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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Scientific freedom is essential to the advancement of human knowledge for the benefit of all. Scientific freedom is the freedom to engage in scientific inquiry, pursue and apply knowledge,
and communicate openly. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Scientific freedom is considered to be an essential prerequisite for research independence and legitimacy. In times of alarming</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">fake news and marketing gimmicks , critical thinking is an important skill that is needed for everyone. Scientists and educators need to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">champion values such as scientific freedom and the public good.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Vendors have huge money power and marketing/sales departments .I fully respect the rights of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">GIS vendor owners to market their products. However, I am concerned to see now lot of marketing esp. using social media</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">from some GIS vendors</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">marketing
their products as “The Science” . So it is important to understand the proofs and scientific reasons on why any specific proprietary GIS product is being marketed as</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“The science”?
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Last year I asked the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">question
on “Is Geographic Information Science proprietary ?". I am still waiting for proof and scientific reasons to help me understand why any specific proprietary GIS product is marketed as “The science”?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I am just an individual</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">scientist.
But I believe that the individual scientific freedom includes</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">freedom of expression</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> for
scientists and educators. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I believe Science is a public good and quality education opportunities should be open and accessible for everyone.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In my humble opinion, Science is not any specific GIS tools! (proprietary or open source). Any proprietary GIS vendor owners doing sales/marketing of any proprietary GIS products as
“The Science” is either just joking : -) or misleading customers! Geographic Information Science is not “owned “by any GIS vendor owners!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I will keep working</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">to reduce the digital divide and contribute to building up Open Knowledge for the benefit of all humanity, with special effort to enlighten future generations. I will 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. I will work to advance and increase Open Knowledge for the benefit of all humanity
with special consideration of those less fortunate. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">I will be a voice for Open
Principles in Science and Education.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Let us all work to make sure Science and Education</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">is
Open for our future generations…</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Suchith</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dr. Suchith Anand</span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="http://www.geoforall.org/" id="LPlnk424455" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.geoforall.org/</span></a></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Open Principles in Science and Education for bridging the digital divide</span><br>
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