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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The following initiatives might be of interest to some.</span><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;">The report on Reproducibility and Replicability in Science (2019) by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides recommendations to researchers, academic institutions, journals, and
funders on steps they can take to improve reproducibility and replicability in science. Details at </span><a href="http://sites.nationalacademies.org/sites/reproducibility-in-science/index.htm" id="LPlnk52942" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;">http://sites.nationalacademies.org/sites/reproducibility-in-science/index.htm</span></a><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;">Open Science policy of the European Commission is also important. Details at </span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/open-science" id="LPlnk982756" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;">https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/open-science</span></a></span><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;">It builds upon the 2016 report on Open innovation, open science, open to the world - a vision for Europe</span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/open-innovation-open-science-open-world-vision-europe" id="LPlnk274177" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;">https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/open-innovation-open-science-open-world-vision-europe</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;">If there are other Open Science related developments, please share them with me so I can learn more . Thanks.</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> 09 November 2019 21:04<br>
<b>To:</b> discuss@lists.osgeo.org <discuss@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 - "Open Science, leaving no one behind"</font>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">I wish to send greetings to everyone on The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 [1].</span></p>
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<span style="color:#454545"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">GeoForAll community has been contributing to Open Science and Open Education over many years. Details at
</span><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-world-science-day-for-peace-and-development-2019-open-science-leaving-no-one-behind/" id="LPlnk930304" class="x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:#e4af0a"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-world-science-day-for-peace-and-development-2019-open-science-leaving-no-one-behind/</span></span></a></span><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">It is nearly 25 years ago (in 1994) that I first came across the amazing “geo world” by pure chance. I was able to learn </span><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">Geospatial</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> Science</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">
thanks to the help from many kind people who I will always be grateful for their kindness to me. So it my duty now to help open more STEM education opportunities to all. Details at </span></font><a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy" id="LPlnk67154" class="x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" style="color:rgb(69,69,69); font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; font-size:12px" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy</span></a></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I am requesting
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">all colleagues who are part of key international scientific organisations like the International Science Council
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">to support Open Science and use the opportunity to work for establishing dedicated Research Centres for Open Science (with focus on geoeducation ) globally, so we
can provide STEM education opportunities for all. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">The best gift to give is a gift of useful knowledge. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Suchith</span></p>
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