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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a Geographic Information Scientist . Geographic Information Science (GIS) is my discipline. I am a member of CODATA, International Cartographic Association etc</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> who
are all members of International Science Council (ISC). I fully support the vision and mission of the International Science Council.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In May 2022, I was invited by the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)
</span><a href="https://www.data4sdgs.org"><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.data4sdgs.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and
Data Values initiative</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><a href="https://www.data4sdgs.org/datavaluesproject"><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.data4sdgs.org/datavaluesproject</span></a><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(which can be easily understood by everyone) which Data Values project published in their website</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I shared the Data Values article url (though the focus of that article was on Agriculture) it highlights the wider ethical questions of</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Digital
Feudalism.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am now writing an article on Geographic Information Science (GIS) Education which is also looking into the Ethics of Digital Feudalism in GIS Education .</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am inviting advice and guidance from colleagues as I have many questions that I do not know answers.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hence, I shared my ethical questions.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for sharing information</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on what happened before on attempts to trademark</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“
Science” by vendors. This</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is useful information.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a Geographic Information Scientist and I</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> came across example
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of a vendor trademarking “the Science of Where” in the GIS domain and using this to promote their brand / products/services.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Details at</span></p>
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<a href="https://trademarks.justia.com/871/92/the-science-of-87192660.html"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://trademarks.justia.com/871/92/the-science-of-87192660.html</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is it Ethical to market/promote any vendor brand/products/services as “the Science ” of whichever area of science ? Is Science in that subject area
</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> then </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“owned” by the Vendor who has trademark rights? For example
if vendors start trademarking and marketing their brand/products/services as “The Science of Climate Change” , “The Science of Where” etc etc?</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> what are the implications for credibility of Science?</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are there any guidelines for</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The Science of “whatever” topic !?</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a member of the GEO Data Ethics WG (The WG was very recently closed</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by GEO Secretariat due to “resource
constraints” ) where I have been over three years raising the issue on the need to have clear guidelines on vendor sponsorship for Group on Earth Observations (GEO) conferences, projects etc. </span></p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> CODATA-international <codata-international-bounces@lists.codata.org> on behalf of Horst Kremers <office@horst-kremers.de><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 29 July 2022 12:25<br>
<b>To:</b> 'CODATA International' <codata-international@lists.codata.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CODATA-international] GIS Education | "The Science"</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Hello Suchith,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">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.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">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).</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">The discussion you raise is not very clear from the beginning.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Before starting to “discuss, argue, judge” ethically or legally, it may be helpful to clarify some terms:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Looking around, what happened before:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Trademark “The Science”
<a href="https://trademarks.justia.com/872/80/the-87280235.html">https://trademarks.justia.com/872/80/the-87280235.html</a>
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see trademark events: ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Trademark "TRUST THE SCIENCE"
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https://www.trademarkelite.com/trademark/trademark-detail/86401875/-TRUST-THE-SCIENCE-</a>
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see trademark events: ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">I personally conclude:</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">>>>>> There is no trademark named “The Science”
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Maybe I missed some basic references? I would prefer you to be more specific, together with links.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">“a humble opinion” is nice to have, but not always very suitable when you enter the realms of justice.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">>>> please be precise and include links of what you specifically refer to.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">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</span></p>
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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)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">You sign your email with<br>
https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">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.?</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">“ … 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”<br>
“clear guidelines on sponsorship” >>>>> there are national guidelines on Scientific Integrity and Preventing Misconduct (mainly from national Research Councils) as well as international guidelines.
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You may refer to existing work and suggest amendments where necessary. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Your “Data Values article” it is marked “Data Values Digest #29” - (and to me looks more like a blog entry than an article)
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">please provide more insight why you put that “article” into the discussion of associations and companies mentioned in your email.<br>
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.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">(needless to say that of course the situation of small farmers needs to be improved much more)</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Even as a first thought phase text I think it would have been better if you try to refer to detailed sources.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">So because of all this, finally I decided not to forward your current email(s) concerning “The Science” to anyone.</span></p>
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 28. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Juli 2022 07:53<br>
<b>An:</b> Horst Kremers <office@horst-kremers.de>; 'CODATA International' <codata-international@lists.codata.org><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: [CODATA-international] GIS Education</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">Dear Horst</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">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
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<p style="font-variant-caps:normal; font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">The vision of the International Science Council is science as a global public good. So in my humble opinion,<span class="x_apple-converted-space">
</span>it is important that Scientific Associations linked with International Science Council have clear guidelines on sponsorship for conferences/events to ensure<span class="x_apple-converted-space">
</span>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.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">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
”<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span>in the website highlights the situation facing our discipline.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">Please feel free to share my email to other email lists so colleagues are aware of these ethical issues. Thanks.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">Best wishes</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> 27 July 2022 16:24<br>
<b>To:</b> 'CODATA International' <</span><a href="mailto:codata-international@lists.codata.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">codata-international@lists.codata.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">><br>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">I think that the 2022 AutoCarto International Conference will be the adequate occasion for discussions supporting your article.</span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“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.”</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><a href="https://cartogis.org/autocarto/autocarto-2022/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://cartogis.org/autocarto/autocarto-2022/</span></a></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">By the way, in the footer of your eMail you write “This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee”</span></p>
<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Do you mind if we send your support request to other mailing lists?</span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Best greetings</span><span lang="DE"></span></p>
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<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Suchith Anand<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 26. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Juli 2022 18:51<br>
<b>An:</b> CODATA International <</span><a href="mailto:codata-international@lists.codata.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">codata-international@lists.codata.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [CODATA-international] GIS Education</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">I am now writing an article on GIS Education and I will appreciate your advice and guidance.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">Is it ethical for GIS Vendors (Vendor X or Y , it doesn’t matter)
<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span>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?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">If any Vendor is “sponsoring”<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space">
</span>Scientific conferences or education initiatives ("free" licences etc) in return for promoting the vendor products/brand as “the Science” in the conference website etc ,<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space">
</span>what is its impact for the discipline? Is it ethical?<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space">
</span>If so,<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span>what happens when then the vendors can use this framework “sponsorship “ model for promoting their product/brand as “The Science”<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space">
</span>and advance the vendor Education agenda to the student and user communities ? Are there any guidelines on vendor lobbying in GIS Education initiatives?</span></p>
<p><span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">What is the ethical impact of this for
the discipline as a whole? <span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span>What is the impact of this for Humanity?<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">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)? <span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span>Can academics and researchers publish articles on GIS education promoting the vendor products (either directly or indirectly)?<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">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 ? <span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">I will appreciate your advice and guidance. Please send your reply to
</span><a href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:#DCA10D">Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">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.<span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">More details at
</span><a href="https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers</span></a><span class="x_xxapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">Best wishes</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">Suchith</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">Dr Suchith Anand</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif; color:black">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</span></p>
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