DeSci Africa
Empowering African scientists through Decentralized Science principles, DeSci Africa fosters a community for scientific development by providing educational resources, participating in events, and building a network for collaboration and innovation.User Review
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Reviewed on 17 Apr 2024 09:01 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 Africa is focused on educating and building a community around decentralized science practices in Africa, thus directly supporting the mission by promoting inclusivity and accessibility in scientific practices.
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 engages in community-building, disseminating educational content, and participating in conferences, which indicates efforts in education and recruitment in the DeSci arena.
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.
While it is not explicitly stated, DeSci Africa's focus on education and community-building could indirectly address these issues by creating awareness. However, there is no direct mention of tackling these specific DeSci issues.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Based on the information provided, there is no indication that the project fails to meet Gitcoin's general eligibility policy. However, a full assessment requires a thorough review of the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy.