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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Suchith,<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I heartily agree with ‘officially’ signing up with the Open Science and Education principles. These words will
help to orient and guide us. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Formally recognizing them certainly strengthens our commitment to the noble GeoForAll cause of helping this world
become a more welcome place for life. Making these principles a living reality is beautiful and so very important. I hope we are doing that. Officially going on the record as supporting these principles seems an excellent idea.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The words are a little longer than the NASA motto ‘for the benefit of all’ but they speak loud and clear, ‘we
are here for everybody!’<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> GeoForAll
[mailto:geoforall-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Suchith Anand<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:28 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> discuss@lists.osgeo.org; geoforall@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Geo4All] The Pledge – I support Open Principles for Science and Education for building a better world for everyone<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear colleagues,<br>
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Thanks for all ideas and inputs for our pledge for Open Science and Education principles [1]. As promised, we will be launching this at FOSS4G-Europe 2017 . We look forward to work with all on this.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
<br>
Suchith<br>
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[1] <a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2017-June/003825.html" id="LPlnk794973">
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2017-June/003825.html</a> <br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">The Pledge – I support Open Principles for Science and Education for building a better world for everyone</span></b><br>
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I believe Science is a public good and quality education opportunities should be open and accessible for everyone.<br>
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I will work to eliminate the digital divide and contribute to building up Open Knowledge for the benefit of all humanity, with special effort to enlighten future generations.<br>
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I contribute my service for the betterment of all humanity using the guiding principles of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in building a better world for everyone.<br>
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I will work to advance and increase Open Knowledge for the benefit of all humanity with special consideration of those less fortunate.<br>
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I will be a voice for Open Principles in Science and Education and promote this pledge through my networks.<br>
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2017-07-15 11:49 GMT+02:00 Suchith Anand <<a href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk">Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>:<br>
> Hi Andrea,<br>
><br>
> Thank you for your inputs. I meant Openness in the broadest sense not just<br>
> software or data. I put “Geo” to have the emphasis on people and our planet<br>
> . I am interested in the philosophy of openness in education and science.<br>
><br>
> We are living at a time when our planet is struggling with major obstacles<br>
> such as climate change, deforestation, land degradation and loss of<br>
> agricultural land. While there is lot of technological advancements<br>
> happening, we still have not solved very basic fundamental problems . Even<br>
> today hundreds of millions of families are struggling from hunger and<br>
> malnutrition. It is not that we do not have the resources to solve this<br>
> but we still are not able to bring full focus and determination for solve<br>
> this . Wealth inequalities are rising at a large pace. Wealth is<br>
> concentrated on few billionares while Billions of families are struggling<br>
> for basic human needs everyday and do not have access to basic facilities<br>
> (access to clean water, sanitation , electricity , quality education<br>
> opportunities etc) .<br>
><br>
> In some developing countries , it is a sad fact that corruption is a big<br>
> problem and the biggest sufferers are the poorest people. Corruption cannot<br>
> be fully solved by technology , or new laws or regulations (as the corrupt<br>
> and greedy will always find loopholes) but it needs spiritual awakening at<br>
> all levels and everyone should take a moral pledge to not to do any<br>
> unethical business practices either directly or indirectly. This is key to<br>
> end poverty, protect the planet and ensure all people enjoy peace and<br>
> prosperity.<br>
><br>
> Openness means being open to different perspectives ,ideas, viewpoints,<br>
> cultures and learning and improving to be a better human every day. We need<br>
> to be open to make the right choices now to protect our planet and improve<br>
> life in a sustainable way for our future generations.<br>
><br>
> Best wishes,<br>
><br>
> Suchith<br>
><br>
><br>
> ________________________________________<br>
> From: Andrea Giacomelli <<a href="mailto:pibinko@gmail.com">pibinko@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Sent: 15 July 2017 8:41 AM<br>
> To: Anand Suchith; <a href="mailto:geoforall@lists.osgeo.org">geoforall@lists.osgeo.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The future of Geo is Open<br>
><br>
> Hi Suchit -<br>
><br>
> It is very unlikely that I will make it to FOSS4G-Europe, as we will be<br>
> quite busy during the Summer with projects here in Southern Tuscany...but in<br>
> relation to the the issue you would like to discuss I would like to ask if,<br>
> in addition to openness of Software and data you have been considering the<br>
> openness of the people who are in any case part of the system.<br>
><br>
> With our team we have been monitoring these aspects, and we have oftern<br>
> recorded the fact that the bottleneck towards progress in the open direction<br>
> comes from people (individuals, even before organizations).<br>
><br>
> I was hinting to this towards the end of our Apr 7 Geoforall/APSRS<br>
> webinar<<a href="http://www.pibinko.org/the-recording-of-the-webinar-of-open-source-geomatics-environment-and-music-from-southern-tuscany/ ">http://www.pibinko.org/the-recording-of-the-webinar-of-open-source-geomatics-environment-and-music-from-southern-tuscany/ </a>><br>
> .<br>
><br>
> I will be glad to further elaborate on the topic if you think this is of<br>
> interest, and I would also be interested to learn if other teams have been<br>
> considering this aspect.<br>
><br>
> Best regards<br>
><br>
><br>
> Andrea Giacomelli<br>
> <a href="http://www.pibinko.org%3chttp:/www.pibinko.org/">http://www.pibinko.org<http://www.pibinko.org/</a>><br>
> <a href="mailto:info@pibinko.org%3cmailto:info@pibinko.org">info@pibinko.org<mailto:info@pibinko.org</a>><br>
> +39 331 7539228<br>
> P. IVA: 01582480537<br>
><br>
> 2017-07-06 10:24 GMT+02:00 Suchith Anand<br>
> <<a href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk%3cmailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk">Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>>:<br>
> Dear colleagues,<br>
><br>
> This is a request for help as I need inputs from the wider community to get<br>
> more ideas for my presentation at FOSS4G-Europe 2017 later this month.<br>
><br>
> My keynote presentation will be on “The future of Geo is Open” and I would<br>
> like to invite ideas/inputs for this. It is also an good time to reflect on<br>
> the developments in Open Geospatial Science [1],[2],[3] as it is over a<br>
> decade now since we started working on the philosophy of Openness in<br>
> Geospatial Science and Education.<br>
><br>
> I am looking forward to discussing new ideas with you all at FOSS4G-Europe<br>
> 2017.<br>
><br>
> Best wishes,<br>
><br>
> Suchith<br>
><br>
><br>
> [1] <a href="http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/science-applications" id="LPlnk268579">
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/science-applications</a> <br>
<br>
> [2]<br>
> <a href="http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geography/journal/40965" id="LPlnk918836">
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geography/journal/40965</a> <br>
<br>
> [3]<br>
> <a href="http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/publication_pdfs/uk_v15i18-058-059-Op951AF3.pdf" id="LPlnk221029">
http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/publication_pdfs/uk_v15i18-058-059-Op951AF3.pdf</a> <br>
><br>
> <br>
><br>
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