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(Months)", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "OpenScience: Democratizing Knowledge\n\nThe traditional scientific publishing model is characterized by high costs, access barriers, and limited incentives for researchers. This centralized structure hinders the dissemination of knowledge and stifles innovation. OpenScience aims to address these challenges by creating a decentralized platform for the exchange of scientific articles, books, and data.\n\nOur solution is a blockchain-based marketplace that enables authors to directly sell their content, while buyers can access a vast repository of knowledge. By leveraging smart contracts, we ensure transparent transactions, secure data handling, and fair compensation for authors. 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By creating a decentralized marketplace for scientific knowledge, we embody DeSci's vision of a fair and equitable ecosystem for funding, creating, reviewing, crediting, storing, and disseminating scientific knowledge.", "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project support the mission or goals of DeSci?", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Funds from the DeSci grant program will be primarily allocated to the following areas:\n\nPlatform Development:\n\nSmart contract development: Building and auditing robust smart contracts for secure transactions and data management.\nFrontend and backend development: Designing and implementing a user-friendly interface and efficient backend infrastructure.\nBlockchain integration: Seamlessly integrating with the chosen blockchain network.\nTeam Expansion:\n\nHiring developers: Expanding the development team to accelerate project delivery.\nMarketing and community management: Building a strong community and promoting the platform.\nInfrastructure and Security:\n\nCloud infrastructure: Establishing a reliable and scalable cloud environment.\nSecurity audits: Conducting thorough security assessments to protect user data.\nBusiness Development:\n\nPartnership building: Collaborating with research institutions, publishers, and data providers.\nMarket research: Identifying target markets and understanding user needs.\nLegal and Compliance:\n\nLegal counsel: Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and intellectual property laws.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how funds from the grants program will be used for your project. ", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds (i.e. DeSci GR15/ Beta) using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here.", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "OpenScience is a new project specifically designed for the GG21 DeSci Round.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "If this project participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones since the last round.", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "OpenScience is currently under development on a testnet. We are actively building and refining the platform, conducting rigorous testing, and gathering valuable user feedback. 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By utilizing blockchain technology, we have created a decentralized marketplace where authors can directly sell their articles, books, and other digital content. \n\nEach author on OpenScience has a unique profile featuring their biography, expertise, affiliations, and publication history, which helps to build trust and credibility. Our platform ensures fair compensation for authors through smart contracts, guaranteeing accurate royalty payments.\n\nIn addition to traditional content, OpenScience enables the trading of various data assets, including SEO content, datasets, and even ERC tokens. This broad marketplace encourages innovation and collaboration by connecting data providers with those seeking valuable insights.\n\nOpenScience is dedicated to making knowledge more accessible, empowering authors, and promoting data-driven innovation. \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udd17\n\n## GG21 DeSci Round\nOpenScience is a flagship project specifically designed for the GG21 DeSci Round, aiming to redefine the landscape of knowledge sharing and data economy.\n\nRead More \ud83d\udc47\nhttps://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=community-rounds#/round/42161/387\n\n### Benefits\n- **Democratized Knowledge:** Unrestricted access to information for researchers, students, and the public.\n- **Fair Compensation for Authors:** Authors receive direct compensation for their work through transparent royalty payments.\n- **Accelerated Innovation:** Fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing, leading to faster breakthroughs.\nIncreased Visibility for Authors:** Authors gain wider exposure for their work through a global marketplace.\n- **Data Monetization:** Enables the trading of various data assets, creating new revenue streams.\nTransparent and Trustworthy Ecosystem:** Blockchain technology ensures data integrity and secure transactions.\n- **Empowerment of Researchers:** Provides tools and resources to conduct research more efficiently.\n- **Economic Growth:** Stimulates the economy by creating new markets and job opportunities.\n- **Ethical Data Sharing:** Promotes responsible and ethical data usage.\n- **Global Collaboration:** Connects researchers worldwide, fostering international cooperation.\n### Access Control\n\n- **Platform Administrator:** Full control over platform settings, user management, and contract upgrades.\n- **Content Creator:** Ability to upload, modify, and delete their content, set prices, and manage royalties.\n- **Buyer:** Ability to search, purchase, and download content.\n- **Reviewer:** Ability to assess content quality and provide feedback.\n\n### Key Motiviations\n\n- **Empowering Authors:**\nProviding a platform for authors to directly reach their audience and earn fair compensation.\n- **Accelerating Research:** \nFacilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration among researchers.\n- **Democratizing Access:**\nBreaking down barriers to information and making knowledge accessible to all.\n- **Promoting Innovation:**\nFostering a vibrant ecosystem for data-driven innovation.\n- **Building a Sustainable Knowledge Economy:**\nCreating a new economic model based on the value of information.\n\n**By addressing the limitations of traditional publishing and data sharing models, OpenScience seeks to revolutionize the way knowledge is produced, distributed, and consumed.**\n\n### Deployed Contract (Testnet)\n\nArbitrum: verified contract address `0x1dddef888817a7ae49dcff10ac65e86427a37236` [view on explorer](https://sepolia.arbiscan.io/address/0x1dddef888817a7ae49dcff10ac65e86427a37236#code)\n\n\n### Contributing\n\nPull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.\n\nPlease make sure to update tests as appropriate.\n\n### Tools\nImage to Base64 tool => https://elmah.io/tools/base64-image-encoder/\n\n### Roadmap\nComing soon\n\n### Reference\n\n - [1] []()\n\n## License\n\nDistributed under the [MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) License.\n\n[Amir Rahimi](https://aratta.dev) - Fullstack Web3 Developer\n\n\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "", "projectTwitter": "atenyun"}, "recipient": "0x20e229667Cec8A0e9D3C6Fb89693B2a44ec2C50e"}}