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A1
Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 05:56 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.
HairDAO aims to drive early-stage R&D costs to zero, which aligns with innovative funding, but there is insufficient information on how they plan to ensure inclusivity and accessibility or if their approach is novel.
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 description of HairDAO suggests some alignment with DeSci's mission, particularly in driving down R&D costs. However, it's unclear if they are building or testing new infrastructure, deploying existing DeSci infrastructure, or recruiting members to contribute to DeSci.
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.
HairDAO's description and goals do not clearly address the core issues outlined by the DeSci mission such as data reproducibility, open publishing, or intellectual property reform. Their focus on hair loss R&D may not directly tackle the broader issues mentioned.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Evaluation is based on criteria related to the DeSci round. Without explicit details on the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy and the specific project’s compliance with it, an accurate score cannot be determined.