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<p>Hi Paul,</p>
<p>as I "attended" EGU2020, three observations which might be of
relevance:</p>
<p>a) As to transparency: This presentation
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://presentations.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-9243_presentation.pdf">https://presentations.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-9243_presentation.pdf</a>
on "satellite datasets for automated agricultural land
discrimination in Afghanistan" by an author from a UK university
shows that, on a probably increasing number of issues, deliberate
in-transparency is not going to work any longer.</p>
<p> b) As to cloud-based access to data, there is a continuing (and
disturbing?) trend towards dominance of a very few cloud
providers: Significantly, NOAA seems to copy all of their data to
the Microsoft-, Amazon- and Google-Clouds, expecting third parties
to access them there:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-12386">https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-12386</a><br>
And authors have yet another pyramid, which incorporates this
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<p>c) All kinds of application of machine learning abound. Most of
these can certainly not be trained on a desktop, and on
institutional infrastructures only if those are quite rich. (And
then, there is of course a scarcity of experts to apply these
methods properly). This clearly evokes questions about equitable
access ...</p>
<p>best regards,</p>
<p>Hans</p>
<p>P.S.: I read ("diagonally", as I must admit) the attachment to
your message below, but could not find how to access the AIS data,
and whether that access is open (cost-free).<br>
With commercial providers, such as <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.vesselfinder.com">https://www.vesselfinder.com</a>,
access to "historic data" is quite costly.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 06.05.20 um 23:46 schrieb Berkman,
Paul A:<br>
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Geoffrey,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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stimulating messages…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In
a significant manner, a globally open science cloud already
exists, as discovered with geospatial analyses involving
Google BigQuery and space-time cube innovations. As an
example, rapid processing at nominal costs in the cloud are
being delivered with big data from the oldest and longest
continuous satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS)
record of maritime ship traffic north of the Arctic Circle
(please see attached).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I
look forward to your next message
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Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">😊</span><span
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and hope all is going well. Stay healthy!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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best regards,
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Diplomacy</span>, evolving into the Springer book series
on
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Informed
Decisionmaking for Sustainability</span> (2020) with
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Volume 1. Governing
Arctic Seas: Regional Lessons from the Bering Strait and
Barents Sea</span> (</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
CODATA-international
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:codata-international-bounces@lists.codata.org">mailto:codata-international-bounces@lists.codata.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>BOULTON Geoffrey<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> h sherief <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hussein.sherief@gmail.com"><hussein.sherief@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> BOULTON Geoffrey
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Geoff.Boulton@ed.ac.uk"><Geoff.Boulton@ed.ac.uk></a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:codata-international@lists.codata.org">codata-international@lists.codata.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CODATA-international] Open Science
at ITU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Hussein Sherief <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The International Science Council’s
report to UNESCO will include a recommendation on the
potential for a Global Open Science Commons, to which a
globally open science cloud could be of considerable
support. It would also be of great interest to emerging
regional open science platforms, including the African Open
Science Platform. I will come back to you with ideas of
potential linkage between ITU and these initiatives.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks for making contact.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All good wishes<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Geoffrey Boulton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Geoffrey Boulton OBE FRS FRSE<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regius Professor of Geology Emeritus<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Edinburgh<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grant Institute<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kings Buildings<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Edinburgh EWH9 3JW, UK<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mob: 44 (0)7590978510<br>
Website: <a
href="http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/gboulton"
moz-do-not-send="true">www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/gboulton</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 6 May 2020, at 11:55, h sherief
<<a href="mailto:hussein.sherief@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">hussein.sherief@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Geoffrey Boulton, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I noticed that UNITAR’s
contribution to Open Science was being considered
for the report to UNESCO . At ITU, we have
submitted documents requesting that Global Open
Science Cloud (GOSC) be considered as a new tool
for SDG’s Disaster Risk. If the ITU-D Study Group
adapts GOSC at its coming October meeting in
Geneva, then GOSC will be available as a new
Globally Open Science Cloud tool for its member
states. From there, a global framework and
guidelines will be worked out by the study group
leading to ISO standards. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here are the link to the
submitted documents:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Utilizing
telecommunications/ICTs for disaster risk
reduction and management</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s2">Submission to ITU-D
Study Group 2</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s2"><a
href="https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_rpt_stg_cont_details.asp?mtg=10758&lg=1&prd=2018"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_rpt_stg_cont_details.asp?mtg=10758&lg=1&prd=2018</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p5"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s2"><a
href="https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_stg_annex_view.asp?aid=55236"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_stg_annex_view.asp?aid=55236</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I do not know if this
information is of any use with respect to the
report to UNESCO, if you think it is , you can
further contact ITU-D Study Group 2.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hussein Sherief<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">AASCTC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Khartoum<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sudan<o:p></o:p></p>
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