Workshop Overview From June 2-5, 2017, the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet) held its final network meeting in Limassol, Cyprus. Workshop participants included representatives from ten of the twelve network projects, external network advisors, two representatives from DECI-2, IDRC Program Officer Raed Sharif, and the OCSDNet coordination team. As all research projects […]
The OCSDNet team is gearing up for our mid-project network meeting this week in Bangkok. The meeting is an opportunity for project teams, coordinators, and advisors to come together to share lessons learned and accomplishments achieved during the first year of the projects. Representatives from each of the 12 sub-projects are flying in from around the globe and we […]
By Hermes Huang of the Understanding Open Hardware and Citizen Science Project Summary: • The Understanding Open Hardware and Citizen Science Project, working in Indonesia, Thailand, and Nepal, is based on the premise that science practice is often inaccessible in the Global South due to high costs related to acquiring hardware, accessing educational institutions, and hiring professional services. […]