.
DeSci LATAM aims to tackle linguistic barriers by fostering DeSci in Spanish and Portuguese, thereby addressing one of the concrete issues—the financial, linguistic, and academic barriers to globally inclusive research. They also seem to be involved in educational and community-building activities, which is integral to solving problems related to academia and public trust.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
The provided assessment lacks specific information required to determine if DeSci LATAM fully complies with the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy. Further information on the project’s adherence to these policies is necessary to provide a definite score.