DeSci LATAM
Promoting scientific progress in Latin America through blockchain technology and decentralization, fostering open-source knowledge, and aiding researchers with tools and visibility.User Review
AI Review
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Reviewed on 26 Apr 2024 08:04 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.
DeSci LATAM's detailed project description includes advocating for the decentralization of scientific knowledge, exploring alternative funding avenues, and democratizing scientific knowledge, which align with the DeSci mission.
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 has activities centered around education, dissemination of DeSci principles, and collaborating with scientific projects, which suggests it is contributing to the education and recruitment of the scientific community in line with the DeSci mission.
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.
The project addresses issues such as lack of resources, challenges in reproducing research, language barriers, and the failed system of scientific publishing and peer review, which are all issues relevant to the DeSci mission.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Based on the provided project information, there is no indication that DeSci LATAM fails to meet the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy; however, a definitive assessment requires a review of Gitcoin Program policies.