moritz riede - opencon oxford, 1st dec 2017
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1 Dec 2017, 3rd Oxford OpenCon Satellite Event, OxfordMoritz Riede (GYA Co-Chair/Univ. of Oxford)https://www.globalyoungacademy.net@GlobalYAcademy
The Global Young Academy andOpen Science
1. The Global Young Academy (GYA)
2. Open Science, GYA and AFMD-Group
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Overview of the GYA
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● Established in 2009● 200 members & 134 alumni
from 70 countries● All disciplines● Admission ~7y post PhD● Selection criteria
● Research excellence● Commitment to service/outreach
● 5y membershipGoal: be the voice of young scientists around the world
1) Nurturing the science leader ecosystem
2) Addressing topics of societal relevance
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Our Two Key Building Blocks
➔Be a network, creative engine, peer-mentoring resource, and convenor
➔Lead and advice for change
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Open Science = radical change from the ways in which research is currently conducted and assessed
● Hugh potential benefts seen!● At the same time (too) many pitfalls?
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Open Science & Activities
➔What to do?
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Global Access to Research Software (GARS)
~750 responses of which● ~210 each from Ghana, Nigeria & Bangladesh● Rest from ~30 further countries ➔Focus on Ghana, Nigeria & Bangladesh
Partners: GYA, INASPImage: OpenStreetMap
Global survey● Time frame 2015-2016● Goals:
● Quantity and quality of access to software?● FOSS alternative to proprietary software?➔Suggestions to overcome gaps➔Provoke more targeted studies
● The desired research software is highly feld-specifc and diverse● Lack of access to software signifcantly afects research content
and networks● Researchers in developing countries overwhelmingly rely on
proprietary software● There is a signifcant gap in the uptake and even awareness of
FOSS alternatives between developing and developed countries● There is an interest in adopting and developing FOSS
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GARS: Key Findings
➔ Need for training and support in software usage, in particular FOSS➔ Series of follow-up questions
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Challenges: Examples from the AFMD Group in Physics@Oxford
Images: IAPP, own, Heliatek
Physics of devices made from carbon-based (=”organic”) semiconductors, in particular organic solar cells.
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The AFMD Group & Open Science?
Sun: purzen/OpenClipArt
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The AFMD Group & Open Science?
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The AFMD Group & Open Science!
LANDS = a modifed RepRap
Ongoing Projects:● Open hardware source meter● Open hardware sun simulator● ...
The Full-Metadata Format...
(if interested, please let us know)
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Open Science Summary
● Open Science radically changing the ways in which research is normally conducted and assessed
● Ghana, Bangladesh, Nigeria and potentially many other LMIC relying less on Open Source Software than expected by HIC
● Dire need for training and support in general software usage identifed in Ghana, Bangladesh and Nigeria
● Embracing Open Science often still very risky (required time, little reward in evaluation, etc.)
● Research system only changing slowly, but it seems to be changing
● There are already many opportunities and exciting projects embracing Open Science, and there will be more!