Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] The future of Geo is Open

2017-07-15 Thread Stefan Keller
Dear Suchith, dear all Let me add my 2 cents: Prof. Vetterli, President of the EPFL (ETH Lausanne), recently gave an inspiring talk about "The role of 'open' " where he explains the opportunities and challenges of Open Science: download his slides from

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The future of Geo is Open

2017-07-15 Thread Suchith Anand
Hi Andrea, Thank you for your inputs. I meant Openness in the broadest sense not just software or data. I put “Geo” to have the emphasis on people and our planet . I am interested in the philosophy of openness in education and science. We are living at a time when our planet is struggling

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The future of Geo is Open

2017-07-15 Thread Andrea Giacomelli
Hi Suchit - It is very unlikely that I will make it to FOSS4G-Europe, as we will be quite busy during the Summer with projects here in Southern Tuscany...but in relation to the the issue you would like to discuss I would like to ask if, in addition to openness of Software and data you have been