Etica
Etica is a blockchain aimed at incentivizing open-source medical research using ETI, a cryptocurrency, with expected annual inflation for ongoing research funding after initial distribution.User Review
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Reviewed on 24 Apr 2024 06:02 AM
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.
Etica is creating a blockchain specifically for open source medical research and rewarding contributions with its own cryptocurrency, which aligns with the mission to innovate scientific research through novel funding mechanisms.
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 deploying a new blockchain as a technological infrastructure to support open-source medical research and has clear mechanisms for researchers to submit work and receive rewards, thus contributing to the 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.
Etica addresses financial barriers, intellectual property, and patents by removing them as obstacles for open-source medical research dissemination and incentivizes progress over profit through its ETI cryptocurrency rewards.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
The provided information does not include sufficient detail to confirm that the project satisfies all of the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy requirements.