Dan GoodmanFeb 20

I wrote a thing for @thetransmitter. The attack on scientific infrastructure happening in the US shows that relying on any one country is not a good option for science. We need to start supporting and building international, decentralised infrastructure for science.

https://www.thetransmitter.org/policy/science-must-step-away-from-nationally-managed-infrastructure/

#science

Science must step away from nationally managed infrastructure

Scientific data and independence are at risk. We need to work with community-driven services and university libraries to create new multi-country organizations that are resilient to political interference.

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives
Show threadGaspar JekelyFeb 21

@neuralreckoning @thetransmitter
So well put!
We should start lobbying at our own institutions for this vision.

A federated scientific infrastructure, run by universities/libraries/funders etc The #fediverse for #openscience

"Just imagine a world in which universities mutually support one another by building scientific infrastructure based on free sharing, giving every country, from the poorest to the richest, secure access to the scientific data that can change the world for the better."

Show threadBjörn BrembsFeb 21

@jekely @neuralreckoning @thetransmitter

I've started putting something together for people to send to their librarians and/or university leadership:

https://cryptpad.fr/doc/#/2/doc/edit/C65EM+kOfMsSklipy5iSYWWE/

Maybe you want to chime and and help optimize it?

I intentionally left out any specific recommendations as they'd likely differ between fields/institutions, but they could be added below the document?

Encrypted Document

CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite

Show threadVelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪Feb 21
@brembs
Björn, this below is all I get. Would it be possible to share the draft as it currently is? Thanks!
Show threadBjörn BrembsFeb 21

@villavelius

This should be it - it just seems the formatting column is hiding the text? There seems to be a handle on the left to get rid of the column?

Show threadVelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪Feb 21
@brembs I don't seem to be able to do it on my phone. I'm travelling at the moment and will try later on my laptop. In any event, I'm in favour of some kind of globally federated infrastructure for scientific data and knowledge sharing.
Show threadBjörn BrembsFeb 21

@villavelius

Lemme check on my phone...

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@villavelius

I got it: click on the paragraphj mark on the right and the panel dissappears so you can see the text.

Feb 21 at 10:37amWeb
Show threadVelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪Feb 21
@brembs Thanks, Björn, got it working.