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[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Maillist use

2023-10-05 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


I would like to apologise for sending off-topic messages in the mail list on 
OSGeo Discuss.


Steven shared a valid point on the use of the OSGeo Discuss list.  I thank him 
for bringing this to my attention. Please accept my apologies for sending 
off-topic messages in OSGeo Discuss.


Best wishes


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Join the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education

2023-10-02 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


I request all Universities to join the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education. 
The African Association of Universities (AAU), the University of Nottingham, 
and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Education in Summer 2023. The Campaign aims to highlight the importance of 
educating researchers and aspiring data practitioners about the ethical 
considerations involved in collecting, using, reusing, and storing data during 
their training.


The Campaign advocates for the integration of data ethics in all higher 
education courses focused on data science and research. It aims to educate the 
next generation of data and research professionals about their legal and 
ethical obligations when it comes to using, reusing, and sharing data. In 
today’s increasingly connected and digitised world, data is everywhere, and its 
significance cannot be overstated. With the increasing prevalence of big data 
and artificial intelligence, it has become clear that data ethics is essential 
for both individuals and organizations. This is especially true in the field of 
scientific education and research. Therefore, it is crucial for universities to 
include data ethics in their curricula.


Campaign partners actively support and advocate for the integration of data 
ethics in all research and data intensive higher education courses, with a view 
to educating researchers and aspiring data practitioners about the ethical 
considerations inherent in their work. Contact 
kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>
 to find out more and get involved.


Details at  
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/


Best wishes


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[OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence

2023-10-02 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of 
Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the 
philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to United Nations General 
Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271<http://undocs.org/A/RES/61/271> of 15 June 
2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion 
to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and 
public awareness". The resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the 
principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, 
tolerance, understanding and non-violence".


Details at https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day


I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Mahatma 
Gandhi's impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to further the 
spirit of unity and compassion.



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[OSGeo-Discuss] The UK AI Summit: Time to Elevate Democratic Values

2023-09-29 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


These articles might be of interest.


“British government quietly sacks entire board of independent AI advisers”


Details at 
https://therecord.media/uk-disbands-ai-advisory-board-cdei-rishi-sunak


The British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT Article on 
“PM should make ethics a priority at AI Safety Summit, say tech professionals”


https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/pm-should-make-ethics-a-priority-at-ai-safety-summit-say-tech-professionals/



“The UK AI Summit: Time to Elevate Democratic Values” by Merve Hickok and Marc 
Rotenberg (The Center for AI and Digital Policy, USA)  published  for the 
Council on Foreign Relations


“Ahead of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence Safety from November 1 
to 2, the United Kingdom needs to bring its AI policy back in line with the 
values of freedom, democracy, and rule of law.”


Details at https://www.cfr.org/blog/uk-ai-summit-time-elevate-democratic-values


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[OSGeo-Discuss] G20 New Delhi Declaration - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Responsibly for Good and for All

2023-09-14 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

science and research. It aims to educate the next generation of
data and research professionals about their legal and ethical obligations when
it comes to using, reusing, and sharing data. More details at
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/

India is the incoming Council Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial
Intelligence. 29 international partners (including USA, EU, Germany are
members) have joined together to guide the responsible development and use of
artificial intelligence, grounded in human rights, inclusion, diversity,
innovation and economic growth.

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit 2023 will be in New
Delhi ,India on 12- 14 December 2023 . Ministerial Council will be on 13
December 2023. More details at https://gpai.ai This will be another
opportunity for India to use its leadership position in Responsible AI to bring
together all countries on international governance for AI.

The idea of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ is resonating across the world.
This human-centric approach has been welcomed by all. The New Delhi G20 Summit
will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development.

Best wishes

Suchith

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[OSGeo-Discuss] The Indian indenture system during British Colonial rule of India - information needed on interactive maps that can be used for history education

2023-09-07 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


I am trying to learn more about the Indian indenture system during British 
Colonial rule of India  and will appreciate advice.


Wikipedia article on this says


The Indian indenture system was a system of indentured 
servitude, by which more 
than 1.6 million workers from 
India were transported to 
labour in European colonies, 
as a substitute for slave 
labor, following the 
abolition of the trade in the early 
19th century. The system expanded after the abolition of slavery in the British 
Empire in 
1833,[in the French 
colonies in 1848, and in 
the Dutch Empire in 1863. British 
Indian indentureship lasted till the 1920s.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system


Some of the references and links provided to UK National Archives is not 
working so I cannot find more historical information.




Indian Indentured Labor and the History of International Rights Regimes The 
American Historical Review, Volume 119, Issue 5, December 2014, Pages 
1439–1465, https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/119.5.1439




“THE INDIAN INDENTURE SYSTEM WAS PUT into place by the British imperial 
government at the behest of sugar planters.6 The intention was to provide 
planters with a regular, assured, and cheap labor force similar to what they 
had had under slavery, thereby alleviating their need to rely upon, or pay 
market price for, the labor of their former slaves. During its more than eighty 
years of operation, the system was responsible for transporting some 1.2 
million laborers from India to new and old colonies around the world—including 
Mauritius, Réunion, Natal, East Africa, British Guiana, Trinidad, Suriname, 
Jamaica, and Fiji—primarily to labor on sugar plantations, but eventually also 
for other agricultural and industrial enterprises.7 Wherever the system was 
instituted, it became integral to a racial segmentation of the labor force and 
to racialized models of labor organization. Because of its direct connection to 
slavery abolition, from the moment of its inception the system generated 
significant anguish and outcry from British anti-slavery forces. By the early 
twentieth century, it became a major target of elite Indian nationalist 
criticism as well. As a result, it was finally abolished in 1917 in the context 
of the economic and political exigencies of the First World War.”



"Coolies – How Britain re-invented slavery"; exposing the British practice of 
Indentured Labour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uQz080QcGY


Are there any research publications , interactive maps, map stories etc that 
can be used for education on this topic. If so, please share. Thanks.


Best wishes


Suchith


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[OSGeo-Discuss] The Corporatization of Just About Everything--Including the Climate Crisis and Outer Space

2023-09-07 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,

I came across this article on "The Corporatization of Just About
Everything--Including the Climate Crisis and Outer Space.

The corporatization of space

"NASA made it clear that when that clock does toll, the U.S. will be
getting out of the space station game, likely for good. Instead, the space
agency signed a $415.6 million seed money deal with three companies--Blue
Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman--to develop their own private space
stations, on which NASA and other customers could lease space for professional
crews and tourists. The article goes on to point out that, in a press
statement, a NASA spokesperson boasted that" NASA is once again leading the
way to commercialize space activities" and that "we are partnering with U.S.
companies to develop the space destinations where people can visit, live, and
work."

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/06/27/corporatization-just-about-everything-including-climate-crisis-and-outer-space

https://time.com/6163554/private-space-stations/

I am interested to learn more on the corporatization of space, Earth
Observation. Are there any recent research publications on this topic. Thanks.

Best wishes

Suchith

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoForAll Newsletter Vol.9 no.09 - September 2023

2023-09-06 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


GeoForAll newsletter initiative is reaching 10 year in a few months time. Thank 
you to Prof. Nikos Lambrinos (Chief Editor) and all co-editors for their 
selfless efforts and contributions over many years that help make this possible.


I want to also thank and congratulate the OSGeo:UK chapter volunteers on the 
tenth anniversary of global FOSS4G 2013<http://2013.foss4g.org/> conference in 
Nottingham with the motto “Geo For All”.  
http://2013.foss4g.org<http://2013.foss4g.org/>  FOSS4G Nottingham 2013 helped  
GeoForAll mission of making geospatial education and opportunities accessible 
to all.


For the tenth anniversary of FOSS4G 2013 Nottingham, OSGeo:UK have organised a 
panel discussion on 7th Sep 2023 to look at how things have changed in the 
geospatial world in the last ten years, and more importantly to look ahead to 
the next ten years.


More details at https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guklocal2023/ten-years-after.html


All are welcome to join the GeoForAll community at 
https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall


Best wishes


Suchith




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Subject: GeoForAll Newsletter Vol.9 no.09 - September 2023


Dear all,

September 2023 issue has been uploaded onto GeoForAll website 
(https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/ and/or 
https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/geo-newsletters-archive/) in pdf 
format and in Spanish.
I would like to thank all those who helped with their contributions to have 
both editions and ask for new volunteers to join the Newsletter by sending 
their articles, announcements, news, etc.

For those who would like to send articles, news, etc., to be published in the 
next issue (October 2023 issue) please keep in mind that the deadline is 
September 27.
Please, if you know about a conference/webinar or you are going to organize 
one, send a reminder much earlier so we can disseminate it through our 
Newsletter.

Have a nice reading
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Panel Discussion: Ten Years After FOSS4G 2013 Nottingham

2023-09-04 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


For the tenth anniversary of FOSS4G 2013 Nottingham, OSGeo:UK have organised a 
panel discussion to look at how things have changed in the geospatial world in 
the last ten years, and more importantly to look ahead to the next ten years.


More details at https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guklocal2023/ten-years-after.html


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand 
Sent: 04 September 2023 07:51
To: GeoForAll 
Subject: FOSS4G:UK Local on 7th Sept 2023

Dear colleagues


This year is the tenth anniversary of global FOSS4G 
2013<http://2013.foss4g.org/> conference in Nottingham with the motto “Geo For 
All”.  http://2013.foss4g.org  FOSS4G Nottingham 2013 helped  GeoForAll mission 
of making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all.


It is great to see that OSGeo:UK chapter is growing and this year FOSS4G:UK 
Local is on Thursday 7th Sept 2023


OSGeo:UK<https://uk.osgeo.org/> will be bringing together all those interested 
in free and open source software for geospatial (FOSS4G) for this fantastic 
event on  7th Sept 2023. As well as providing venues in 8 locations across the 
UK & Ireland, OSGeo: UK are aiming to stream as many of sessions as possible 
online. These will be streamed to YouTube on the day, with recordings made 
available on YouTube afterwards.


More details are at https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guklocal2023/


Best wishes


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[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G:UK Local on 7th Sept 2023

2023-09-04 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


This year is the tenth anniversary of global FOSS4G 
2013 conference in Nottingham with the motto “Geo For 
All”.  http://2013.foss4g.org  FOSS4G Nottingham 2013 helped  GeoForAll mission 
of making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all.


It is great to see that OSGeo:UK chapter is growing and this year FOSS4G:UK 
Local is on Thursday 7th Sept 2023


OSGeo:UK will be bringing together all those interested 
in free and open source software for geospatial (FOSS4G) for this fantastic 
event on  7th Sept 2023. As well as providing venues in 8 locations across the 
UK & Ireland, OSGeo: UK are aiming to stream as many of sessions as possible 
online. These will be streamed to YouTube on the day, with recordings made 
available on YouTube afterwards.


More details are at https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guklocal2023/


Best wishes


Suchith

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Live streaming of Launch of Aditya-L1 Mission on 2nd September

2023-08-30 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


>From humble beginnings in sheds (the equipments were carried in a bicycle and 
>a bullock cart!) to landing on the Moon, to missions to Mars , India's space 
>journey is an epic tale of ingenuity and resourcefulness.  Story of India’s 
>amazing space journey at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL94XhNbwQ4


Starting with a budget of less than $4M for its first satellite in 1975, ISRO - 
Indian Space Research Organisation has made India a space power on a shoestring 
budget, achieving monumental feats like landing near the Moon’s south pole for 
around $70M! (Less than the cost of a Hollywood movie!) By developing in-house 
technology and smartly keeping mission scopes contained, ISRO ensures high ROI. 
 Thank you to all scientists and engineers who worked over many years to make 
this possible.


ADITYA-L1 is the First space based Indian mission to study the Sun to be 
launched on 2nd September 2023


The spacecraft shall be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) 
of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from the Earth. This 
will provide a greater advantage of observing the solar activities and its 
effect on space weather in real time.


Details of the major science objectives of Aditya-L1 mission are at 
https://www.isro.gov.in/Aditya_L1.html


Tune in to the official ISRO YouTube channel for the live webcast  at

https://m.youtube.com/live/_IcgGYZTXQw?si=WUe555HksgWh5iVg


It is important to thank the women scientists who took India into space (from 
India’s Mars mission to Moon mission to Sun mission)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38253471.amp


India’s space mission will inspire millions of students from all over the world 
(including students from economically poor backgrounds) to STEM education and 
space science education.


This is the year of India’s G20 presidency.  Details at https://www.g20.org/en/ 
  India’s idea of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ is resonating across the 
world. This human-centric approach has been welcomed by all. India’s space 
mission is also based on this principle. India’s success belongs to all of 
humanity.



Best wishes


Suchith


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[OSGeo-Discuss] UK aid worth nearly £2.3 billion to India sparks heated debate amid Chandrayaan-3 triumph

2023-08-29 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,

The definitive discovery of water on the Moon came in 2008, when Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO) launched the
Chandrayaan-1<https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/chandrayaan-1>
spacecraft to lunar orbit in October 22, 2008. Chandrayaan-1 carried with it a
NASA-provided science instrument called the Moon Mineralogical Mapper (M3) that
observed how the surface absorbed infrared light. Using this data M3 determined
that previously suspected water molecules were ice inside the Moon’s polar
craters<https://www.planetary.org/space-images/where-the-moons-water-ice-is>.
Details at https://www.planetary.org/articles/water-on-the-moon-guide

On 23rd August 2023 ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3’s lander touched down on the lunar
surface, making India the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near
the Moon’s south pole. Scientists have deployed a rover to send images and data
back to Earth. This success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon
missions by other countries in the future.

India's space journey is an epic tale of ingenuity and resourcefulness.
Starting with a budget of less than $4M for its first satellite in 1975, ISRO -
Indian Space Research Organisation has made India a space power on a shoestring
budget, achieving monumental feats like landing near the Moon’s south pole for
around $70 Million.

But looks like some UK media are not happy with India’s success. The success of
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon has ignited a debate over foreign aid
between the UK and India.

“The debate took an intriguing turn when users cited a report published by
Columbia University Press, authored by economist Usha Patnaik. The report, part
of a collection of essays, revealed that the East India Company and the British
Raj had extracted a staggering £9.2 trillion (equivalent to $44.6 trillion)
from India between 1765 and 1938. This eye-popping figure became a focal point
in the debate as X users humorously suggested that if the UK sought returns,
they should consider repaying the estimated $44.6 trillion amassed during
India’s Colonial rule.”

[OSGeo-Discuss] India makes history as Chandrayaan-3 lands near Moon's south pole

2023-08-23 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


A Historic moment, ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization Chandrayaan-3’s 
lander touches down on the lunar surface, making India the first country to 
successfully land a spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole.


All previous missions to the Moon have touched down near the equator - but 
exploring the south pole is key to the hunt for water. Scientists now hope to 
deploy a rover to send images and data back to Earth.  Thank you to all 
scientists and engineers who worked over many years to make this possible.


More details at https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-india-66576580


Tune in to the official ISRO YouTube channel for a high-definition, immersive 
experience at

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DLA_64yz8Ss


It is important to thank the women scientists who took India into space

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38253471.amp

This mission will inspire students from all over the world to STEM education 
and space science education.


Now it is time to study the Sun...


ISRO is going for the Aditya L1 mission. ADITYA-L1 shall be the first space 
based Indian mission to study the Sun. This will be launched by PSLV from 
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.  The spacecraft shall be placed in a 
halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is 
about 1.5 million km from the Earth.


Details of the major science objectives of Aditya-L1 mission are at 
https://www.isro.gov.in/Aditya_L1.html


Stay tuned, stay inspired, and let's make history together!


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 14 July 2023 16:40
Subject: Launch of CHANDRAYAAN-3 Mission

Dear colleagues,

Congratulations to all scientists at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) 
for launching of Chandrayaan-3 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, 
India.


Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space 
Research Organization  (ISRO). The launch of Chandrayaan-3 took place at 14 
July 2023, at 2:35 pm IST and injection of 100 km circular polar orbit was 
completed successfully as part of phase one. The lander and rover is expected 
to land near the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023.


Chandrayaan-3 consists of an indigenous Lander module (LM), Propulsion module 
(PM) and a Rover with an objective of developing and demonstrating new 
technologies required for Inter planetary missions. The Lander will have the 
capability to soft land at a specified lunar site and deploy the Rover which 
will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course 
of its mobility. The Lander and the Rover have scientific payloads to carry out 
experiments on the lunar surface.


More details at https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_New.html


The launch video at https://m.youtube.com/live/q2ueCg9bvvQ?feature=share


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] UK cannot ignore calls for slavery reparations, says leading UN judge

2023-08-23 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

A leading judge at the international court of justice has said the UK will no
longer be able to ignore the growing calls for reparation for transatlantic
slavery.

Judge Patrick Robinson, who presided over the trial of the former Yugoslav
president Slobodan Milošević, said the international tide on slavery
reparations was quickly shifting and urged the UK to change its current
position on the issue.

Robinson spoke exclusively to the Guardian ahead of UNESCO’s Day for
Remembering the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Abolition. He is scheduled to
make the keynote address on Wednesday at the London mayor’s office to mark the
day.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/uk-cannot-ignore-calls-for-slavery-reparations-says-leading-un-judge-patrick-robinson

23 August is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its
Abolition. Learn more at https://www.unesco.org/en/days/slave-trade-remembrance

2023 Theme: “Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative
education” . Learn more at
https://www.un.org/en/rememberslavery/observance/2023

Best wishes

Suchith

[OSGeo-Discuss] NARSS appointed as North African open science platform regional node

2023-08-18 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


Happy to share this excellent news of National Authority for Remote Sensing and 
Space Sciences  (NARSS), Egypt selected to operate as North African Open 
Science Platform Regional Node for the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). 
Thank you to Dr. Rania Elsayed for sharing this excellent updates.


More details at 
https://www.nrf.ac.za/the-african-open-science-platform-appoints-three-regional-nodes/


https://aosp.org.za/2023/06/19/the-african-open-science-platform-appoints-three-regional-nodes/


May I request that if you have published new research papers and articles  in 
geospatial science , please share the  publication details to Professor Nikos 
Lambrinos (Chief Editor , GeoForAll Newsletter) so he can include the 
information in the next edition of GeoForAll newsletter to share with the 
global community. Thank you.

Best wishes

Suchith



From: Rania Elsayed
Sent: 17 August 2023 21:20
To: Suchith Anand
Subject: Re: [Geo4All] NARSS appointed as North African open science platform 
regional node

Dear Prof. Suchith


I am thrilled to inform you that NARSS has been selected to operate as  North 
African Open Science Platform Regional Node for the African Open Science 
Platform(AOSP).

The role of the AOSP regional nodes is to support and promote efforts aligned 
with implementation of open science programs at a regional level, strengthen 
knowledge networks and infrastructure access, and enhance cooperation between 
regions and globally in support of the AOSP’s vision.



The appointment will be for a five-year term  (kindly see the attached letter).


May you share these news with geo4all group, please.


Kind regards


On Thu, 17 Aug 2023, 11:18 pm Rania Elsayed, 
mailto:ranyaalsa...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Prof. Lambrinos


I am thrilled to inform you that NARSS has been selected to operate as  North 
African Open Science Platform Regional Node for the African Open Science 
Platform(AOSP).

The role of the AOSP regional nodes is to support and promote efforts aligned 
with implementation of open science programs at a regional level, strengthen 
knowledge networks and infrastructure access, and enhance cooperation between 
regions and globally in support of the AOSP’s vision.



The appointment will be for a five-year term  (kindly see the attached letter).


Kindly can you share these news with geo4all group and also in the next issue, 
please.


Kind regards

On Thu, 10 Aug 2023, 10:29 am , 
mailto:labri...@eled.auth.gr>> wrote:

Dear all,

August 2023 issue has been uploaded onto GeoForAll website 
(https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/ and/or 
https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/geo-newsletters-archive/) in pdf 
format and in Spanish.
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Have a nice reading
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [GeoForAll-schools] GeoForAll Newsletter Vol.9 no.08 - August 2023

2023-08-17 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Hi Tatiana


Congratulations to you and LOC team for hosting FOSS4G 2024 in Brazil.


Thank you for this excellent idea to plan GeoForAll meeting at FOSS4G 2024. 
This will greatly help bring together colleagues from around the world to 
expand the amazing educational initiatives done by GeoForAll Iberoamérica


https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_Iberoamérica


Colleagues - please share your ideas.


Wishing you all success.


Best wishes


Suchith



From: GeoForAll-Schools  on behalf 
of Tatiana Pará 
Sent: 17 August 2023 02:16
To: SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA 
Cc: geoforall-scho...@lists.osgeo.org 
Subject: Re: [GeoForAll-schools] GeoForAll Newsletter Vol.9 no.08 - August 2023

Dear Sérgio and fellow colleagues,

We recently received the exciting news that FOSS4G 2024 will be held in Brazil, 
and I will have the pleasure of hosting the event in my hometown (Belém do 
Pará).

In this regard, I would like to invite all of you from this group who could 
organize a session and perhaps propose a parallel meeting during this event to 
discuss GEOFORALL. I am confident that this will be a milestone and that we can 
establish significant partnerships at this event, enhancing schools, 
universities, and laboratories.

What do you say?

Best regards,


Em qua., 16 de ago. de 2023 às 12:35, SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA 
mailto:sergio.acostayl...@mtop.gub.uy>> 
escreveu:

Dear all,

August 2023 issue has been uploaded onto GeoForAll website 
(https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/ and/or 
https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/geo-newsletters-archive/) in pdf 
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Letter for expanding the number of full scholarships for students from economically poor families in the UK

2023-08-16 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


Thank you for sharing lot of excellent ideas. This is very helpful. I have been 
receiving lot of excellent ideas from many colleagues across the UK.


One suggestion I received is below and I need help to find more information on 
what was the education policies of the Labour government in 1945-1951 time?


“If we are to help resolve this important issue then a systemic approach is 
required. This may have to start earlier in the educational chain perhaps at 
the secondary school level where there are socio-economic barriers to poorer 
families trying to have children qualify for University entrance. The 
scholarships you propose will help but they must be complemented with support 
for the students to give them the best chance to succeed. The education 
policies of the Labour government just after the war had a huge impact and are 
worthy of further examination to see if there are any lessons for the current 
situation. If these changes had not been put in place I would never have been 
able to go to university.”


Does anyone have more information on the education policies  of the Labour 
government in 1945-1951 time? If so, please share the relevant 
links/information. Thanks.



There are also a lot of excellent discussions happening in many academic 
mailing lists on this education topic.


For example, the idea of expanding universal free school meals . I request the 
UK government to urgently take steps to  make provision of Free School Meals to 
all students (till Year 13) in all UK schools.


I request the UK Government to introduce a new wealth tax for all UK 
Billionaires to fund this. Even a 1 percent wealth tax on UK Billionaires 
wealth (£600bn) will generate 6 Billion pounds! This Billionaire wealth tax 
funding will help easily make possible  Free School Meals to  all students 
(till Year 13) in all UK schools.


It is unfair that a few billionaires are able to accrue such a staggering 
amount of the nation’s wealth when more than 4.2 million children are living in 
poverty in the UK. I request the kind support of all UK Political parties, MPs 
and UK Government to help make possible Free School Meals to all students (till 
Year 13) in all UK schools.


More details at 
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=OER-DISCUSS;b774caaa.2308



I am also pleased to note that some UK University managements are working for 
expanding scholarships for students from economically poor families. I want to 
thank colleagues and Management of University of Sheffield for their excellent  
Experience Sheffield Scholarship (ESS) program. University of Sheffield are 
offering over 200 Experience Sheffield Scholarships worth £3,600 each for home 
fee-paying students starting their studies in September 2023.Details at

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-funding/experience-sheffield


I am sure that more UK universities will expand their scholarship funding and 
initiatives in the near future. I request all colleagues working in all UK 
universities to work for expanding scholarships for students from economically 
poor families.


I am grateful to everyone working for education opportunities for all.


Best wishes


Suchith




From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 14 August 2023 10:01
Subject: Open Letter for expanding the number of full scholarships for students 
from economically poor families in the UK


Dear colleagues,


I have been working and championing over a decade to provide more full 
scholarships in UK universities for first-generation students (first in family 
to go to university) and for students from economically poor families in the UK.


There were 4.2 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2021-22. That's 
29 per cent of children (This percentage might be higher now due to cost of 
living crisis in the UK ). Details at. 
https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures


Extreme child poverty in the UK is a humanitarian and ethical crisis. In 
educational terms, poverty is a significant disadvantage. The link between 
poverty and poor educational outcomes and wellbeing in the UK has remained 
stubbornly and depressingly high despite longstanding policy concern at 
national, local and jurisdictional levels of government.


Child poverty, education and the postcode lottery


https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/08/19/child-poverty-education-and-the-postcode-lottery/


I humbly request that the UK government to share a clear action plan for 
ensuring the right to  quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million 
children currently living in poverty in the UK. Access to quality education 
opportunities is a human right. There needs to be focused policies at the UK 
Government level about equitable education with a binding on Universities and 
the Higher Education Institutes to comply.


I came across this article published in the University World News on 22nd July 
2023 which looks at the toxic

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoForAll Newsletter Vol.9 no.08 - August 2023

2023-08-10 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Thank you Nikos for your excellent work and efforts for our community.

Colleagues, If you have  published new research papers and articles  in 
geospatial science , please share the  publication details to Professor Nikos 
Lambrinos (Chief Editor , GeoForAll Newsletter) so he can include the 
information in the next edition of GeoForAll newsletter to share with the 
global community. Thank you.

Best wishes

Suchith

From: labri...@eled.auth.gr 
Sent: 10 August 2023 08:23
To: OsGeo, GeoForAll 
Cc: Suchith Anand ; Rautenbach, Victoria 

Subject: GeoForAll Newsletter Vol.9 no.08 - August 2023


Dear all,

August 2023 issue has been uploaded onto GeoForAll website 
(https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/ and/or 
https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/geo-newsletters-archive/) in pdf 
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: [Geo4All] OSMScience 2023 - Extension of Call for Abstracts

2023-08-10 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

This Call for Abstracts for OSMScience 2023 might be of interest. Details below.

Best wishes

Suchith
Begin forwarded message:

From: Marco Minghini
Subject: [Geo4All] OSMScience 2023 - Extension of Call for Abstracts
Date: 10 August 2023 at 08:34:27 BST
To: geofor...@lists.osgeo.org

Dear GeoForAll friends and colleagues,

We are writing to inform you that the deadline for the Call for Abstracts for 
OSMScience 2023 has been extended to 24 August 2023.

OSMScience is the event showcasing the use of OpenStreetMap data in science and 
research. In the previous years, it was organised as the Academic Track of the 
global State of the Map conferences. This year, it will take place as part of 
State of the Map Europe 2023 conference [1] on November 10-12 in Antwerp and 
online simultaneously. The full Call for Abstract is available on the 
OSMScience 2023 website [2], abstracts should be submitted via the Pretalx 
submission system [3]. Questions directed to the Scientific Committee should be 
sent to academic-s...@openstreetmap.org.

Please feel free to distribute this information within your networks.

Best,
The OSMScience 2023 Scientific Committee

[1] https://stateofthemap.eu/
[2] https://osmscience.github.io/OSMScience2023/
[3] https://pretalx.com/sotm-eu-academic-track-2023/cfp

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Making UK a science superpower - The urgent need for ensuring the right to quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children currently living in poverty in the UK

2023-08-08 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


I am interested to learn more about the UK government's plans and slogan on 
“becoming a science superpower”.


‘Science superpower’ plan risks making UK bureaucracy superpower, says peer. 
Author of Lords report says government’s approach ‘feels like setting off on a 
marathon with your shoelaces tied together’  Details at

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/04/science-superpower-plan-risks-making-uk-bureaucracy-superpower-says-peer


https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=OER-DISCUSS;d28fa3cf.2308


Looks like “becoming a science superpower” is a slogan to hide the real issues 
on poverty, cost of living crisis impacting millions of families in the UK.


There is also an urgent need to expand the free school meals scheme (including 
during the school holidays) as part of reform of education.


Best wishes


Suchith




From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 28 July 2023 11:09
Subject: Making UK a science superpower by 2030 - The urgent need for ensuring 
the right to quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children 
currently living in poverty in the UK

Dear colleagues,


I came across this article published in the University World News on 22nd July 
2023 which looks at the toxic corporate culture and a crisis of leadership in 
UK higher education.


Details at 
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile.php?story=20230721132953122


I request the UK Government  to investigate the current state of affairs of the 
UK Higher Education sector with the aim to end corrupt practices and reform UK 
Higher Education. Thank you.


Best wishes


Suchith





From: Suchith Anand

Sent: 23 July 2023 08:45

Subject: Making UK a science superpower by 2030 - The urgent need for ensuring 
the right to quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children 
currently living in poverty in the UK




Dear colleagues,


There were 4.2 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2021-22. That's 
29 per cent of children (This percentage might be higher now due to cost of 
living crisis in the UK ). Details at. 
https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures


Extreme child poverty in the UK is a humanitarian and ethical crisis. In 
educational terms, poverty is a significant disadvantage. The link between 
poverty and poor educational outcomes and wellbeing in the UK has remained 
stubbornly and depressingly high despite longstanding policy concern at 
national, local and jurisdictional levels of government.


Child poverty, education and the postcode lottery

https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/08/19/child-poverty-education-and-the-postcode-lottery/


The UK Government has announced a  plan to  cement the UK’s place as a science 
and technology superpower by 2030. This is very welcome initiative. I humbly 
request that the UK government to share a clear action plan for ensuring the 
right to  quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children 
currently living in poverty in the UK. This is key for making UK a science 
superpower by 2030.


Access to quality education opportunities is a human right. There needs to be 
focused policies at the UK Government level about equitable education with a 
binding on Universities and the Higher Education Institutes to comply.


Universities have a social responsibility. There is an urgent need to provide 
full scholarships (with maintenance grant) for 30 percent of seats in each 
Russell Group university (the richest and prestigious universities in the UK) 
for students from economically poor families and first-generation students 
(first in family to go to university). I request the kind support of all MPs, 
all major UK Political parties and UK Government for the Right to Quality 
Education opportunities for All .


May I please request you to kindly support the “Right to Quality Education 
opportunities for All”


Details at 
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-requesting-uk-government-reform-higher-education-anand



Let us all work together so that we can ensure the right to quality education 
opportunities for the 4.2 million children currently living in poverty in the 
UK. This is important for the better future of our country and our future 
generations.


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand

Sent: 21 July 2023 11:29

Subject: Information needed on good practice examples of summary statistics of 
scholarship information in UK universities



Dear colleagues


I am grateful to all colleagues who have emailed support and shared lot of 
excellent ideas and suggestions for expanding scholarships for first generation 
students (first in family to go to university) and students from economically 
poor families. I am touched by your kindness.


I have a query and appreciate your advice. Are there any good practice examples 
of summary statistics information on monitoring and measuring progress of 
scholarships in any UK universities? Which

[OSGeo-Discuss] Why Africa must have a voice in global talks

2023-07-16 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Colleagues,


These two articles might be of interest to governments and researchers.  
Details below


Researchers back African Union to join G20 group of largest economic powers. 
Including African Union in the G20 is a matter of ethics and fairness, 
researchers say. Details at https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01014-z


Reuters article on India seeks African Union's full membership in G20

https://www.reuters.com/world/indias-modi-seeks-african-unions-full-membership-g20-2023-06-18/


The theme of India’s G20 Presidency - “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · 
One Family · One Future” - is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha 
Upanishad.


Details of G20 at https://www.g20.org/


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Subject: AI regulation: Why Africa must have a voice in global talks


This article on “AI regulation: Why Africa must have a voice in global talks” 
might be of interest.



“ Indeed, the idea of a new international watchdog overseeing this new 
technology could be very useful.

But given Africa’s future role in global markets, there is a strong case for 
this new body to be based in Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi or Cape Town, rather than in 
London. Indeed, if it is not, there is a real risk that the digital 
inequalities between Africa and the rest of the world will be exacerbated by 
AI, not reduced or managed.

The time is now to be thinking these issues through – and planning ahead – 
before AI really scales up on the continent, because by then, it will be too 
late to pull back.”


Details at 
https://african.business/2023/06/technology-information/ai-regulation-africa-must-have-a-voice-in-global-talks


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Launch of CHANDRAYAAN-3 Mission

2023-07-14 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,

Congratulations to all scientists at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) 
for launching of Chandrayaan-3 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, 
India.


Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space 
Research Organization  (ISRO). The launch of Chandrayaan-3 took place at 14 
July 2023, at 2:35 pm IST and injection of 100 km circular polar orbit was 
completed successfully as part of phase one. The lander and rover is expected 
to land near the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023.


Chandrayaan-3 consists of an indigenous Lander module (LM), Propulsion module 
(PM) and a Rover with an objective of developing and demonstrating new 
technologies required for Inter planetary missions. The Lander will have the 
capability to soft land at a specified lunar site and deploy the Rover which 
will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course 
of its mobility. The Lander and the Rover have scientific payloads to carry out 
experiments on the lunar surface.


More details at https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_New.html


The launch video at https://m.youtube.com/live/q2ueCg9bvvQ?feature=share


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Electronic Privacy Information Centre’s Report Sheds Light on Generative A.I. Harms

2023-07-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

This report from the Electronic Privacy Information Centre might be of interest.

EPIC’s report, Generating Harms: Generative AI’s Impact & Paths
Forward<https://epic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/EPIC-Generative-AI-White-Paper-May2023.pdf>,
builds on the organization’s years of experience protecting consumers from
abusive data collection and use. While generative A.I. may be new, many of its
harms reflect longstanding challenges to privacy, transparency, racial justice,
and economic justice imposed by technology companies.

Generating Harms: Generative AI’s Impact & Paths Forward is part of EPIC’s A.I.
& Human Rights Project<https://epic.org/issues/ai/>, which advocates for
transparent, equitable, and accountable A.I. regulations.

More details at
https://epic.org/new-epic-report-sheds-light-on-generative-a-i-harms/

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[OSGeo-Discuss] AI regulation: Why Africa must have a voice in global talks

2023-07-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

This article on “AI regulation: Why Africa must have a voice in global talks” 
might be of interest.



“ Indeed, the idea of a new international watchdog overseeing this new 
technology could be very useful.

But given Africa’s future role in global markets, there is a strong case for 
this new body to be based in Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi or Cape Town, rather than in 
London. Indeed, if it is not, there is a real risk that the digital 
inequalities between Africa and the rest of the world will be exacerbated by 
AI, not reduced or managed.

The time is now to be thinking these issues through – and planning ahead – 
before AI really scales up on the continent, because by then, it will be too 
late to pull back.”


Details at 
https://african.business/2023/06/technology-information/ai-regulation-africa-must-have-a-voice-in-global-talks


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Generative AI and the future of education

2023-07-05 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Colleagues

This paper on “Generative AI and the future of education” might be of interest.


Details at https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf385877


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Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Artificial intelligence: Partnership between UNESCO and the EU to speed up the implementation of ethical rules

2023-06-28 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

UNESCO and the European Commission have just signed an agreement to accelerate
global implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the ethics of artificial
intelligence adopted in November 2021 by the 193 Member States of the
Organization. A budget of €4 million will be dedicated to supporting the least
developed countries in the establishment of their national legislation.

The UNESCO Recommendation is the first universal normative framework for the
ethics of artificial intelligence. It was adopted unanimously by the 193 Member
States of UNESCO in November 2021. It is based on the promotion and protection
human rights, human dignity, and environmental sustainability. It advances
principles such as accountability, and the rule of law, and includes concrete
policy chapters that call for better data governance, inclusivity and gender
equality.

Details at
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/artificial-intelligence-partnership-between-unesco-and-eu-speed-implementation-ethical-rules

https://www.unesco.org/en/artificial-intelligence/recommendation-ethics

Thank you, UNESCO and the European Commission, for your leadership in AI Ethics.

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Webinar: Data Ethics and Human Rights in the Platform Economy

2023-06-26 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


The second Webinar in the Data Ethics and Responsible Data Discussion Series is 
now available for you to view. The online event, hosted by the Association of 
African Universities, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and 
the Ethical Data Initiative, dealt with the timely topic of Data Ethics and 
Human Rights in the Platform Economy.


View the webinar recording at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/06/22/webinar-data-ethics-and-human-rights-in-the-platform-economy/


Please share the webinar recording with your colleagues and networks.


All interested universities are invited to join our Data Ethics in Data Science 
Education Campaign, to advocate for the inclusion of data ethics in all data 
science and research-based higher education courses, to train the next 
generation of data and research professionals about their legal and ethical 
responsibilities surrounding the use, reuse and sharing of data. More details 
at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/



Best wishes


Suchith




From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 16 June 2023 11:31
Subject: Data Ethics and Human Rights in the Platform Economy


Dear colleagues


The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 
400 Universities across the African Continent), the University of Nottingham 
and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Education. The inaugural event in the Ethical Data Discussion Series looked at 
Data Ethics Policy in Higher 
Education<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/>
 and launched our Data Ethics in Higher Education 
campaign<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/>.


Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education was the first in the ongoing Ethical 
Data Discussion series, which aims to explore important topics and questions 
surrounding digital technology, data collection and data-driven research; 
highlighting the need for training digital practitioners in the ethics of their 
craft.


The next webinar in the Ethical Data Discussions Series: Data Ethics and Human 
Rights in the Platform Economy will take place on Tuesday 20 June, 2023 at 
09:00 GMT (10:00 UK time).


Together with a panel of human rights, data science and international 
development experts – and using the UN Declaration of Human Rights as a 
starting point – we will discuss what has already been done to identify and 
mitigate potential harms inherent in data collection and research, where the 
legislative gaps currently exist, and what we can do to protect research 
subjects in our own work.


We look forward to some thought-provoking discussions with a range of experts 
and other key stakeholders, with a view to co-developing pathways to include 
data ethics as standard in data science education and research worldwide.




  *   With the rise of the platform economy, what would you say are the main 
human rights issues in the digital age and why?
  *   How are basic human rights (as defined by the UN Declaration on Human 
Rights) embedded into current data legislation? Is there more to do?

  *   What are the ethical implications of surveillance capitalism?  For 
example , automated tools being used to monitor and manage workers?
  *   What can researchers and data professionals do concretely to respect the 
rights of test subjects/ those whose data they are collecting?

  *   With the recent interest in AI in the media, what do you see as the main 
issues and how do you think that this might impact human rights?

  *   With the increase in data intensive research, and focus on data law and 
ethics in general, do you think it is time that data ethics should become an 
integral part of the education curriculum in schools and universities? Why?



References


https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/04/shoshana-zuboff-surveillance-capitalism-assault-human-automomy-digital-privacy


https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence


https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/11/04/book-review-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-the-fight-for-the-future-at-the-new-frontier-of-power-by-shoshana-zuboff/


https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/25/readout-of-white-house-listening-session-on-automated-worker-surveillance-and-management/


https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2023/05/01/hearing-from-the-american-people-how-are-automated-tools-being-used-to-surveil-monitor-and-manage-workers/


https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/artificial-intelligence-silicon-valley/


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/08/ai-machines-hallucinating-naomi-k

[OSGeo-Discuss] Researchers back African Union to join G20

2023-06-22 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Colleagues,


These two articles might be of interest to governments and researchers.  
Details below


Researchers back African Union to join G20 group of largest economic powers. 
Including African Union in the G20 is a matter of ethics and fairness, 
researchers say. Details at https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01014-z


Reuters article on India seeks African Union's full membership in G20

https://www.reuters.com/world/indias-modi-seeks-african-unions-full-membership-g20-2023-06-18/


G20 details at https://www.g20.org/


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Tech Elite’s AI Ideologies Have Racist Foundations, Say AI Ethicists

2023-06-22 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

This article on AI might be of interest. Details at 
https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/timnit-gebru-and-emile-torres-call-out-racist-roots-of-the-tech-elites-ai-ideologies/?


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Data Ethics and Human Rights in the Platform Economy

2023-06-16 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 
400 Universities across the African Continent), the University of Nottingham 
and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Education. The inaugural event in the Ethical Data Discussion Series looked at 
Data Ethics Policy in Higher 
Education<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/>
 and launched our Data Ethics in Higher Education 
campaign<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/>.


Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education was the first in the ongoing Ethical 
Data Discussion series, which aims to explore important topics and questions 
surrounding digital technology, data collection and data-driven research; 
highlighting the need for training digital practitioners in the ethics of their 
craft.


The next webinar in the Ethical Data Discussions Series: Data Ethics and Human 
Rights in the Platform Economy will take place on Tuesday 20 June, 2023 at 
09:00 GMT (10:00 UK time).


Together with a panel of human rights, data science and international 
development experts – and using the UN Declaration of Human Rights as a 
starting point – we will discuss what has already been done to identify and 
mitigate potential harms inherent in data collection and research, where the 
legislative gaps currently exist, and what we can do to protect research 
subjects in our own work.


We look forward to some thought-provoking discussions with a range of experts 
and other key stakeholders, with a view to co-developing pathways to include 
data ethics as standard in data science education and research worldwide.



  *   What are the main human rights issues in the Platform Economy ?
  *   How are basic human rights (as defined by the UN) embedded into current 
data legislation? Is there more to do?
  *   With the recent interest in AI in the media, what do you see as the main 
issues and how do you think that this might impact human rights?
  *   What are the ethical implications of surveillance capitalism?  For 
example , automated tools being used to monitor, and manage workers?
  *   What can researchers and data professionals do concretely to respect the 
rights of test subjects/ those whose data they are collecting?
  *   How do we make sure there are proper governance mechanisms in place to 
embed values in all data ecosystems to protect human rights in the platform 
economy ?
  *   What governance policies and frameworks are needed to make sure digital 
technologies and opportunities are available for everyone and there are no 
monopolies created?
  *   With the increase in data intensive research, and focus on data law and 
ethics in general, do you think it is time that data ethics should become an 
integral part of the education curriculum in schools and universities? Why?



References


https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/04/shoshana-zuboff-surveillance-capitalism-assault-human-automomy-digital-privacy


https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence


https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/11/04/book-review-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-the-fight-for-the-future-at-the-new-frontier-of-power-by-shoshana-zuboff/


https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/25/readout-of-white-house-listening-session-on-automated-worker-surveillance-and-management/


https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2023/05/01/hearing-from-the-american-people-how-are-automated-tools-being-used-to-surveil-monitor-and-manage-workers/


https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/artificial-intelligence-silicon-valley/


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/08/ai-machines-hallucinating-naomi-klein



More details of the panel and how to register at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/06/15/data-ethics-and-human-rights-in-the-platform-economy/


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] EU AI Act: The world's first AI regulation

2023-06-16 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


The era of AI regulation is coming and well done EU for leading this.


The use of artificial intelligence in the EU will be regulated by the AI Act, 
the world’s first comprehensive AI law. Find out how it will protect you.


Details at 
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Tech CEOs want us to believe that generative AI will benefit humanity

2023-06-10 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

This article on “AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are” in 
The Guardian by Naomi Klein might be of interest . She is the bestselling 
author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine and Professor of Climate Justice and 
Co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice at the University of British 
Columbia.



"Generative AI will end poverty, they tell us. It will cure all disease. It 
will solve climate change. It will make our jobs more meaningful and exciting. 
It will unleash lives of leisure and contemplation, helping us reclaim the 
humanity we have lost to late capitalist mechanization. It will end loneliness. 
It will make our governments rational and responsive. These, I fear, are the 
real AI hallucinations and we have all been hearing them on a loop ever since 
Chat GPT launched at the end of last year.


There is a world in which generative AI, as a powerful predictive research tool 
and a performer of tedious tasks, could indeed be marshalled to benefit 
humanity, other species and our shared home. But for that to happen, these 
technologies would need to be deployed inside a vastly different economic and 
social order than our own, one that had as its purpose the meeting of human 
needs and the protection of the planetary systems that support all life.


And as those of us who are not currently tripping well understand, our current 
system is nothing like that. Rather, it is built to maximize the extraction of 
wealth and profit – from both humans and the natural world – a reality that has 
brought us to what we might think of it as capitalism’s techno-necro stage. In 
that reality of hyper-concentrated power and wealth, AI – far from living up to 
all those utopian hallucinations – is much more likely to become a fearsome 
tool of further dispossession and despoilation.”




More details at 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/08/ai-machines-hallucinating-naomi-klein


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power

2023-06-10 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


This book on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power by Rajiv Malhotra 
might be of interest. Details at https://www.aiandpower.com


https://www.aiandpower.com/table-of-contents/


Discussion on this book  AI Versus Being - Vandana Shiva  
https://youtu.be/3YnkP9H3t-M


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Article on AI and Silicon Valley

2023-06-08 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Came across this article on AI and Silicon Valley. Details at 
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/artificial-intelligence-silicon-valley/


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[OSGeo-Discuss] UK AI Regulation Whitepaper - Information needed

2023-06-05 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


I came across these articles in The Guardian and Financial Times on UK 
Government working on developing AI Regulation.


Details at https://www.ft.com/content/6cc8a0f3-f2fc-4470-a881-8763451b47ea


 
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/31/uk-should-play-leading-role-in-developing-ai-global-guidelines-sunak-to-tell-biden


I am interested to learn more on this and about the UK AI regulation 
Whitepaper. Will the UK AI regulation Whitepaper look into key ethical 
questions on


  *   What are the main human rights issues in the digital age?
  *   What are the ethical implications of surveillance capitalism?  For 
example ,  automated tools being used to monitor and manage workers?
  *   How are basic human rights (as defined by the UN) embedded into current 
data legislation? Is there more to do?
  *   Who owns our data? Who benefits from our data?
  *   How we might avoid the pitfalls of feudalism and colonialism in this new 
and constantly evolving landscape.
  *   How do we make sure there are proper governance mechanisms in place to 
embed values in all data ecosystems to protect human rights in the platform 
economy?
  *   What steps are there to mitigate the damaging effects of algorithmic 
biases?
  *   What governance policies and frameworks are needed to make sure digital 
technologies and opportunities are available for everyone and there are no 
monopolies created?
  *   How do we make sure there are proper governance mechanisms in place to 
embed values in all data ecosystems?
  *   Whether, and why, it might be time for data ethics to become an integral 
part of the education curriculum in universities.
  *   How can we build capacity for Data Ethics in universities and industry.


I would like to bring to your kind attention the Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Education. The African Association of Universities (a University Association 
counting over 400 Universities across the African Continent), the University of 
Nottingham and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data 
Ethics in Education with a successful online event .


The event, a panel discussion on Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education, was 
streamed live on AAU TV.  More information on the panel is at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/


The recording of the event is available to watch at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/


With hundreds of universities across the world already supporting our Campaign 
for Data Ethics in Higher Education, there is huge momentum building. Please 
support our Campaign for Data Ethics in Higher Education.


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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Successful Launch to the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education

2023-06-04 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


I have some ethical queries and appreciate your advice and guidance.


What is the impact of Data Colonialism for African countries and for the people 
of Africa?


Who owns Africa Geo Portals?  What are the costs to be payed per year to the 
GIS Vendor Owners by African countries and citizens in a few years' time for 
accessing Earth Observation data and insights?


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/geoethics-awareness-dialogues-speaking-truth-power-suchith-anand/


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/geoethics-awareness-dialogues-geography-week-suchith-anand/


This Data Values article which looks into  Digital Feudalism in Earth 
Observation data affecting farmers might be of interest. I thank the Global 
Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)  for inviting me to write 
this article. More details at 
https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers


Why is the impact of Data Feudalism and Data Colonialism not included in the 
GIS Curriculum?  Is it because of some GIS Vendor “sponsorship” pressure?


What policies and curriculum are universities, educators adopting to reduce GIS 
Vendor Feudalism/Colonialism in GIS education?


What is the impact of trust and credibility of science when there are examples 
of some GIS vendors now trademarking and using “Science” as part for their 
brand/marketing/sales of their products/services?


Is it Ethical for any GIS Vendors using “science” as part of marketing strategy 
for selling/promoting their products/services/brand. Is using “science” as part 
of marketing for selling/promoting products/services/brand by GIS vendors 
misinformation ?


What is the ethical impact of vendor “sponsorship” of scientific conferences, 
scientific journals in return for promoting their brand as the Science of a 
topic  through the scientific associations website, social media etc  for  
Geographic Information Science discipline as a whole?


What will be the impact of this for Integrity of Science?


What is the impact of this for Humanity?


More details at  
http://lists.codata.org/pipermail/codata-international_lists.codata.org/2023-February/002744.html


Ethical frameworks in governance at all levels (from global to national to 
local) are important to protect democracy, protect human rights and prevent 
corruption.


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 26 May 2023 22:29
Subject: Successful Launch to the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education


Dear colleagues,

The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 
400 Universities across the African Continent), the University of Nottingham 
and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Education with a successful online event this week.


The event, a panel discussion on Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education, was 
streamed live on AAU TV.  More information on the panel is at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/


The lively panel discussion took place between African experts in International 
Development, Data Science, Technology and Education, and touched on important 
questions such as:


  *   Who owns our data? Who benefits from our data?
  *   How we might avoid the pitfalls of feudalism and colonialism in this new 
and constantly evolving landscape.
  *   Whether, and why, it might be time for data ethics to become an integral 
part of the education curriculum in schools and universities.
  *   How can we can build capacity for Data Ethics in universities and 
industry.


The recording of the event is available to watch at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/



With hundreds of universities across the world already supporting our Campaign 
for Data Ethics in Higher Education, there is huge momentum building.


If you are working towards, or planning on working towards, including Data 
Ethics in your university curriculum – or are planning on expanding your 
current offering – we would like to hear from you.


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Successful Launch to the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education

2023-05-26 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,

The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 
400 Universities across the African Continent), the University of Nottingham 
and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Education with a successful online event this week.


The event, a panel discussion on Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education, was 
streamed live on AAU TV.  More information on the panel is at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/


The lively panel discussion took place between African experts in International 
Development, Data Science, Technology and Education, and touched on important 
questions such as:


  *   Who owns our data? Who benefits from our data?
  *   How we might avoid the pitfalls of feudalism and colonialism in this new 
and constantly evolving landscape.
  *   Whether, and why, it might be time for data ethics to become an integral 
part of the education curriculum in schools and universities.
  *   How can we can build capacity for Data Ethics in universities and 
industry.


The recording of the event is available to watch at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/



The Ethical Data Initiative were delighted to be invited to partner with the 
African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD)  to deliver Data Ethics 
training to over 50 data science faculty and PhD supervisors from its 
consortium of over 20 universities across Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The 
course took place from 2-15 May, 2023. The graduate studies supervisor course 
aimed not only to teach key fundamentals of Masters and PhD research 
supervision, but also to equip attendees with up-to-date and relevant 
information to address the challenges of supervising data science postgraduate 
courses in the modern age.


Details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/18/data-ethics-and-rri-faculty-training-in-aicad-universities/



With hundreds of universities across the world already supporting our Campaign 
for Data Ethics in Higher Education, there is huge momentum building.


If you are working towards, or planning on working towards, including Data 
Ethics in your university curriculum – or are planning on expanding your 
current offering – we would like to hear from you. Please contact 
kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] AI: UNESCO mobilizes education ministers from around the world for a co-ordinated response to ChatGPT

2023-05-26 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


This information from UNESCO might be of interest. Details below


In response to the rapid emergence of new and powerful generative AI tools, on 
Thursday, UNESCO held the first global meeting of Ministers of Education to 
explore the immediate as well as far-reaching opportunities, challenges and 
risks that AI applications pose to education systems. Over 40 Ministers came 
together to share policy approaches and plans on how best to integrate these 
tools into education. During the online discussion on 25 May 2023, UNESCO 
presented a roadmap on generative AI and education, including open 
multistakeholder dialogue.


Details at  
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ai-unesco-mobilizes-education-ministers-around-world-co-ordinated-response-chatgpt<https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ai-unesco-mobilizes-education-ministers-around-world-co-ordinated-response-chatgpt?hub=701>


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Support our campaign for the inclusion of Data Ethics in Data Science education

2023-05-23 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,

Please join the webinar on 23rd May 2023 at 10:00 am (UK Time) and support our 
campaign for the inclusion of Data Ethics in Data Science education on a global 
scale.


Details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/

Best wishes

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From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 19 May 2023 11:10
Subject: Data Ethics in Higher Education


Dear colleagues,


The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 
400 Universities across the African Continent), together with the University of 
Nottingham and the Ethical Data Initiative, are launching a campaign for the 
inclusion of Data Ethics in Data Science education on a global scale. Please 
join the webinar on 23rd May 2023 and support our Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Higher Education.


Details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/


With hundreds of universities across the world already supporting our Campaign 
for Data Ethics in Higher Education, there is huge momentum building.


The Ethical Data Initiative were delighted to be invited to partner with the 
African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) to deliver Data Ethics 
training to over 50 data science faculty and PhD supervisors from its 
consortium of over 20 universities across Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The 
course took place from 2-15 May, 2023. The graduate studies supervisor course 
aimed not only to teach key fundamentals of Masters and PhD research 
supervision, but also to equip attendees with up-to-date and relevant 
information to address the challenges of supervising data science postgraduate 
courses in the modern age.


Details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/18/data-ethics-and-rri-faculty-training-in-aicad-universities/


If you are working towards, or planning on working towards, including Data 
Ethics in your university curriculum – or are planning on expanding your 
current offering – we would like to hear from you. Please contact 
kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Data Ethics in Higher Education

2023-05-19 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 
400 Universities across the African Continent), together with the University of 
Nottingham and the Ethical Data Initiative, are launching a campaign for the 
inclusion of Data Ethics in Data Science education on a global scale. Please 
join the webinar on 23rd May 2023 and support our Campaign for Data Ethics in 
Higher Education.


Details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/


With hundreds of universities across the world already supporting our Campaign 
for Data Ethics in Higher Education, there is huge momentum building.


The Ethical Data Initiative were delighted to be invited to partner with the 
African Insitute for Capacity Development (AICAD) to deliver Data Ethics 
training to over 50 data science faculty and PhD supervisors from its 
consortium of over 20 universities across Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The 
course took place from 2-15 May, 2023. The graduate studies supervisor course 
aimed not only to teach key fundamentals of Masters and PhD research 
supervision, but also to equip attendees with up-to-date and relevant 
information to address the challenges of supervising data science postgraduate 
courses in the modern age.


Details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/18/data-ethics-and-rri-faculty-training-in-aicad-universities/


If you are working towards, or planning on working towards, including Data 
Ethics in your university curriculum – or are planning on expanding your 
current offering – we would like to hear from you. Please contact 
kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] AI Open Letter - The Center for Artistic Inquiry and Reporting

2023-05-15 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


This Open Letter from the Center for Artistic Inquiry and Reporting (CAIR) 
might be of interest.


“AI-art generators are trained on enormous datasets, containing millions upon 
millions of copyrighted images, harvested without their creator’s knowledge, 
let alone compensation or consent. This is effectively the greatest art heist 
in history. Perpetrated by respectable-seeming corporate entities backed by 
Silicon Valley venture capital. It’s daylight robbery.”



Open Letter details at https://artisticinquiry.org/AI-Open-Letter


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education

2023-05-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 
400 Universities across the African Continent), together with the University of 
Nottingham and the Ethical Data Initiative, are launching a campaign for the 
inclusion of Data Ethics in Data Science education on a global scale.


The campaign – seeking to highlight the importance of teaching researchers and 
future data practitioners about the ethical considerations in the collection, 
use, reuse and storage of data as part of their training – will begin with a 
series of informative panel events to be aired on AAU TV, with the inaugural 
show on Data Ethics Policy in Education starting at 10h00 (British Summer Time) 
on Tuesday May 23, 2023. The AAU TV network was established in 2018 to deliver 
news and information on important higher education-related issues on the 
African Continent such as advancements in education policy, STEM innovation and 
important research findings. The Ethical Data Discussion series will explore 
pressing ethical questions inherent in digital technology, data collection and 
data-driven research; highlighting the need for training digital practitioners 
in the ethics of their craft.


We are delighted to invite you to an African Association of Universities, 
University of Nottingham and Ethical Data Initiative event:

Data Ethics Policy in Education
May 23, 2023 at 10h00 (British Summer Time)

We are living in a digitally transformed society. Data drives problem-solving 
and better decision-making. While the digital revolution has transformed the 
way we live, solving many issues; it has also given rise to numerous questions 
and challenges which affect everyone.


The panel, made up of experts in International Development, Data Science, 
Technology and Education will discuss key questions such as:

• Who owns our data? Who benefits from our data?
• How we might avoid the pitfalls of feudalism and colonialism in this new and 
constantly evolving landscape.
• Whether, and why, it might be time for data ethics to become an integral part 
of the education curriculum in schools and universities.
• How can we can build capacity for Data Ethics in universities and industry.


More details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Requesting all UK universities to support the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation

2023-04-29 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


I would like to bring to your kind attention the excellent work done by the 
Cowrie Scholarship Foundation and request your kind support. The Cowrie 
Scholarship Foundation wants to fund 100 disadvantaged Black British students 
through UK universities in the next decade. Details at  
https://www.cowriescholarshipfoundation.org/


If your university is already a partner for Cowrie Scholarship Foundation , 
thank you for your support and please keep providing more scholarships every 
year. If your university is not a partner yet for Cowrie Scholarship 
Foundation, may I humbly request your university to join and start providing 
scholarships. Please forward my mail to your University Management colleagues 
and request that they provide scholarships.


I would like to connect you to Dr Melrose Stewart MBE who is Ambassador Cowrie 
Scholarship Foundation. Mel will be happy to provide any information needed. 
Please contact directly at

 i...@cowriescholarshipfoundation.org; mel.fras...@gmail.com  Thanks.



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Establishment of a Group of Friends on Science for Action at the United Nations

2023-04-19 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


As the world faces urgent and interconnected challenges, there is a need for a 
stronger and more agile interface between science, policy, and society to 
inform decision-making and steer action towards desired outcomes.


To that end, Belgium, India, and South Africa announced the launch of the Group 
of Friends on Science for Action at the Briefing of the General Assembly on 
Science-Based Evidence in Support of Sustainable Solutions and stated that the 
International Science Council will support the Group. The Group is co-chaired 
by Belgium, India, and South Africa and all UN Member States have been invited 
to join it. Several additional Member States have already expressed their 
interest in joining the Group, following a note verbale by the founding 
countries.


The establishment of this Group supporting science and actionable knowledge 
provides an important and complementary impetus to ongoing efforts to build a 
stronger role of science in decision-making at the global level.


The International Science Council will mobilize its global membership of 
national academies, international scientific unions and associations and 
international scientific networks across the natural and social sciences to 
catalyse and convene scientific expertise and advice on major issues of concern 
to both science and society and provide scientific and technical support for 
the deliberations and initiatives of the Group of Friends.


More details at https://council.science/current/press/launch-group-of-friends/


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[OSGeo-Discuss] The Importance of Data Ethics in Research and Education

2023-03-31 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


We are living in a digitally transformed society. Data drives problem solving 
and better decision making. While the digital revolution has transformed the 
way we live, solving many issues; it has also given rise to numerous questions 
and challenges which affect everyone. What governance policies and frameworks 
are needed to make sure digital technologies and opportunities are available 
for everyone and there are no monopolies created? How do we make sure there are 
proper governance mechanisms in place to embed values in all data ecosystems?


The Ethical Data Initiative provides a neutral space to bring together diverse 
actors and stakeholders, shaping the future of data governance. In doing so, we 
aim to increase equality and inclusivity in the data space; building data 
confidence and empowering the digital citizens of tomorrow.


We are looking into key research questions on


  *   Do questions of data ethics and data privacy affect all of us?
  *   Who owns the data? Who benefits from my data?

  *   With data capitalism becoming an increasingly recognised concept, how do 
we avoid the pitfalls of feudalism and colonialism in this new landscape?

  *   How can we protect human rights in the digital platform economy?

  *   With the increase in data intensive research, and focus on data law and 
ethics in general, do you think it is time that data ethics should become an 
integral part of the education curriculum in schools and universities? Why?

  *   How can we build capacity for Data Ethics in universities and industry?



The Ethical Data Initiative<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/> and the African 
Institute of Capacity Development (AICAD)<https://www.aicad.or.ke/>, hosted a 
Webinar exploring The Importance of Data Ethics in Research and Education. 
Details at

https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/02/27/the-importance-of-data-ethics-in-research-and-education/


This is now available to watch online at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/03/30/the-importance-of-data-ethics-in-research-and-education-2/



If you are interested in building knowledge and capacity in data ethics or 
discussing potential areas for collaboration, please email me.


Best wishes


Suchith




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[OSGeo-Discuss] How to protect Human Rights in the Digital Age?

2023-03-03 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


With data capitalism becoming an increasingly recognised concept, how do we 
avoid the pitfalls of feudalism and colonialism in this new landscape?


This article that myself and Kathryn Bailey wrote for the Global Partnership 
for Sustainable Development Data  (GPSDD) on Digital Feudalism might be of 
interest.


https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers


The rise of Data Colonialism raises many ethical questions:


For example, Is publicly funded Earth Observation (EO) data now being used for 
the economic benefit and profits of a few Billionaire Vendor Owners and 
shareholders of a handful of big data platforms ? If so, why?


What is the impact of EO Data Colonialism for countries in Africa and for the 
people of Africa?


Who owns Africa Geo Data Portals?  What are the costs to be paid per year to 
the GIS Vendor Platform Owners by the Governments of all countries in Africa 
and citizens in a few years' time for accessing EO data and insights?


More background is available at


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/geoethics-awareness-dialogues-speaking-truth-power-suchith-anand/


Join this webinar and panel discussion on “The Importance of Data Ethics in 
Research and Education” on Monday 6 March from 12h00-13h30 UTC .


More details at 
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/02/27/the-importance-of-data-ethics-in-research-and-education/




“The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed.” Mahatma 
Gandhi




It is  important that universities around the world build capacity in Data 
Ethics. Ethical frameworks in governance at all levels (from global to national 
to local) are important to protect democracy, protect human rights and prevent 
corruption.


Best wishes


Suchith




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[OSGeo-Discuss] The Importance of Data Ethics in Research and Education

2023-02-27 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues

We are living in a digitally transformed society. Data drives problem solving
and better decision making. While the digital revolution has transformed the
way we live, solving many issues; it has also given rise to numerous questions
and challenges which affect everyone. What governance policies and frameworks
are needed to make sure digital technologies and opportunities are available
for everyone and there are no monopolies created? How do we make sure there are
proper governance mechanisms in place to embed values in all data ecosystems?

The Ethical Data Initiative provides a neutral space to bring together diverse
actors and stakeholders, shaping the future of data governance. In doing so, we
aim to increase equality and inclusivity in the data space; building data
confidence and empowering the digital citizens of tomorrow.

The Ethical Data Initiative is working with a consortium of over 20
universities in South East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) to establish
Ethical Data Research Centres in Universities in Africa to build capacity in
Data Science and Data Ethics. More details at
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2022/11/28/call-for-hosting-ethical-data-research-centres/

Key aims :

* Provide a neutral space to enable multilateral conversations in data
ethics.
* Provide Ethical Digital Leadership, priority setting, collaboration,
development, and guidance to both public and private sectors.
* Co-develop with interested organisations policy frameworks for Data
Ethics in consultation with all stakeholders.
* Co-develop with interested universities and scientific organisations a
series of Executive Education Programmes, aimed at senior government officials
and industry leaders.
* Provide advice in Data Ethics and Data governance to governments,
industry and the research community.
* Co-develop with interested organisations Digital Citizenship Training for
the education sector.
* Co-develop with interested organisations policy, programmes and campaigns
to raise public awareness around the importance of data ethics.
* Growing a partnership community to amplify key messages and output.

On behalf of the Ethical Data Initiative<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/>
and the African Institute for Capacity Development
(AICAD)<https://www.aicad.or.ke/>, we would like to invite you to a Webinar
exploring “The Importance of Data Ethics in Research and Education”. This
online event, jointly organised by AICAD and the Ethical Data Initiative, will
take place on Monday 6 March from 12h00-13h30 UTC

More details of the webinar and how to register is at
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/02/27/the-importance-of-data-ethics-in-research-and-education/

We welcome ideas and proposals for establishing Ethical Data Research Centres
in Universities globally to build knowledge and capacity for data ethics in
universities.

Details at
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2022/11/28/call-for-hosting-ethical-data-research-centres/

If you are interested in building knowledge and capacity in data ethics or
discussing potential areas for collaboration, please contact us.

Best wishes

Suchith

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Report of the First G20 Education Working Group Meeting

2023-02-25 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


The theme of India’s G20 Presidency - “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · 
One Family · One Future” - is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha 
Upanishad. Essentially, the theme affirms the value of all life – human, 
animal, plant, and microorganisms – and their interconnectedness on the planet 
Earth and in the wider universe.


Details at https://www.g20.org/en/


The summary of the First G20 Education Working Group (EdWG) Meeting is 
available at

https://www.g20.org/en/media-resources/press-releases/february-23/edwg-meetings/


I am happy to share that Indian Institute of Technology Madras (where I worked 
for sometime many years back and got opportunity to do my research in 
Geospatial Science) hosted the seminar of Digital Technology as part of the G20 
Education Working Group Meeting. I will always be grateful to all amazing 
colleagues at IIT Madras who helped me during my time working there.


I am grateful to all working for making education opportunities available for 
everyone.


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Presentations from the United Nations Open Science Conference

2023-02-20 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


The links to the presentations of the 3rd United Nations Open Science 
Conference, “Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the 
Record of Science” are available at https://www.un.org/library/OS23


Thank you to all speakers and participants for sharing their knowledge and 
experience. Special thanks to the organisers of the conference. The facility 
provided to also join the conference online helped hundreds of colleagues from 
around the world to participate in the conference.


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/united-nations-open-science-conference-suchith-anand



I would like to thank the International Science Council for the strong support 
provided for me in my work for GeoForAll and building Open Geospatial Science.


https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science/



I am grateful to all GeoForAll colleagues from around the world for their work 
and contributions for Open Geospatial Science and working for making education 
opportunities for all. Thank you for your selfless work and efforts.


Best wishes


Suchith



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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] United Nations Open Science Conference

2023-02-08 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


NASA has declared 2023 the Year of Open Science to celebrate the benefits and 
successes of open science, and inspire more scientists to join the movement. 
Ultimately, the success of the Year of Open Science will be driven by 
collaborations with individuals, teams, and organizations who are ready to 
transform the culture of scientific research into one that celebrates openness 
and inclusion.


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/year-open-science-suchith-anand



The recordings of the webinar on "GeoForAll contributions to the United Nations 
Sustainable Development Goals” as part of the World Commons Week 2020 is 
available at


https://www.dsaireland.org/updates/events/geoforall-contributions-to-the-united-nations-sustainable-de/


Thanks to GeoForAll lab at University of Colorado Denver, USA for hosting the 
Geo For All webinars.


I would like to thank the International Science Council for the strong support 
provided for me in my work for GeoForAll and building Open Geospatial Science.


https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science/



I am grateful to all GeoForAll colleagues from around the world for their work 
and contributions for Open Geospatial Science and working for making education 
opportunities for all. Thank you for your selfless work and efforts.


Best wishes


Suchith




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Sent: 02 February 2023 15:41
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Subject: [Geo4All] United Nations Open Science Conference



Dear colleagues


>From 8 to 10 February 2023, the 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference, 
>“Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of 
>Science”, will bring together policy makers, representatives of 
>intergovernmental organizations, researchers, scholars, librarians, publishers 
>and civil society.


Under the three main themes


  *   Equity in open scholarship,
  *   Reforming scientific publishing, and
  *   Strengthening the science-policy-society interface


conference registrants will be able to participate in discussions about the 
present and future of open science practices for the SDGs and reaffirm that 
scientific progress and its applications are for the benefit of all.


More details at https://www.un.org/library/OS23


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] United Nations Open Science Conference

2023-02-02 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


>From 8 to 10 February 2023, the 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference, 
>“Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of 
>Science”, will bring together policy makers, representatives of 
>intergovernmental organizations, researchers, scholars, librarians, publishers 
>and civil society.


Under the three main themes


  *   Equity in open scholarship,
  *   Reforming scientific publishing, and
  *   Strengthening the science-policy-society interface


conference registrants will be able to participate in discussions about the 
present and future of open science practices for the SDGs and reaffirm that 
scientific progress and its applications are for the benefit of all.


More details at https://www.un.org/library/OS23


Best wishes


Suchith



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Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics 
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Combating discrimination in geospatial science

2023-01-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues

I would like to thank the International Science Council for the strong support
provided for me in my work for GeoForAll and building Open Geospatial Science.

I request all to strongly oppose racism in science and academia. Details at

https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science/

I am grateful to all GeoForAll colleagues from around the world for their work
and contributions for Open Geospatial Science and working for making education
opportunities for all. Thank you for your selfless work and efforts.

May I request you all to kindly support and share the Open Letter that I
published requesting EDI scholarships at all UK universities.

Details at

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-requesting-edi-scholarships-all-uk-suchith-anand

I request universities all over the world to provide scholarships for
first-generation students and for students from economically poor families.

I am very grateful to all of you for your work and contributions for making
education opportunities available for everyone.

I look forward to working with all universities worldwide to increase education
opportunities for all students.

Best wishes

Suchith

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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New Year Wishes - Message from the OSGeo Board

2023-01-05 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear OSGeo Board and colleagues,


Thank you for the wonderful message and wishes. Thank you to all members of the 
amazing OSGeo community for your selfless work and efforts.


"Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” is a Sanskrit phrase which means "The World Is One 
Family".


Happy new year wishes to everyone. I wish you good health, happiness and 
success.


Best wishes


Suchith


From: Discuss  on behalf of Rajat Shinde via 
Discuss 
Sent: 05 January 2023 06:16
To: OSGeo Discussions 
Cc: OSGeo Board 
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] New Year Wishes - Message from the OSGeo Board


Dear OSGeo Community,


We trust you are all doing well and we wish you a happy new year, full of 
happiness, peace, and power to achieve whatever you plan.


Let us take a moment to reflect on the last year and congratulate ourselves for 
the amazing work we accomplished as a community.


After a 2-year break, our community enjoyed a successful FOSS4G 2022 in 
Florence, Italy. A big shout out to the FOSS4G 2022  LOC (local organizing 
committee) for their immense hard work.


Now, we are excited to support FOSS4G 2023 [1] which will take place in 
Prizren, Kosovo. We wish the best to the LOC, the FLOSSK in their work and echo 
they have our full support.


It is extremely satisfying to see that our community is expanding. This year, 
we had 37 new members joining as Charter Members [2]. A warm welcome to all and 
we look forward to your continued contributions in 2023. OSGeo’s official 
Telegram channel [3] was reactivated just after FOSS4G 2022 for enhancing 
connectivity. It is also bridged via OSGeo’s matrix - so you can communicate 
with everyone if you want to use IRC, Element, or a matrix client of your 
choice [4] - as well as the Telegram client. Please join in if you haven’t 
already (https://t.me/+CPX1K4L0uuY0MDA0). 


The board elections were also conducted successfully with Ariel Anthieni 
joining the board and replacing Dr. Michele Tobias who decided to not run 
again. We thank Dr. Michele Tobias for her timely and productive contributions 
to the Board. The new board [5] convenes for the first time in  January 2023.


With the intention of being closer to the community, in 2022 the OSGeo Board 
started to send a succinct summary of meetings. We hope that in the rush of 
every day’s work, the community members can find out in a 3 min read what the 
board has been up to. For a more direct line, the meetings are held on an open 
platform and are open for public participation. The meeting minutes for the 
last meeting can be found at [6].


In 2022, we progressed with starting and concluding various initiatives and 
signing new MoUs. This truly strengthens our community, so we plan to keep it 
up in the year to come!


In name of the whole board, I wish you all the best for 2023!


Cheers,

Rajat


[1] https://2023.foss4g.org/

[2] 
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/welcoming-our-new-osgeo-charter-members-2022/

[3] https://t.me/OSGeoorg

[4] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Matrix

[5] https://www.osgeo.org/about/board/

[6] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2022-12-29


--

Rajat Shinde

Vice President - Board of Directors

Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo).

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[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues - Ethics of GIS Vendor feudalism/colonialism in GIS Education

2022-10-31 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


GeoEthics is an important topic that needs more attention and GeoEthics 
Awareness Dialogues are a way to build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics 
and ethical business practices. It is important to find the courage to speak 
out on ethical issues affecting humanity.


“The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed" - Mahatma 
Gandhi



I am interested to learn more on Ethics of GIS Vendor Feudalism/Colonialism in 
GIS Education as I am writing an article on GIS education.


Does current GIS curriculums support GIS Vendor Feudalism/Colonialism  in GIS 
Education ? If so, why?



What policies and curriculum are universities, educators adopting to reduce GIS 
Vendor Feudalism/Colonialism in GIS education?


Does your course cover topics on data rights, digital citizenship ?


Are there any university policies and code of conduct to follow if any 
academics/researchers are funded by any GIS vendor (for example, through GIS 
vendor funded faculty posts , research funding by any GIS vendors)?



Can academics and researchers publish articles on GIS education promoting the 
vendor products (either directly or indirectly)?


https://rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/ethics-digital-feudalism-gis-education



More details at 
https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers




GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues are informal and can be part of any meetings, 
events , conferences etc in the GIS community (for example in Geography 
Awareness week, GIS Day, GEO meetings , OGC meetings, GEO week etc) to build 
and share ideas for developing GeoEthics and ethical business practices.


Some examples below



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/geoethics-awareness-dialogues-speaking-truth-power-suchith-anand/


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/geoethics-awareness-dialogues-suchith-anand/



Ethical frameworks in governance at all levels (from global to national to 
local) are important to protect democracy, protect human rights and prevent 
corruption.


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: Deadline approaching: Geospatial ethics - new directions and global challenges

2022-10-28 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

This CfP might be of interest.

Best wishes

Suchith


From: Relating to all things GIS  on behalf of Doug 
Specht
Sent: 28 October 2022 10:08
To: gis...@jiscmail.ac.uk
Subject: Deadline approaching: Geospatial ethics - new directions and global 
challenges

Dear all,

The deadline for the following call for papers is approaching on the 7th 
November.

150 word abstracts should be submitted to d.spe...@westminster.ac.uk

Full info: 
https://camri.ac.uk/blog/2022/09/20/call-for-papers-for-a-special-issue-of-the-cartographic-journal-geospatial-ethics-new-directions-and-global-challenges/


CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE CARTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL: “GEOSPATIAL 
ETHICS: NEW DIRECTIONS AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES”

Editors: Alexander Kent, Doug Specht and Aileen Buckley

Ethics has long been a concern of academic geography, with scholars such as 
Harvey, Lefebvre, Massey and Butler noting how geographical practices have 
often promoted cultural oppression, social othering, and environmental 
destruction. Today, geospatial data are produced and used more widely than ever 
before. Governments, commercial companies, NGOs, educational institutions and 
individuals are involved in the creation and dissemination of geospatial 
datasets through an increasing range of digital platforms and social media.

To meet the need to promote greater understanding and implementation of 
geospatial ethics, a plethora of charters, white papers, codes, guidelines and 
assessment tools have been produced since 2018. However, a full assessment of 
this rapidly evolving sub-field and a discussion of its far-reaching 
implications for producers and consumers of geospatial knowledge is yet to be 
undertaken. This Special Issue of The Cartographic Journal seeks to identify 
and explore the key concepts, challenges and agencies in the realm of 
geospatial ethics, evaluate major contributions towards advancing its global 
reach, and chart some directions for the future.

We welcome contributions of up to 8,000 words (Refereed paper with double-blind 
peer review) or shorter manuscripts of up to 4,000 words (Observation paper 
with editor review) that engage with any aspect of geospatial ethics, 
especially those which address the following:

* Ethical mapping practices
* Geospatial data collection and cleaning
* Ethical cartographic representations of people and places
* Developing ethical frameworks for the geospatial industry
* Geospatial ethics and social media
* Ethical dimensions of the quality of geospatial data
* Ethics of political and activist applications of geospatial data

Abstracts (up to 150 words) should be submitted by email to 
d.spe...@westminster.ac.uk by 7th November 2022. Full papers should be received 
by 1st February 2023. All accepted papers will be published online (with DOI) 
ahead of the printed Special Issue.

The Cartographic Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic periodical 
published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the British Cartographic Society. 
Its readership extends to over 180 countries and its impact factor is 1.366.

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[OSGeo-Discuss] OpenGeoHub Summer School 2022 lecture recordings

2022-10-27 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


OpenGeoHub Summer School 2022 lecture recordings are available at 
https://opengeohub.org/summer-school/siegburg-2022/


All materials to follow the training sessions are freely accessible on GitHub

https://github.com/Nowosad/OGH_summer_school_2022


I thank the organisers and lecturers for sharing these excellent educational 
resources for everyone.


I would like to thank all colleagues in OpenGeoHub Foundation who are a 
not-for-profit independent research foundation with headquarters in Wageningen, 
the Netherlands doing excellent research in Geocomputation 
https://opengeohub.org


OpenGeoHub Foundation is a GeoForAll Lab  
https://www.osgeo.org/geo-for-all-labs/opengeohub/


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Race Equality Charter in UK universities

2022-10-26 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


I came across this article on “The geoscientist fighting for universities to 
confront systemic racism” in Nature 610, 436-437 (2022). Details at 
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03265-8


Another article in The Guardian in September 2022 - More than 120,000 workers 
from minority ethnic backgrounds have quit their jobs because of racism, 
suggests a landmark study that has found workplace discrimination is sapping 
the confidence of a large part of the UK workforce.


Details at 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/more-than-12-workers-quit-jobs-because-of-racism-uk-study-suggests


It is disappointing to read about the scale of Racial discrimination in the UK 
work environments.



Please see the statement issued by the International Science Council on 
combating systemic racism and other forms of discrimination at

https://council.science/current/news/statement-on-combating-systemic-racism-and-other-forms-of-discrimination/



These articles made me realise that the Racial discrimination that I had faced 
over many years in some UK universities are part of a much wider issue 
affecting Black and Minority Ethnic staff and students. Without adequate action 
from employers the pervasiveness of racism increases.



There is a huge pressure to hide Racial discrimination issues in some UK 
universities.  In fact, I only got the courage recently to speak up on the 
racial discrimination issues that I had faced over the years at some UK 
universities. It is important to share my experiences with the academic 
community, International Science Council, Research Funders etc, so lessons are 
learnt, appropriate and effective actions are taken, so that colleagues and 
students do not face any racism in the future.


For example, I have seen staff without even a PhD getting promoted to academic 
posts, honorary appointments etc when qualified candidates from ethnic minority 
backgrounds are being sidelined in academic appointments and promotions. Why is 
there Racism and favouritism in promotions and academic appointments in  some 
UK universities?



While I was working at the University of Nottingham, I co-founded GeoForAll 
initiative for making geospatial education opportunities accessible to all, 
enabling a better future for everyone.


When GeoForAll was started , I faced lot of ridicule and opposition from some 
colleagues. I am thankful for the support and help that I received from so many 
amazing colleagues within the University and globally for GeoForAll.  GeoForAll 
initiative has helped truly make Geo education opportunities open to all.





I would like to request your help in sharing ideas for enabling racial equality 
by widening education opportunities for more first generation students and also 
for students from economically poor families worldwide.


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/please-share-ideas-providing-higher-education-more-first-anand/



Every day, each and every one of us can stand up against racial prejudice and 
disrespectful attitudes.



Let’s build a world beyond racism and discrimination, where we all exercise our 
human rights. Be a human rights champion!


https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism


Open your mind and heart to the humanity in all humans.



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[OSGeo-Discuss] World Commons Week’s 2022 ‘Teaching the Commons’ video and podcast contests

2022-10-16 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


World Commons Week (WCW) is an online, global event organised by the 
International Association for the Study of the Commons https://iasc-commons.org


World Commons Week is an event meant to celebrate scholarship and practice 
around “the commons”. Open Source Geospatial software and open access 
educational materials are both examples of “digital commons.”  GeoForAll 
community organised a webinar as part of the World Commons Week 2020.


How can we better communicate ideas of the commons to wider audiences?


Participate in World Commons Week’s 2022 ‘Teaching the Commons’ video and 
podcast contests! Submissions due November 15th, 2022.


The aim of this contest is to produce a high-quality, well-conceptualized video 
or podcast that is 3-5 minutes long and instructional around commons 
terminology or commons-related concepts.



More information at https://wcw2022.iasc-commons.org/teaching-video-contest/


It would be wonderful to see some GeoForAll education and OSGeo related 
software submissions in this contest.


More information at https://wcw2022.iasc-commons.org



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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Indigenizing Education for Climate Action

2022-10-16 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Reminder to submit your work for this book call for abstracts.


CARE Principles details at   https://www.gida-global.org/care


Best wishes


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Dear colleagues


This call for abstracts might be of interest.


The Space4Innovation edited book project in collaboration with the GEO 
Indigenous Alliance, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the 
Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE), and the Namunyak Community Conservation 
tentatively titled: “Indigenizing Education for Climate Action: Strategies, 
Case Studies, and Testimonies.”


If you are interested in submitting a chapter, please submit this proposal no 
later than Sunday, October 16 by 11:59pm GMT. Authors will be notified on or 
before October 20, 2022.


Submission Form at https://lnkd.in/ebYCfBmP


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Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] International Geoethics Day 2022: promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals

2022-10-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


The International Geoethics Day will be held every year during the Earth 
Science Week. The aim of the International Geoethics Day is to raise the 
awareness of the geoscience community and society as a whole about the 
importance of ethical, social and cultural aspects of geoscience knowledge, 
research, practice, education and communication.


International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) is a 
multidisciplinary, scientific community and aims at creating awareness about 
application of ethical principles to theoretical and practical aspects of 
Geosciences. IAPG works for a respectful stewardship of the Earth: our way to 
take care of future generations. Details at https://www.geoethics.org


The "Geoethical Promise" is at https://www.geoethics.org/geopromise

International Association for Promoting Geoethics considers publications as an 
indispensable requisite to strenghten Geoethics from a scientific point of 
view. IAPG members are involved in the publication of articles and editing of 
books on Geoethics with a peer-review process. The IAPG supports two editorial 
initiatives: the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, and the 
SpringerBriefs in Geoethics. More details at 
https://www.geoethics.org/publications


Please share the information on International Geoethics Day with your networks 
and organisations and raise awareness of GeoEthics.


https://www.geoethics.org/geoethics-day



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[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues - Speaking Truth to Power

2022-10-09 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


GeoEthics is an important topic that needs more attention and GeoEthics 
Awareness Dialogues are a way to build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics 
and ethical business practices. It is important to find the courage to speak 
out on ethical issues affecting humanity.



Is publicly funded Earth Observation (EO) data now being used for benefit of 
few Billionaire Vendor Owners and shareholders of a handful of big data 
platforms ? If so, why?


More details at 
https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers



The rise of EO Data Feudalism raises many ethical questions:



Who owns Africa EO Data Portals?  What are the costs to be payed per year to 
the GIS Vendor Owners by African countries and citizens in a few years' time 
for accessing EO data and insights?


Initially the GIS vendors usually give free subscription for a few years to get 
governments and users to adopt the vendor's service and then start charging 
huge amounts per year . You can get some ideas from the discussions on GIS 
subscription model costs and GIS Vendor's Education agenda at 
https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/032104.html


What is the impact of EO Data Colonialism for African countries and for the 
people of Africa?



How does EO Data Feudalism affect CARE Principles?

https://www.gida-global.org/care



Is there any information on how much costs do each government have to pay to 
GIS vendors each year ?


Read this email thread few years back (2015) to get an idea of the wider Geo 
data and services subscription model costs charged by some GIS vendors .  The 
cost information is for one department in one city in USA ( $15,000 + per year!)


You can read the full discussion at

https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/032104.html



What is the impact of EO Data Feudalism on Humanity?



Why there is a need for GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues ?



“The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed.” Mahatma 
Gandhi



There is a need to promote greater understanding of GeoEthics.  There has been 
some information of unethical business practices by some GIS vendors from pay 
discrimination against female employees to vendor lobbying to racism etc . It 
is important to find the courage to speak out on ethical issues affecting 
humanity.

Details at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=GIS-UK;416532f.2210



These GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues are informal and can be part of any 
meetings, events , conferences etc  in the GIS community (for example in 
Geography Awareness week, GIS Day,  GEO meetings , OGC meetings, GEO week etc) 
to build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics and ethical business 
practices.



Ethical frameworks in governance at all levels (from global to national to 
local) are important to protect democracy, protect human rights and prevent 
corruption.



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[OSGeo-Discuss] International Geodiversity Day

2022-10-06 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people 
together on October 6 each year, to promote the many aspects of geodiversity. 
International Geodiversity Day was proclaimed by UNESCO at the 41st General 
Conference in 2021. More information at  https://www.geodiversityday.org


Geodiversity impacts many areas of society. As such use and understanding of 
geodiversity is essential to the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable 
Development Goals. Details at 
https://www.geodiversityday.org/geodiversity-and-the-sdgs


International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) is a supporting 
organization of the International Geodiversity Day. Details at 
https://www.geodiversityday.org/supporters


International Association for Promoting Geoethics  details at 
https://www.geoethics.org



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[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues

2022-10-03 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


GeoEthics is an important topic that needs more attention and GeoEthics 
Awareness Dialogues are a way to  build and share ideas for developing 
GeoEthics and ethical business practices.



Why there is a need for GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues?


“The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed."  - 
Mahatma Gandhi


There is a need to promote greater understanding of GeoEthics and ethical 
business practices.  There has been some information of unethical business 
practices by some GIS vendors from pay discrimination against female employees 
to  vendor lobbying to racism etc . GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues are a way to 
build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics and ethical business practices. 
These GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues are informal and can be part of any 
meetings, events etc (for example in Geography awareness week, GIS Day, OGC 
meetings, GEO meetings etc) to build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics 
and ethical business practices in all GIS companies and organisations.  Some 
example ethics topics below.



Say NO to pay discrimination against female employees


GIS vendor was found by U.S. Department of Labor for pay discrimination against 
female employees. Details at
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20220803


What policies are there to ensure that there is no pay discrimination against 
female employees in any GIS companies?




Say NO to corruption, Vendor lobbying and unethical business practices by GIS 
vendors


https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/ethical-query-vendor-lobbying-giseo


https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/esri-agrees-pay-55-settle-allegations-government-contract-fraud


https://esriunearthed.substack.com/p/esri-and-jerry-lewis




Say NO to Racism in GIS


It is disappointing to learn about the scale of Racial discrimination in the UK 
work environments. Details at 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/more-than-12-workers-quit-jobs-because-of-racism-uk-study-suggests


Study to understand the scale of Racial Injustice in Geographic Information 
Science/Earth Observation Research and Education

https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2022-August/006179.html




Is it Ethical for any GIS Vendors to use  “Science” as part of 
marketing/sales/promoting any vendor brand/products/services?



Is it Ethical for any GIS Vendors  (Vendor X or Y , it doesn’t matter) using 
“science” as part of marketing strategy for selling/promoting their 
products/services/brand. Is using “science” as part of marketing for 
selling/promoting products/services/brand by GIS vendors misinformation ?

http://lists.ogc.org/pipermail/geoethics/2022-August/45.html


http://lists.ogc.org/pipermail/geoethics/2022-August/40.html



GeoEthics is an important topic that needs more attention and GeoEthics 
Awareness Dialogues are a way to discuss and share information in GeoEthics 
topics.  So start GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues in your organisations, 
universities , companies, SMEs etc  to build and share ideas for developing 
GeoEthics and ethical business practices.


These GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues are informal and can be part of any 
meetings, events, conferences etc in the GIS community (for example in 
Geography Awareness week, GIS Day,  GEO meetings, GEO week,  OGC meetings etc) 
to build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics and ethical business 
practices.


Ethical frameworks in governance at all levels (from global to national to 
local) are important to protect democracy, protect human rights and prevent 
corruption.


Best wishes


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[OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence

2022-10-02 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of 
Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the 
philosophy and strategy of non-violence.


According to United Nations General Assembly resolution 
A/RES/61/271<http://undocs.org/A/RES/61/271> of 15 June 2007, which established 
the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the 
message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness". The 
resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" 
and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and 
non-violence".


Peace. Tolerance. Non-violence. These are the values Mahatma Gandhi stood for. 
On The International Day of Non-Violence which also marks Mahatma Gandhi’s 
birthday, let’s honour Gandhi’s values & struggle for universal peace all 
around the world.


https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Indigenizing Education for Climate Action

2022-09-30 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss



Dear colleagues


This call for abstracts might be of interest.


The Space4Innovation edited book project in collaboration with the 
GEOIndigenousAlliance, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the 
Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE), and the Namunyak Community Conservation 
tentatively titled: “Indigenizing Education for Climate Action: Strategies, 
Case Studies, and Testimonies.”


If you are interested in submitting a chapter, please submit this proposal no 
later than Sunday, October 16 by 11:59pm GMT. Authors will be notified on or 
before October 20, 2022.


Submission Form at https://lnkd.in/ebYCfBmP


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: More than 120, 000 workers quit jobs because of racism, UK study suggests

2022-09-21 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues


I came across this article in the Guardian this month - More than 120,000 
workers from minority ethnic backgrounds have quit their jobs because of 
racism, suggests a landmark study that has found workplace discrimination is 
sapping the confidence of a large part of the UK workforce.


It is disappointing to learn about the scale of Racial discrimination in the UK 
work environments.


Details at 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/more-than-12-workers-quit-jobs-because-of-racism-uk-study-suggests


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 31 August 2022 15:49
To: gis...@jiscmail.ac.uk
Subject: Study to understand the scale of Racial Injustice in Geographic 
Information Science/Earth Observation Research and Education


Dear colleagues,



I came across this article on ”Use of Proprietary Software in the Aid Sector 
Perpetuates Racial Injustice “ at

https://ivangayton.net/2020/07/03/use-of-proprietary-software-in-the-aid-sector-perpetuates-racial-injustice/


It is disappointing to read that African colleagues are not able to participate 
as equals in humanitarian and development work in their own continent.


I would like to learn and understand more the scale of Racial Injustice in 
Geographic Information Science / Earth Observation Research and Education . 
Could I request you to share any information on this topic so I can learn more 
as I am writing an article on this topic.


I co-founded GeoForAll  for bridging the geospatial digital divide. GeoForAll 
was established with a vision to make geospatial education and digital economy 
opportunities accessible to all, enabling a better future for everyone. Access 
to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme 
poverty and enable broadly shared prosperity for all.


Why GeoForAll?


https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/please-share-ideas-providing-higher-education-more-first-anand/



GeoForAll is committed to making geospatial education and opportunities 
accessible to all. This will help enable widening STEM education opportunities 
for all. You can find details at 
http://www.geoforall.org<http://www.geoforall.org/>



I really hope more academic colleagues will support GeoForAll to help reduce 
Racial Injustice in Geospatial Science Education and Research.


Thank you to all colleagues who already expressed interest to be co-authors for 
this study and article. I will be contacting you after 5th Sep 2022.


If you are interested to be a co-author for this study and article please email 
me at 
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>
 by 5th Sep 2022.


I will appreciate information on the following queries



If you are doing teaching and research in Geospatial Science or Earth 
Observation,  please share ideas on how you are addressing Racial Injustice in 
GIS/EO in your teaching and research?  Please provide details.



Does the current Geographic Information Science curriculum  - Masters, 
Undergraduate courses at your University also include Free and Open Source GIS? 
 If not, why? Please provide details.



It is important that all colleagues who contributed their inputs and worked on 
research papers, grant applications etc are acknowledged for their efforts and 
their names included according to their contributions. Are there any examples 
of  sidelining of staff or students from co-authoring a paper of their work 
that they have contributed.  If so, why?



Are there any examples of racial discrimination in GIS/EO Academic jobs 
recruitment process including promotions at any universities.  For example,  
qualified candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds being sidelined in 
academic appointments or promotions and  those without a PhD getting appointed 
or promoted as an academic in any UK University when there are suitable 
candidates with PhD from ethnic minority backgrounds etc.



Are there any barriers for participation of economically poor colleagues and 
students in any GIS/EO Initiatives, projects , educational courses etc that you 
are aware of? If so, please provide details?



How can we replace the cycle of exclusion with a virtuous cycle of inclusion 
and human development?



Please email me your ideas and suggestions at 
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org


Every day, each and every one of us can stand up against racial prejudice and 
disrespectful attitudes.


Let’s build a world beyond racism and discrimination, where we all exercise our 
human rights. Be a human rights champion!


https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism


Best wishes


Suchith



Dr Suchith Anand

Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | 
Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics 
| Global Citizen | S

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Geography 2050: The Future of Food

2022-09-14 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


As the new co-chair for the Research Data Alliance Improving Global 
Agricultural Data (IGAD) Community of Practice, I would like to also invite you 
to join the Improving Global Agricultural Data CoP . Details at

https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/igad-community-practice


Joining IGAD CoP is free and open to everyone.


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 12 September 2022 20:25
To: GeoForAll ; discuss@lists.osgeo.org 

Subject: Geography 2050: The Future of Food




Dear colleagues,


The American Geographical Society (AGS) is a 21st-century learning society 
dedicated to advancing geographic and geospatial thinking, knowledge, and 
understanding across business, government, academia, and the broader public. 
AGS has a 170-year tradition of advancing the frontiers of all things geo.


GeoForAll and the American Geographical Society have been working closely for 
building a better world and better future for all our future generations. 
Details in the American Geographical Society endorsement of GeoForAll in 2015


https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/american-geographical-society-announces-endorsement-of-the-geo-for-all-initiative/


I would like to bring your attention to AGS’s annual Fall symposium - 
Geography2050: The Future of Food. It will be held in NYC, November 17-18, 2022 
in collaboration with Columbia University’s Climate School. Details at 
https://www.geography2050.org


Geography 2050 is a multi-year, strategic dialog about the vital trends that 
will reshape the geography of our planet in the coming decades.



We encourage you to join international experts from government, industry, 
academe, the social sector, and geography educators to contribute insights 
towards our collective future!


You can submit a lightning talk proposal at 
https://www.geography2050.org/lightning-talks


Best wishes


Suchith



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Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics 
| Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Geography 2050: The Future of Food

2022-09-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss




Dear colleagues,


The American Geographical Society (AGS) is a 21st-century learning society 
dedicated to advancing geographic and geospatial thinking, knowledge, and 
understanding across business, government, academia, and the broader public. 
AGS has a 170-year tradition of advancing the frontiers of all things geo.


GeoForAll and the American Geographical Society have been working closely for 
building a better world and better future for all our future generations. 
Details in the American Geographical Society endorsement of GeoForAll in 2015


https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/american-geographical-society-announces-endorsement-of-the-geo-for-all-initiative/


I would like to bring your attention to AGS’s annual Fall symposium - 
Geography2050: The Future of Food. It will be held in NYC, November 17-18, 2022 
in collaboration with Columbia University’s Climate School. Details at 
https://www.geography2050.org


Geography 2050 is a multi-year, strategic dialog about the vital trends that 
will reshape the geography of our planet in the coming decades.



We encourage you to join international experts from government, industry, 
academe, the social sector, and geography educators to contribute insights 
towards our collective future!


You can submit a lightning talk proposal at 
https://www.geography2050.org/lightning-talks


Best wishes


Suchith



Dr Suchith Anand

Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | 
Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics 
| Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate


https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/

https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand

https://ethicaldatainitiative.org


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: [Geo4All] [AGSE] Call for Contributions to the Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) conference, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

2022-09-07 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss



This CfP for AGSE 2022 conference "Applied Geoinformatics for Digital 
Transformation and Environmental Stewardship" might be of interest.


Please contact Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Behr (HFT ICA-OSGeo-Lab) for any details.

Laboratory for interoperable, and open-source Geospatial Software, Data and 
Standards  at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

https://www.hft-stuttgart.com/geomatics/facilities/laboratory-for-interoperable-and-open-source-geospatial-software-data-and-standards-hft-ica-osgeo-lab


Best wishes


Suchith


From: GeoForAll  on behalf of Franz-Josef 
Behr 
Sent: 06 September 2022 12:34
To: GeoForAll 
Subject: [Geo4All] [AGSE] Call for Contributions to the Applied Geoinformatics 
for Society and Environment (AGSE) conference, Trivandrum, Kerala, India


Dear all,

I like to inform you about the AGSE 2022 conference "Applied Geoinformatics for 
Digital Transformation and Environmental Stewardship".

The conference is taking place 01-05 Nov 2022 in on-site and hybrid mode at 
Digital University Kerala co-organized by C V Raman 
Laboratory of Ecological Informatics, School of Informatics, Digital University 
Kerala, by Stuttgart University of 
Applied Sciences, the ICA Commission 
on SDI and Standards and the Laboratory for 
interoperable, and open source Geospatial Software, Data and Standards (HFT 
ICA-OSGeo-Lab).

This year's event will focus on the following topics:

  *   Applied Geoinformatics: Open Source Geospatial Technologies, OpenAPI 
based services, AOIs to deliver Climate Data
  *   Digital Transformation: Internet of Things, Sensor Web, SDI and linked 
data , Digital Twins, Smart Cities, Realtime 3D,
  *   Environmental Stewardship: Geodata and Geoscience to support realisation 
and measurung SDGs, disaster manegement, safety and emergency response

 As part of the event, we plan again to provide keynotes, paper presentations 
and workshops.

Details can be found at http://applied-geoinformatics.org/yourls/agse2022home 
or http://applied-geoinformatics.org/.

I invite you to contribute (again) to this event:

  *   Submit your abstract, paper or workshop: 
http://2022.applied-geoinformatics.org/ ("Calls")
  *   Register: http://2022.applied-geoinformatics.org/registration/. We 
distinguish between attendees from low- and middle-income countries and 
high-income countries.
  *   Feel free to share this call to your colleagues and through your social 
networks.

Best regards - Franz-Josef

HFT ICA-OSGeo-Lab



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Study to understand the scale of Racial Injustice in Geographic Information Science/Earth Observation Research and Education

2022-08-31 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,

I came across this article on ”Use of Proprietary Software in the Aid Sector
Perpetuates Racial Injustice “ at

https://ivangayton.net/2020/07/03/use-of-proprietary-software-in-the-aid-sector-perpetuates-racial-injustice/

It is disappointing to read that African colleagues are not able to participate
as equals in humanitarian and development work in their own continent.

I would like to learn and understand more the scale of Racial Injustice in
Geographic Information Science / Earth Observation Research and Education .
Could I request you to share any information on this topic so I can learn more
as I am writing an article on this topic.

I co-founded GeoForAll for bridging the geospatial digital divide. GeoForAll
was established with a vision to make geospatial education and digital economy
opportunities accessible to all, enabling a better future for everyone. Access
to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme
poverty and enable broadly shared prosperity for all.

Why GeoForAll?

https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/please-share-ideas-providing-higher-education-more-first-anand/

GeoForAll is committed to making geospatial education and opportunities
accessible to all. This will help enable widening STEM education opportunities
for all. You can find details at
http://www.geoforall.org<http://www.geoforall.org/>

I really hope more academic colleagues will support GeoForAll to help reduce
Racial Injustice in Geospatial Science Education and Research.

Thank you to all colleagues who already expressed interest to be co-authors for
this study and article. I will be contacting you after 5th Sep 2022.

If you are interested to be a co-author for this study and article please email
me at
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>
by 5th Sep 2022.

I will appreciate information on the following queries

If you are doing teaching and research in Geospatial Science or Earth
Observation, please share ideas on how you are addressing Racial Injustice in
GIS/EO in your teaching and research? Please provide details.

Does the current Geographic Information Science curriculum - Masters,
Undergraduate courses at your University also include Free and Open Source GIS?
If not, why? Please provide details.

It is important that all colleagues who contributed their inputs and worked on
research papers, grant applications etc are acknowledged for their efforts and
their names included according to their contributions. Are there any examples
of sidelining of staff or students from co-authoring a paper of their work
that they have contributed. If so, why?

Are there any examples of racial discrimination in GIS/EO Academic jobs
recruitment process including promotions at any universities. For example,
qualified candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds being sidelined in
academic appointments or promotions and those without a PhD getting appointed
or promoted as an academic in any UK University when there are suitable
candidates with PhD from ethnic minority backgrounds etc.

Are there any barriers for participation of economically poor colleagues and
students in any GIS/EO Initiatives, projects , educational courses etc that you
are aware of? If so, please provide details?

How can we replace the cycle of exclusion with a virtuous cycle of inclusion
and human development?

Please email me your ideas and suggestions at
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org

Every day, each and every one of us can stand up against racial prejudice and
disrespectful attitudes.

Let’s build a world beyond racism and discrimination, where we all exercise our
human rights. Be a human rights champion!

https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism

Best wishes

Suchith

Dr Suchith Anand

https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/

https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand

https://ethicaldatainitiative.org

Email -
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Summer School 2022 / KISTE project workshop: “Open Source solutions for Earth system data (R, OSGeo, Python)”

2022-08-29 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss




Dear colleagues,


The OpenGeoHub Summer School 2022 (29th Aug-4 Sep) has many geospatial 
tutorials. This Summer School is a not-for-profit event and can be followed 
online.


The Summer School lectures will be live-streamed for free on 
https://www.youtube.com/c/OpenGeoHubFoundation (please note that it will not be 
possible to interact with lecturers)


More details at

https://opengeohub.org/summer-school/siegburg-2022/


Best wishes


Suchith





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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoForAll Flyer link

2022-08-26 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Thank you Enock for your prompt help. Greatly appreciated.

Best wishes

Suchith

From: Enock Seth Nyamador 
Sent: 25 August 2022 10:31
To: Suchith Anand via Discuss ; GeoForAll 
; discuss@lists.osgeo.org 
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoForAll Flyer link

Here 
https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/marketing/print/one-page-info/us/geoforall_letter.pdf

Best,
Enock

Am 25. August 2022 11:26:40 MESZ schrieb Suchith Anand via Discuss 
:
Does anyone has pdf version of the  one-page GeoForAll flyer that is used at 
events to promote GeoforAll. If so, could you please send me this file. Thanks.

Best wishes

Suchith

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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Please share ideas for providing geospatial education opportunities for more first generation students

2022-08-26 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


I would like to request your help in sharing ideas for widening STEM education 
opportunities for more first generation students worldwide. Quality education 
is still not accessible to students from economically poor families.


GeoForAll is committed to making geospatial education and opportunities 
accessible to all. This will help enable widening STEM education opportunities 
for all. You can find details at http://www.geoforall.org


May I request that if you are organising any Training programs, Summer Schools, 
academic conferences , workshops etc please consider providing a few free 
places for first generation students and for students from economically poor 
families. This will help make universities more accessible, inclusive, and 
diversified.


Most first-generation learners suffer from asymmetries of information related 
to higher education and opportunities. It is important to create awareness 
among underprivileged youth about quality higher education opportunities. So I 
kindly request you to please share any information on scholarships, free 
training programs, Summer Schools, academic conferences , workshops etc in 
GeoForAll maillist athttps://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall


Please join GeoForAll maillist and share your ideas. GeoForAll will share these 
opportunities through our website, newsletters and through our amazing network 
of volunteers. This will help us to reach out to many initiatives working for 
widening education opportunities for more first-generation students from around 
the world.


I look forward to work with you to make education opportunities inclusive to 
students from all economic backgrounds.


Best wishes


Suchith




From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 24 August 2022 08:28
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org ; GeoForAll 

Subject: Please share ideas for providing geospatial education opportunities 
for more first generation students

Dear colleagues


GeoForAll’s aim is to keep the doors of education opportunities open for all. 
Access to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme 
poverty and enable broadly shared prosperity for all.


More details at 
https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy


GeoForAll supports initiatives and colleagues working to provide more 
opportunities for first generation students from around the world. I would like 
to request colleagues to share ideas for providing geospatial education 
opportunities for more first-generation students from around the world.


I would like to introduce you all to Raju Kendre,  Founder at Eklavya - an 
initiative promoting higher education and enabling grassroots leadership of 
first-generation learners in India.


A first-generation learner from a nomadic tribal farming community, Raju is a 
graduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences . Recently, he also won the 
Chevening Scholarship that provides a fully-funded education in the UK, apart 
from unique leadership opportunities.  As a professional social worker, Raju 
has been engaged with tribal and rural community development for the last nine 
years.


https://www.cede.co.in/inspiration/raju-kendre


Ekalvya is a Movement building education and career of underprivileged youth. 
Details at https://eklavyaindia.org



Dear colleagues, As GeoForAll community is spread in universities around the 
world, I would like to request colleagues to please share information  on any 
scholarships, free training programs etc in the universities by sharing the 
information in GeoForAll maillist at 
https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall .


Raju will then share relevant opportunities with his team. Thank you in advance 
for your help.


I am requesting all colleagues to help make education opportunities inclusive 
to students from all economic backgrounds.


Education + Empowerment = GeoForAll


Please share our resources with all 
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/please-share-geoforall-teaching-research-resources-colleagues-students/



I thank all colleagues for their selfless efforts over many years which has 
helped us to make this possible.


I look forward to working and building collaborations with all interested in 
this education mission. Let us all work together to help create a world that is 
more accessible, equitable and full of innovation and opportunities for 
everyone.


Best wishes


Suchith



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Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics 
| Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate


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https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand

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[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoForAll Flyer link

2022-08-25 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Does anyone has pdf version of the  one-page GeoForAll flyer that is used at 
events to promote GeoforAll. If so, could you please send me this file. Thanks.

Best wishes

Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Please share ideas for providing geospatial education opportunities for more first generation students

2022-08-24 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues

GeoForAll’s aim is to keep the doors of education opportunities open for all.
Access to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme
poverty and enable broadly shared prosperity for all.

More details at
https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy

GeoForAll supports initiatives and colleagues working to provide more
opportunities for first generation students from around the world. I would like
to request colleagues to share ideas for providing geospatial education
opportunities for more first-generation students from around the world.

I would like to introduce you all to Raju Kendre, Founder at Eklavya - an
initiative promoting higher education and enabling grassroots leadership of
first-generation learners in India.

A first-generation learner from a nomadic tribal farming community, Raju is a
graduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences . Recently, he also won the
Chevening Scholarship that provides a fully-funded education in the UK, apart
from unique leadership opportunities. As a professional social worker, Raju
has been engaged with tribal and rural community development for the last nine
years.

https://www.cede.co.in/inspiration/raju-kendre

Ekalvya is a Movement building education and career of underprivileged youth.
Details at https://eklavyaindia.org

Dear colleagues, As GeoForAll community is spread in universities around the
world, I would like to request colleagues to please share information on any
scholarships, free training programs etc in the universities by sharing the
information in GeoForAll maillist at
https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall .

Raju will then share relevant opportunities with his team. Thank you in advance
for your help.

I am requesting all colleagues to help make education opportunities inclusive
to students from all economic backgrounds.

Education + Empowerment = GeoForAll

Please share our resources with all
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/please-share-geoforall-teaching-research-resources-colleagues-students/

I thank all colleagues for their selfless efforts over many years which has
helped us to make this possible.

I look forward to working and building collaborations with all interested in
this education mission. Let us all work together to help create a world that is
more accessible, equitable and full of innovation and opportunities for
everyone.

Best wishes

Suchith

Dr Suchith Anand

https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/

https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand

https://ethicaldatainitiative.org

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Study to understand the scale of Racial Injustice in GIS/EO

2022-08-20 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,



I came across this article on ”Use of Proprietary Software in the Aid Sector 
Perpetuates Racial Injustice “ at

https://ivangayton.net/2020/07/03/use-of-proprietary-software-in-the-aid-sector-perpetuates-racial-injustice/


It is disappointing to read that African colleagues are not able to participate 
as equals in humanitarian and development work in their own continent.


I would like to learn and  understand more the scale of Racial Injustice in 
GIS/EO initiatives, projects , educational courses etc. Could I request you to 
share any information on this topic so I can learn more as I am writing an 
article on this topic.


I am looking for co-authors for this study and article. If you are interested 
to be a co-author for this study and article please email me at 
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>
 by 5th Sep 2022.



Are there any barriers for participation of economically poor colleagues and 
students in any GIS/EO Initiatives, projects , educational courses etc that you 
are aware of? If so, please provide details?


How can we replace the cycle of exclusion with a virtuous cycle of inclusion 
and human development?


Please email me your ideas and suggestions  at 
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>



Best wishes


Suchith




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Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | 
Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics 
| Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate


https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/

https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Use of Proprietary Software in the Aid Sector Perpetuates Racial Injustice

2022-08-19 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

I came across this article on ”Use of Proprietary Software in the Aid Sector 
Perpetuates Racial Injustice" at

https://ivangayton.net/2020/07/03/use-of-proprietary-software-in-the-aid-sector-perpetuates-racial-injustice/



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[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoForAll Academic Track

2022-08-17 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues



Greetings from GeoForAll community to everyone at FOSS4G 2022 [1] , State of 
the Map 2022 [2] and HOT unSummit 2022 [3]. Great to see the excellent work and 
amazing synergies. Well done all.


Following an established tradition, FOSS4G organizes a GeoForAll Academic Track 
[4] co-organised by The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote 
Sensing (ISPRS ) and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). The 
Academic Tracks of FOSS4G conferences  have been key in helping us share and 
expand Geospatial Science globally.


The full academic proceedings and individual papers from the  FOSS4G Global 
conferences  [Starting from Nottingham FOSS4G] are  available at 
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/foss4g/ and through the The International 
Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences 
at https://www.isprs.org/publications/archives.aspx


Recordings from FOSS4G presentations are also made available thanks to German 
National Library of Science and Technology at https://av.tib.eu/publisher/FOSS4G


Thank you to all members of the Scientific Committee of GeoForAll Academic 
Track of FOSS4G conferences and all presenters for their work and efforts to 
make this possible.


https://2022.foss4g.org/cfp-academic_track.php

https://2022.foss4g.org/committee_academic.php

https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLVIII-4-W1-2022/


Thank you to all colleagues for working for expanding GeoForAll Academic Track 
for the future. I wish you all success.


Best wishes


Suchith





[1] https://2022.foss4g.org

[2] https://2022.stateofthemap.org

[3] https://unsummit.hotosm.org

[4] https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/academic-track-0

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[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoEthics

2022-08-16 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear Colleagues,

As many colleagues use data as part of their work, I'd like to draw the Locus 
Charter to your attention. The Charter asserts that a wider, shared 
understanding of risks and solutions relating to uses of location data can 
improve standards of practice, and help protect individuals and the public 
interest.


As strong advocates of Locus Charter , we would like to invite your 
organisations (industry, government, universities, NGOs etc) to join and 
support the Charter. More information at https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/  
Please feel free to share this email with your senior management and request 
their support for Locus Charter.


We are very much of the opinion that the Charter can improve understanding of 
the risk inherent in the data ecosystem, improving risk management and 
realising the many benefits of geospatial technologies for individuals and 
societies.


If you are interested in GeoEthics , you are welcome to join the OGC GeoEthics 
maillist at https://lists.opengeospatial.org/mailman/listinfo/geoethics


There are many recent discussions around data ethics, and the importance of 
ethics, that might be of interest: 
http://lists.ogc.org/pipermail/geoethics/2022-August/thread.html


Please feel free to read more about an initiative myself and colleague Kathryn 
Bailey  are in the process of setting up to provide a neutral platform for 
discussions and priority setting in the field of data ethics and governance . 
Details at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org


Please feel free to contact us for any information needed at 
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>
 or  
kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org<mailto:kathryn.bai...@ethicaldatainitiative.org>


Looking forward to hear from you.


Best wishes,


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[OSGeo-Discuss] Volunteers needed for updating GeoForAll website links

2022-08-15 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Colleagues,


Our website links and resources are key for helping us expand GeoEducation for 
all esp. for the economically poor . I noticed that  that many of the links are 
not working https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/


https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/in-your-classroom/


For example FOSS4G GeoAcademy Curriculum links are not working.


Could I request one or two kind volunteers who have experience of OSGeo website 
updating to please help keep the GeoForAll website links updated on a  monthly 
basis.  Your help is greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you are able to 
volunteer for this. Thanks.


May I also request colleagues who have information on freely available online  
training programs, courses etc to please share the information in the GeoForAll 
maillist, so this information can be added to the website, newsletters etc


GeoForAll has partnerships with like minded organisations UCGIS, AGILE, 
YouthMappers etc, so we can share any  links of educational resources also .


For example YouthMappers TeachOSM is a good resource link that can be added to 
GeoForAll website


https://teachosm.org


Please share your ideas for improving the website. Thanks.


Best wishes


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[OSGeo-Discuss] International Youth Day: An invitation for eligible Young Academies and Associations to join the International Science Council

2022-08-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues



International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth 
issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the 
potential of youth as partners in today’s global society.


The theme of this year’s International Youth Day, Intergenerational solidarity: 
Creating a World for All Ages<https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day>, 
aims to amplify the message that action is needed across all generations to 
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and leave no one behind. 
According to the UN, to achieve the SDGs “the world needs to leverage the full 
potential of all generations. Solidarity across generations is key for 
sustainable development.”


In this context and at a time when scientific advancements happen in a dynamic 
and fast-changing world, and science is needed more than ever to find solutions 
to multiple global challenges, we are pleased to remind eligible young 
Academies and Scientific Associations of our following invitation to join the 
International Science Council for free as Affiliated Members.


I encourage all to share this news with their young organizations. More details 
and the online application form is at 
https://council.science/current/blog/internationalyouthday-invitation-to-young-academies/


Solidarity across generations is key for sustainable development.


Best wishes


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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022

2022-08-10 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

These links might be of interest.



HOW indigenous knowledge can help us manage water resources in a more 
sustainable way

https://t2sresearch.org/output/promoting-indigenous-knowledge-and-values-for-more-sustainable-water-resource-management/


WHY we must include genuine participation and partnership of Indigenous Peoples 
in decision-making about research 
https://council.science/current/news/a-new-social-contract-must-include-genuine-participation-and-partnership-of-indigenous-peoples-in-decision-making-about-research/


and WHAT it would really take to work towards a new social contract in 
science-policy spaces that truly include indigenous views

https://council.science/current/blog/indigenous-inclusion-in-science-policy/


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 09 August 2022 08:23
To: GeoForAll ; discuss@lists.osgeo.org 

Subject: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022



Dear colleagues


The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated globally 
on 9 August. It marks the date of the inaugural session of the Working Group on 
Indigenous Population<http://www.un-documents.net/a49r214.htm>s in 1982. The 
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organizing a virtual 
commemoration of the International Day from 9 am to 11am (EST) on Tuesday, 9 
August 2022, focusing on this year’s theme: “The Role of Indigenous Women in 
the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”. Indigenous 
Peoples, Member States, UN entities, civil society, and the public are all 
invited.


Details at 
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2022.html


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022

2022-08-09 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss



Dear colleagues


The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated globally 
on 9 August. It marks the date of the inaugural session of the Working Group on 
Indigenous Population<http://www.un-documents.net/a49r214.htm>s in 1982. The 
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organizing a virtual 
commemoration of the International Day from 9 am to 11am (EST) on Tuesday, 9 
August 2022, focusing on this year’s theme: “The Role of Indigenous Women in 
the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”. Indigenous 
Peoples, Member States, UN entities, civil society, and the public are all 
invited.


Details at 
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2022.html


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Is it Ethical for any Vendors to Trademark “Science” in any scientific discipline to market/sales/promote any vendor brand/products/services as “the Science ” of whichever area of stud

2022-08-04 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

For info . This is my last email on this topic to the discuss list.


http://lists.ogc.org/pipermail/geoethics/2022-August/40.html


For those interested in GeoEthics  can join the OGC GeoEthics maillist at 
https://lists.opengeospatial.org/mailman/listinfo/geoethics


I have requested OGC to make the GeoEthics list have an open, public archive 
https://lists.ogc.org/mailman/listinfo/geoethics  . This is now done. Thank you 
to OGC for prompt help and Adam Steer for bringing this to my attention.



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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Academic Track

2022-08-03 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

The official trailer for the documentary about YouthMappers is at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a47PlMo6-UY


The documentary will premiere at the State of the Map and FOSS4G in Florence in 
August.


YouthMappers<https://www.youthmappers.org/> is a global movement of university 
students addressing development challenges and community resilience using 
public geospatial tools and data. Meet the student leaders effecting change in 
their communities across the globe and follow the work of a student-led project 
in Sierra Leone supporting rural electrification for expanded electricity 
access. Hear the voices of YouthMappers<https://www.youthmappers.org/> members 
who have not only built their mapping skills through 
YouthMappers<https://www.youthmappers.org/> but have grown as global citizens.



Best wishes


Suchith




From: GeoForAll  on behalf of Suchith Anand 

Sent: 20 July 2022 11:33
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org ; GeoForAll 

Subject: [Geo4All] Academic Track



Dear colleagues


The draft schedule for the Academic Track [1] presentations at FOSS4G 2022 at 
Firenze , Italy on August 22 to 28, 2022 is at 
https://2022.foss4g.org/schedule_academic.php#


Thank you to the Academic Track committee of FOSS4G 2022  for making this 
possible https://2022.foss4g.org/committee_academic.php


The Academic Tracks of FOSS4G conferences   
https://2022.foss4g.org/cfp-academic_track.php  have been key in helping us 
share and expand Geospatial Science globally. The full academic proceedings and 
individual papers from the  FOSS4G Global conferences  [Starting from 
Nottingham FOSS4G<http://2013.foss4g.org/>] are  available at 
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/foss4g/


Recordings from FOSS4G presentations  are also made available thanks to German 
National Library of Science and Technology at https://av.tib.eu/publisher/FOSS4G


Thank you to all FOSS4G 2022 https://2022.foss4g.org/index.php  LOC volunteers 
https://2022.foss4g.org/committee_local.php


The State of The Map conference (August 19-21, 2022) will take place before the 
FOSS4G 2022 conference<https://2022.foss4g.org/>, which is also in Firenze , 
Italy . Details at  https://2022.stateofthemap.org


There is Youth Mappers event on Launch of the Book on SDGs on 22nd August at 
FOSS4G 2022. It will be a good opportunity to hear the voices of 
YouthMappers<https://www.youthmappers.org/> members who have not only built 
their mapping skills through YouthMappers<https://www.youthmappers.org/> but 
have grown as global citizens. Details at 
https://2022.foss4g.org/schedule_youthmappers.php


Me and colleagues at the University of Nottingham and OSGeo:UK Chapter had the 
opportunity to host FOSS4G in Nottingham in 2013 and expand ideas for GeoForAll 
 http://2013.foss4g.org<http://2013.foss4g.org/>   I am very grateful to all 
volunteers who helped make GeoForAll initiative possible.


Best wishes,


Suchith




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[OSGeo-Discuss] Welfare for All

2022-08-02 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues


“The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed " Mahatma 
Gandhi said in what is now one of his best-known quotes.


This article published in The Guardian might be of interest

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/relevance-gandhi-capitalism-debate-rajni-bakshi



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Suchith




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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Academic Track

2022-07-31 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Hi Luca

Thank you for this information. I want to thank all FOSS4G 2022 LOC volunteers 
for your amazing efforts. It is really inspiring.

There is no need for any meeting space for GeoForAll. GeoForAll will be 
everywhere supporting FOSS4G. Wishing you and FOSS4G 2022 LOC Team all success.

Best wishes

Suchith

From: Luca Delucchi 
Sent: 20 July 2022 12:13
To: Suchith Anand 
Cc: discuss@lists.osgeo.org ; GeoForAll 

Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Academic Track

On Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 12:33, Suchith Anand via Discuss
 wrote:
>
>
>
> Dear colleagues
>

Dear all,

>
> Me and colleagues at the University of Nottingham and OSGeo:UK Chapter had 
> the opportunity to host FOSS4G in Nottingham in 2013 and expand ideas for 
> GeoForAll  http://2013.foss4g.org   I am very grateful to all volunteers who 
> helped make GeoForAll initiative possible.
>

If GeoForAll initiative would like to have a space to meet each others
for August 23th there should be some spaces at University. In the case
let me know.
Sorry If we didn't reach you before...

>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Suchith
>

--
ciao
Luca

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: GIS Education

2022-07-30 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

For those interested in GeoEthics  can join the OGC GeoEthics maillist at 
https://lists.opengeospatial.org/mailman/listinfo/geoethics


Best wishes


Suchith



From: GeoEthics  on behalf of Suchith Anand 
via GeoEthics 
Sent: 30 July 2022 08:25
To: geoeth...@lists.opengeospatial.org 
Subject: Re: [GeoEthics] GIS Education


Dear colleagues,


I received email from some colleagues requesting more information on the 
Trademark of “Science”. So for openness and transparency , I would like to 
provide more information.


I am not a native English speaker, so my apologies if anything got lost in 
translation.  Please feel free to ask me if you need any further information.


I am a Geographic Information Scientist. Geographic Information Science (GIS) 
is my scientific discipline. I am now writing an article on Education which is 
also looking into the Ethics of Digital Feudalism in GIS Education. I am 
inviting advice and guidance from colleagues as I have many questions that I do 
not know answers.  Hence I shared my ethical questions.



I came across  example of a vendor trademarking “the Science of Where” in the 
GIS/mapping domain and using this to promote their brand/products/services.


https://trademarks.justia.com/871/92/the-science-of-87192660.html


Is it Ethical to market/promote any vendor brand/products/services as “the 
Science ” of whichever area of study ? Is Science in that subject area   
“owned” by the Vendor who has trademark rights? For example if vendors start 
trademarking and marketing their brand/products/services as “The Science of 
Climate Change” , “The Science of Where” etc etc?  If so, what are the 
implications for credibility of Science?



Are there any guidelines for  Scientific Associations (esp. if they are members 
of the International Science Council ) for  taking sponsorship from vendors who 
promote their   product/brand/services as  “The Science of “whatever” topic !?


I am a member of the GEO Data Ethics Working Group (The WG was  closed this 
month by GEO Secretariat due to “resource constraints” ) where I have been 
raising the issue of vendor sponsorship for Group on Earth Observations (GEO) 
conferences, projects etc and the need to have clear guidelines.



I will appreciate advice and guidance from colleagues on this. Thanks.


Best wishes


Suchith




From: Suchith Anand 
Sent: 26 July 2022 17:34
To: geoeth...@lists.opengeospatial.org 
Subject: GIS Education

Dear colleagues


I am now writing an article on GIS Education and I will appreciate your advice 
and guidance.


Is it ethical for GIS Vendors (Vendor X or Y , it doesn’t matter)   to 
trademark/sales/market their products/brand/services as “the science”? It might 
be a profit /sales/marketing strategy for the vendors to help increase market 
share for their products, add more credibility for their 
brand/products/services etc . But what will be the affects for the credibility 
of science and scientific community in the future?



If any Vendor is “sponsoring”  Scientific conferences or education initiatives 
("free" licences etc) in return for promoting the vendor products/brand as “the 
Science” in the conference website etc ,  what is its impact for the 
discipline? Is it ethical?  If so,  what happens when then the vendors can use 
this framework “sponsorship “ model for promoting their product/brand as “The 
Science”  and advance the vendor Education agenda to the student and user 
communities ? Are there any guidelines on vendor lobbying in GIS Education 
initiatives?

 What is the ethical impact of this for the discipline as a whole?   What is 
the impact of this for Humanity?


Are there university policies and code of conduct to follow if any 
academics/researchers are funded by any vendor (for example, through GIS vendor 
funded faculty posts , research funding by any GIS vendors)?   Can academics 
and researchers publish articles on GIS education promoting the vendor products 
(either directly or indirectly)?


I am interested to learn more on what policies and curriculum are universities, 
educators adopting to reduce Digital Feudalism in GIS education? Do your 
courses cover topics on data rights, digital citizenship ?



I will appreciate your advice and guidance. Please send your reply to 
suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk>


You might be interested in the Data Values article that myself and Kathryn 
Bailey wrote , which looks into the Ethics of Digital Feudalism in Earth 
Observation (EO) data. I thank the Global Partnership for Sustainable 
Development Data (GPSDD) and Data Values initiative for inviting us to write 
this article.


More details at 
https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/how-digital-feudalism-hurts-farmers




Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Academic Track

2022-07-20 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss



Dear colleagues


The draft schedule for the Academic Track [1] presentations at FOSS4G 2022 at 
Firenze , Italy on August 22 to 28, 2022 is at 
https://2022.foss4g.org/schedule_academic.php#


Thank you to the Academic Track committee of FOSS4G 2022  for making this 
possible https://2022.foss4g.org/committee_academic.php


The Academic Tracks of FOSS4G conferences   
https://2022.foss4g.org/cfp-academic_track.php  have been key in helping us 
share and expand Geospatial Science globally. The full academic proceedings and 
individual papers from the  FOSS4G Global conferences  [Starting from 
Nottingham FOSS4G<http://2013.foss4g.org/>] are  available at 
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/foss4g/


Recordings from FOSS4G presentations  are also made available thanks to German 
National Library of Science and Technology at https://av.tib.eu/publisher/FOSS4G


Thank you to all FOSS4G 2022 https://2022.foss4g.org/index.php  LOC volunteers 
https://2022.foss4g.org/committee_local.php


The State of The Map conference (August 19-21, 2022) will take place before the 
FOSS4G 2022 conference<https://2022.foss4g.org/>, which is also in Firenze , 
Italy . Details at  https://2022.stateofthemap.org


There is Youth Mappers event on Launch of the Book on SDGs on 22nd August at 
FOSS4G 2022. It will be a good opportunity to hear the voices of 
YouthMappers<https://www.youthmappers.org/> members who have not only built 
their mapping skills through YouthMappers<https://www.youthmappers.org/> but 
have grown as global citizens. Details at 
https://2022.foss4g.org/schedule_youthmappers.php


Me and colleagues at the University of Nottingham and OSGeo:UK Chapter had the 
opportunity to host FOSS4G in Nottingham in 2013 and expand ideas for GeoForAll 
 http://2013.foss4g.org<http://2013.foss4g.org/>   I am very grateful to all 
volunteers who helped make GeoForAll initiative possible.


Best wishes,


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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Recording of HLPF 2022 Side event “SDG midterm review: what have we learned from implementation to date? How can we fast-track progress?”

2022-07-18 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

I would like to thank all GeoForAll colleagues for their contributions for UN 
SDGs.


Recording from GeoForAll miniconference at World Commons Week 2019 [1] on   
“GeoForAll contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” 
will provide more details


https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoforall-miniconference-at-world-commons-week-2019/


Please join GeoForAll and contribute to UN SDG aims.


Best wishes


Suchith



[1]  https://wcw2022.iasc-commons.org


From: Suchith Anand
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Subject: Recording of HLPF 2022 Side event “SDG midterm review: what have we 
learned from implementation to date? How can we fast-track progress?”


Dear colleagues


The recording of the Scientific and Technological Community Major Group 
<https://council.science/science-technology-major-group/> side event at the 
2022 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)<https://hlpf.un.org/2022> titled “SDG 
midterm review: what have we learned from implementation to date? How can we 
fast-track progress?” is at https://council.science/events/sdg-midterm-review/


Thank you to all colleagues at the International Science Council and World 
Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) for organising this.


Thank you to all panelists: H.E. Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Maria Ivanova, 
Åsa Persson, Albert van Jaarsveld, Alonso Brenes, Peter Gluckman, and José 
Vieira.


Best wishes


Suchith




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[OSGeo-Discuss] Open access book on “Land Use Cover Datasets and Validation Tools Validation Practices with QGIS”

2022-07-12 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss



This book on “Land Use Cover Datasets and Validation Tools Validation Practices 
with QGIS” might be of interest.


Freely available to all readers, this book is open access.


Editors: David García-Álvarez, María Teresa Camacho Olmedo, Martin Paegelow, 
Jean François Mas


Details at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-90998-7


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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GIS4School - using GIS to assess Climate Change impacts

2022-06-22 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Thank you Maria, Daniele for this information. This is an excellent project . 
Thank you for making the course materials available for everyone.


I will be in touch to learn more. Will definitely share this with wider 
community. I really hope this project will inspire similar education 
initiatives in many countries .


Nikos, Victoria, let us arrange a telemeeting with the project team and see how 
we can help and support promote this excellent initiative. Thanks.


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Maria Antonia Brovelli 
Sent: 22 June 2022 15:10
To: Suchith Anand ; GeoForAll 
; discuss@lists.osgeo.org ; 
labri...@eled.auth.gr ; Victoria Rautenbach 
; Daniele Oxoli 
Cc: Associazione Euronike 
Subject: R: GIS4School - using GIS to assess Climate Change impacts

Dear Suchith, yes, it is a project where I'm involved 

The material is open to everyone. It is enought to register for downloading it 
in many languages.

Elisa, of Euronike, is the leader of the project, and we are happy that you 
find it interesting. Please spread it with your colleagues and friends!!

Cheers
Maria


Da: Discuss  per conto di Daniele Oxoli via 
Discuss 
Inviato: mercoledì 22 giugno 2022 16:04
A: Suchith Anand ; GeoForAll 
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labri...@eled.auth.gr ; Victoria Rautenbach 

Oggetto: [OSGeo-Discuss] R: GIS4School - using GIS to assess Climate Change 
impacts

Dear Suchith,

I share the link to the project website where you can find official contacts: 
https://gis4schools.eu

We participated as partners with the team of Maria Brovelli. The project leader 
is Euronike <https://euronike.it/> (associazi...@euronike.it)

Best,


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Politecnico di Milano - GEOlab
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Victoria Rautenbach 
Oggetto: [Geo4All] GIS4School - using GIS to assess Climate Change impacts


Colleagues

I came across this excellent education initiative called GIS4School - using GIS 
to assess Climate Change impacts.


https://gis4schools.thinkific.com/courses/Basics-of-QGIS


Does anyone know who are the main contacts of this project ? Please let me 
know, so I can invite the project team for sharing more details about this 
excellent project in GeoForAll newsletter? Thanks.


Are there any plans to expand this education program ?


Are there any similar initiatives in other countries and regions ? Thanks.


Best wishes


Suchith




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[OSGeo-Discuss] GIS4School - using GIS to assess Climate Change impacts

2022-06-22 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Colleagues

I came across this excellent education initiative called GIS4School - using GIS 
to assess Climate Change impacts.


https://gis4schools.thinkific.com/courses/Basics-of-QGIS


Does anyone know who are the main contacts of this project ? Please let me 
know, so I can invite the project team for sharing more details about this 
excellent project in GeoForAll newsletter? Thanks.


Are there any plans to expand this education program ?


Are there any similar initiatives in other countries and regions ? Thanks.


Best wishes


Suchith






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[OSGeo-Discuss] A letter to fellow citizens of Earth

2022-06-08 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


In 1970, the Menton Message, was crafted in Menton, France during an 
environmental conference. The conference produced a statement to “Our 3.5 
billion neighbours”, published in the UNESCO Courier in 1971, and eventually 
signed and presented by 2200 scientists as a letter alongside the U.N. Summit 
on the Human Environment in Stockholm.



In 2022, fifty years on from the UN Summit, the International Science Council, 
Future Earth and the Stockholm Environment Institute convened an Expert Writing 
Group of natural scientists, social scientists, engineers and humanities 
scholars to modernize and extend the historical call on the eve of Stockholm 
+50.


This is their letter https://science4stockholm50.world

We must become good ancestors and better neighbours.


Join us at https://council.science/letter-support/


Best wishes


Suchith



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Science for the Earth System Observatory

2022-01-07 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear Colleagues,


This NASA study and workshops might be of interest. This is an opportunity to 
shape the next generation of Earth Observing missions that are currently in 
development.


Details at https://earthdata.nasa.gov/esds/open-science/oss-for-eso-workshops


I would like to thank NASA colleagues for their contributions for open 
geospatial science.


Best wishes


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[OSGeo-Discuss] CfP for Academic GeoForAll Track

2022-01-05 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,

I would like to thank you for your work and contributions for geospatial
science. May I request that you share your latest research for the Academic
GeoForAll Track at FOSS4G 2022. The Academic GeoForAll track is co-organised by
the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and the
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). Please share the CfP with your
colleagues and students. Details at
https://2022.foss4g.org/cfp-academic_track.php

The Academic Tracks of FOSS4G conferences has been key in helping us share and
expand Open Geospatial Science ideas globally. The full academic proceedings
and individual papers from the FOSS4G Global conferences [Starting from
Nottingham FOSS4G] are available at https://scholarworks.umass.edu/foss4g/

I am grateful to all of you for your contributions for making education
opportunities available for everyone.

https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy

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Suchith

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Happy New Year

2022-01-04 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


Happy New Year. I would like to thank you for your work and contributions for 
geospatial science.


I wish you and your family good health and happiness.



Best wishes



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[OSGeo-Discuss] OpenDataScience

2021-12-07 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear colleagues,


Please consider contributing your research to the next Open Data Science Europe 
Workshop in Prague, hosted by the Technical University of Prague (CTU).


The Call for Papers for Open Data Science Europe Workshop 2022 is at

https://pretalx.opendatascience.eu/workshop2022/cfp


Technical University of Prague (CTU) also hosts one of the pioneering GeoForAll 
labs in Europe. Details at https://geomatics.fsv.cvut.cz/research/geoforall/


I would like to also thank all colleagues in OpenGeoHub Foundation who are a 
not-for-profit independent research foundation with headquarters in Wageningen, 
the Netherlands doing excellent research in Geocomputation 
https://opengeohub.org


OpenGeoHub Foundation is also an official member of GeoForAll labs 
https://www.osgeo.org/geo-for-all-labs/opengeohub/


Best wishes


Suchith



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Sent: 03 December 2021 10:57
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Subject: OpenDataScience



Dear colleagues,


The recordings of the training sessions (R , Python, GRASS GIS ) and the 
presentations from OpenDataScience Europe Conference 2021 are available at 
https://opendatascience.eu/video-gallery/


The keynote presentation recordings are at 
https://opendatascience.eu/odse-conference-key-notes/


Thank you to the organisers and presenters for sharing their work.


Best wishes


Suchith




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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] Vol.7 no.12 issue GeoForAll Newsletter

2021-12-07 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss

Dear Nikos,


Thank you for sharing the latest edition of GeoForAll newsletter.


Your volunteer efforts over the years to make possible this monthly GeoForAll 
newsletter is a great inspiration for all of us. Thank you to you and all 
editors and contributors for your excellent work and efforts. Wishing you all 
success for the future.


Best wishes


Suchith



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Subject: [Geo4All] Vol.7 no.12 issue GeoForAll Newsletter


Dear all,

The last issue for this year (issue of December 2021) has been
uploaded onto GeoForAll website
(https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/  and/or

https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/geo-newsletters-archive/) in pdf
format and in Spanish.
We have successfully completed the 7th year of the publication of our
Newsletter. They say that the first 7 years are the most critical. So,
we overcame this boundary and we stare to the future with optimism and
anticipation.

I would like to thank all those who helped with their contributions to
have both editions during the whole year and ask for new volunteers to
join the Newsletter by sending their articles, announcements, news, etc.

For those who would like to send articles, news, etc., to be published
in the next issue (January 2022 issue) please have in mind that the
deadline is December, 27.
Please, if you know about a conference/webinar or you are going to
organize one, send a reminder much earlier so we can disseminate it
through our Newsletter.


Have a nice reading
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[OSGeo-Discuss] OpenDataScience

2021-12-03 Thread Suchith Anand via Discuss


Dear colleagues,


The recordings of the training sessions (R , Python, GRASS GIS ) and the 
presentations from OpenDataScience Europe Conference 2021 are available at 
https://opendatascience.eu/video-gallery/


The keynote presentation recordings are at 
https://opendatascience.eu/odse-conference-key-notes/


Thank you to the organisers and presenters for sharing their work.


Best wishes


Suchith




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