[CODATA-international] GIS Education | "The Science"

Fri Jul 29 07:25:37 EDT 2022

Hello Suchith,

I went through both your messages and I re-confirm my suggestion of July 27
(see below) that your discussions at AutoCarto2022 may be helpful in your
questions.

As those who know me since longer time may know already, I always try to
have an independent view in issues (at least as far as possible).

The discussion you raise is not very clear from the beginning.

Before starting to "discuss, argue, judge" ethically or legally, it may be
helpful to clarify some terms:

1.       Looking around, what happened before:

a.       Trademark "The Science"
https://trademarks.justia.com/872/80/the-87280235.html  
see trademark events:  ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE

b.      Trademark "TRUST THE SCIENCE"
https://www.trademarkelite.com/trademark/trademark-detail/86401875/-TRUST-TH
E-SCIENCE- 
see trademark events:  ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE

I personally conclude:

>>>>>  There is no trademark named "The Science" 

Maybe I missed some basic references? I would prefer you to be more
specific, together with links.

"a humble opinion" is nice to have, but not always very suitable when you
enter the realms of justice.

>>>   please be precise and include links of what you specifically refer to.

2.       "the situation facing our discipline" -   

You sign your email with

Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organizations | Scientist |
Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data
Ethics | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate

So please help us to get a clear understanding of what is "our discipline"
mentioned in your email. 
This may also be helpful for you to identify "Scientific Associations linked
with International Science Council" (ref to your email, see below) and
contact specific ones (many International Associations are not just "linked"
but are formal members of ISC)

3.       You sign your email with
https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/

Are you representing ISC in your "The Science" topic?  Where does that
personal profile formally relate to work in ISC structure? Probably you are
member of some ISC commission, board, committee, etc.?

4.       " . Scientific Associations linked with International Science
Council have clear guidelines on sponsorship for conferences/events to
ensure  no vendors (X or Y , it doesn't matter ) are allowed to use
sponsorship as a route to promote their trademark of "the science " in the
conference website etc to give credibility to their brand/products/services"
"clear guidelines on sponsorship" >>>>>   there are national guidelines on
Scientific Integrity and Preventing Misconduct (mainly from national
Research Councils)  as well as international guidelines. 
You may refer to existing work and suggest amendments where necessary. 

5.       Your "Data Values article"  it is marked "Data Values Digest #29"
-  (and to me looks more like a blog entry than an article) 
please provide more insight why you put that "article" into the discussion
of associations and companies mentioned in your email.
I read the main statement: "privately-owned digital service providers have
morphed into digital landowners"  but, really, I find it hard to match such
statement with your "The Science"-case of the AutoCarto2022 conference.

(needless to say that of course the situation of small farmers needs to be
improved much more)

Even as a first thought phase text I think it would have been better if you
try to refer to detailed sources.

So because of all this, finally I decided not to forward your current
email(s) concerning "The Science" to anyone.

Horst

Von: Suchith Anand [mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. Juli 2022 07:53
An: Horst Kremers <office at horst-kremers.de>; 'CODATA International'
<codata-international at lists.codata.org>
Betreff: Re: [CODATA-international] GIS Education

Dear Horst

Thank you for this information on AutoCarto 2022 conference with focus on
Ethics. This is very relevant for discussions on the ethical questions that
I raised on the need for protecting the Integrity of Science.  

The vision of the International Science Council is science as a global
public good. So in my humble opinion,  it is important that Scientific
Associations linked with International Science Council have clear guidelines
on sponsorship for conferences/events to ensure  no vendors (X or Y , it
doesn't matter ) are allowed to use sponsorship as a route to promote their
trademark of "the science " in the conference website etc to give
credibility to their brand/products/services. 

It is sad to note that even for a conference focussed on Ethics, the
conference organisers Autocarto have taken sponsorship from a vendor to
display their trademark of "The Science    "  in the website highlights the
situation facing our discipline. 

Please feel free to share my email to other email lists so colleagues are
aware of these ethical issues. Thanks.

Best wishes

Suchith

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Subject: Re: [CODATA-international] GIS Education 

Hello Suchith,

I think that the 2022 AutoCarto International Conference will be the
adequate occasion for discussions supporting your article.

"AutoCarto 2022 brings attention to the ethical responsibilities we face in
all aspects of our practice, provides a forum for discussion on the power of
maps and spatial analyses, and highlights opportunities for discussions of
integrity, inclusion, and empathy in cartography and GIScience."

 <https://cartogis.org/autocarto/autocarto-2022/>
https://cartogis.org/autocarto/autocarto-2022/

By the way, in the footer of your eMail you write "This message and any
attachment are intended solely for the addressee"

Do you mind if we send your support request to other mailing lists?

Best greetings

Horst

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Anand
Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Juli 2022 18:51
An: CODATA International < <mailto:codata-international at lists.codata.org>
codata-international at lists.codata.org>
Betreff: [CODATA-international] GIS Education

Dear colleagues

I am now writing an article on GIS Education and I will appreciate your
advice and guidance.

Is it ethical for GIS Vendors (Vendor X or Y , it doesn't matter)   to
trademark/sales/market their products/brand/services as "the science"? It
might be a profit /sales/marketing strategy for the vendors to help increase
market share for their products, add more credibility for their
brand/products/services etc . But what will be the affects for the
credibility of science and scientific community in the future?

If any Vendor is "sponsoring"  Scientific conferences or education
initiatives ("free" licences etc) in return for promoting the vendor
products/brand as "the Science" in the conference website etc ,  what is its
impact for the discipline? Is it ethical?  If so,  what happens when then
the vendors can use this framework "sponsorship " model for promoting their
product/brand as "The Science"  and advance the vendor Education agenda to
the student and user communities ? Are there any guidelines on vendor
lobbying in GIS Education initiatives?

 What is the ethical impact of this for the discipline as a whole?   What is
the impact of this for Humanity? 

Are there university policies and code of conduct to follow if any
academics/researchers are funded by any vendor (for example, through GIS
vendor funded faculty posts , research funding by any GIS vendors)?   Can
academics and researchers publish articles on GIS education promoting the
vendor products (either directly or indirectly)? 

I am interested to learn more on what policies and curriculum are
universities, educators adopting to reduce Digital Feudalism in GIS
education? Do your courses cover topics on data rights, digital citizenship
?  

I will appreciate your advice and guidance. Please send your reply to
<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk  

You might be interested in the Data Values article that myself and Kathryn
Bailey wrote , which looks into the Ethics of Digital Feudalism in Earth
Observation (EO) data. I thank the Global Partnership for Sustainable
Development Data (GPSDD) and Data Values initiative for inviting us to write
this article. 

More details at
<https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers
>
https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers 

Best wishes

Suchith

Dr Suchith Anand

Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist |
Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data
Ethics | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate

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