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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Suchith,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">What a great thing to be able to say, and much more actually do!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If we want a future for this world, which we seem to think is ours, nothing is more essential to our future than a quality education for our children, all children.
We are a long way from there, and our current trajectory for a sustainable Earth is desperately off target.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This pledge is the least we can do! Thank you Suchith for prompting this in us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Patrick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> GeoForAll [mailto:geoforall-bounces@lists.osgeo.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suchith Anand<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 25, 2017 12:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> geoforall@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Geo4All] The Pledge – I support Open Principles for Science and Education for building a better world for everyone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear colleagues,<br>
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It is over a decade now since we started working on the philosophy of Openness in Geospatial Science and Education [1],[2],[3]. Please find below the pledge for supporting Open Principles for Science and Education for building a better world for everyone
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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 United Nations 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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Thank you for your support.<br>
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Best wishes,<br>
Suchith<br>
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Dr. Suchith Anand<br>
<a href="http://www.geoforall.org/" id="LPlnk25716">http://www.geoforall.org/</a> <br>
<a href="http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org" id="LPlnk207238">http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org</a> <br>
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GeoForAll - Building and expanding Open Geospatial Science<br>
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Open Principles in Science and Education for bridging the digital divide<br>
[1] <a href="http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/science-applications" id="LPlnk150673">
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/science-applications</a> <br>
[2] <a href="http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geography/journal/40965" id="LPlnk763374">
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geography/journal/40965</a> <br>
[3] <a href="http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/publication_pdfs/uk_v15i18-058-059-Op951AF3.pdf" id="LPlnk634971">
http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/publication_pdfs/uk_v15i18-058-059-Op951AF3.pdf</a> <br>
[4] <a href="http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2017/07/the-pledge-i-support-open-principles-for-science-and-education-for-building-a-better-world-for-everyone/" id="LPlnk516743">
http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2017/07/the-pledge-i-support-open-principles-for-science-and-education-for-building-a-better-world-for-everyone/</a> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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