[CODATA-international] The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 - "Open Science, leaving no one behind"

Berkman, Paul A Paul.Berkman at tufts.edu
Sat Oct 26 21:18:39 EDT 2019


Thank you Suchith for your passion.  Complementing the ancient Indian saying of "Vasudeva kudumbam" - the world is our family and we have responsibility to over hope as well as inspiration for future generations.   I hope you are enjoying a pleasant weekend. With best regards, Paul

From: Suchith Anand [mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk]
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 7:09 PM
To: Berkman, Paul A <Paul.Berkman at tufts.edu>; CODATA International <codata-international at lists.codata.org>
Subject: Re: [CODATA-international] The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 - "Open Science, leaving no one behind"


Thank you Paul, Anatoly for your inputs.





There are many examples for why Openness in Science and Education is important?  For example in India, in the State of Kerala  (where I come from)  there is a government initiative called IT at Schools. It is one of the largest simultaneous deployment of Free and Open Source Software based education ( in over 12,000 schools benefiting 200,000 teachers and 6 million students ) that has transformed access to quality education to even students from the poorest economic backgrounds.  This is a good example of scalability of  education opportunities with very little resources using Open Principles. Details at https://www.itschool.gov.in/glance.php





Imagine if all these over 12000 schools and 6 million students had to depend on buying software for their teaching and learning. This simple idea can be scaled to millions of schools globally .This empowerment of educators and students  is the true essence and gift  of Openness in Science and Education.



Every time I visit India, I try to visit atleast one school and talk with teachers and students.  One of the most profound questions that I was asked was by a  student in a small school in India that I visited some years back . From speaking to the teachers I understood that many of the students at that school were from very poor economic backgrounds. That school didn't even have a proper library but had just started a small "computer lab". Basically it was 3 computers connected to the internet running on Open Source Software . The students were now  for the first time getting opportunity to ICT based educational resources  for their study. The students were very happy about the educational resources and one student asked me  the question "Will this be always available to us?" and I told the student that she can be fully assured that she and all students will always have access to these educational resources as they are fully free and open and more importantly there are thousands of amazing people worldwide who are doing selfless service by working to make these free and open software and educational resources so that the doors of education opportunities will always be kept open for everyone.



So when I now see the issues on Digital Feudalization [1], I am concerned for our future generations.



I  am truly grateful that I had an amazing grandmother from whom I learned many of the most important things in life. My grandmother did not have any educational qualifications but she did have amazing common sense and compassion . I learned from her about an ancient Indian saying of "Vasudeva kudumbam" which means "The world is a family" . So i get incredible happiness to get the opportunity to work with colleagues from all corners of our planet and from all different backgrounds on this common journey for helping provide education and opportunities for everyone.



Best wishes,



Suchith





[1] http://lists.codata.org/pipermail/codata-international_lists.codata.org/2019-October/001306.html


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From: Berkman, Paul A <Paul.Berkman at tufts.edu<mailto:Paul.Berkman at tufts.edu>>
Sent: 25 October 2019 18:43
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Subject: RE: [CODATA-international] The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 - "Open Science, leaving no one behind"


Excellent!  Great to learn of the World Science Day for Peace and Development on November 10th!!



Science diplomacy as a young field with deep roots emerged with lessons of global cooperation in "the interests of science and the progress of all mankind" - as with the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, building cooperation continuously throughout the cold war to the present based on the "common interests" of allies and adversaries alike, including the United States and Soviet Union.



The urgencies from World War II still exist and the challenge is to push the needle across a 'continuum of urgencies' with informed decisionmaking from short-term reactions toward long-term sustainability of our globally-interconnected civilization, requiring international, interdisciplinary and inclusive integration across generations.



Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman

Director, Science Diplomacy Center

Professor of Practice in Science Diplomacy

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Tufts University

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Science Diplomacy: Antarctica, Science and the Governance of International Spaces (2011), available from the Smithsonian Institution (https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/16154<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__repository.si.edu_handle_10088_16154&d=DwMGaQ&c=c6MrceVCY5m5A_KAUkrdoA&r=-W0tYttYY2ls6FBzaQ0jgJPAJ_UDNvL6lzYvZV2flVs&m=46vGdcaSbcBSii0f6dt1E0uGahHxHfgSB-xoWuu2xgk&s=1t_bNYHOMf2kGVxYcj60ClpnwrL6hU0fGCcFgssdg-E&e=>), celebrating the first fifty years of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty at the 2009 Antarctic Treaty Summit in "the interests of science and the progress of all mankind" (www.atsummit50.aq<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.atsummit50.aq_&d=DwMGaQ&c=c6MrceVCY5m5A_KAUkrdoA&r=-W0tYttYY2ls6FBzaQ0jgJPAJ_UDNvL6lzYvZV2flVs&m=46vGdcaSbcBSii0f6dt1E0uGahHxHfgSB-xoWuu2xgk&s=cqvJbc8mxGoSuMnb-COkEKjx1vX0i1bIdDCCKs0E3nk&e=>), as the first book published on SCIENCE DIPLOMACY.













From: CODATA-international [mailto:codata-international-bounces at lists.codata.org] On Behalf Of anatoly
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Subject: Re: [CODATA-international] The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 - "Open Science, leaving no one behind"



That really matters what we do celebrate: "the important role of science in society and the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives" or "Open Science" because it makes a huge difference. If we underscore just "the importance of science" we are purely in the paradigm of Enlightenment which considers science, cause and effect, positive perfect absolute truth to determine all areas of human culture and activities.



There is nothing wrong with "cause and effect thinking" except for it didn't help world to solve many crucial problems and  avert two world wars and other major catastrophes. That was one of the reasons for "social consciousness" to turn to "dialogical understanding" of things which reflects on science too. Namely, it requires modern science to turn to its foundations times and again, literally at every move of any theory development. And, when we are to think about foundations, different ways to look at them come to play. Thence -- dialogue as the paradigm of modern thinking.



The above explains, in my view, the theme of "Open Science" as an emerging value. The "Openness" is to be stressed here not science because openness as an aspect of dialogue becomes a major value in all areas of human culture and activities, science (just) included. We need to realize that.



A side note: I brought in a problem of IP here not long ago -- in relation to the subject of, let's say, "open data." It is not so difficult to infer from the above that IP is the major problem, an obstacle on the road to "Open Science," "Open Data," "Open Culture," and so forth. The scientific community is to realize that.



On 10/25/19 02:33, Suchith Anand wrote:

Dear all,



The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 will be devoted to the theme of "Open Science, leaving no one behind".  Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and  underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives. It also underscores the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable.



Open Science is not only an issue of science being open to the research community, as in "open access" and "open data", but refers to a science open to society.  In spite of the progress made in recent years, we are still witnessing great disparities across and within different regions and different countries when it comes to accessing science, technology and innovation (STI) and enjoying their benefits. To address these disparities and close the existing STI gaps, Open Science is an important step in the right direction. Details at https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldscienceday



Scientists can play a key role in helping advance this. I can give one small example. 6 years ago  (November 2013), I was invited to join the  European Union scientific delegation to Australia for meetings and workshop at the Australian Academy of Science [1] in Canberra.



One of the key official outcomes of the EU-Australia meeting was the establishment an Open Source Geoscience  Laboratory at the  University of Melbourne with linked laboratories across Australia and New Zealand. Details at

https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/third_european_australian_workshop_on_research_infrastructure_communique_final_16_dec.pdf



That was the humble start of the first Open Source Geospatial Lab at the University of Melbourne. I am grateful to colleagues at the University of Melbourne for making this possible   Details at http://spatial.unimelb.edu.au/engagement/ica-osgeo-laboratory/



I am requesting  all colleagues who are part of key international scientific organisations like the International Science Council  to support Open Science and use the opportunity to work for establishing dedicated Research Centres for Open Science (with focus on geoeducation ) globally, so we ensure geoeducation and digital economy opportunities for all.



Let us embrace open science as a tool for making science more accessible, scientific process more inclusive and the outputs of science more readily available for all.



The best gift to give is a gift of useful knowledge.



Best wishes,



Suchith



Dr. Suchith Anand

Chief Scientist

Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition

https://www.godan.info<https://www.godan.info/>







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