The New Science of Sharing
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| The Novartis collaboration is just one example of a deep transformation in
| science and invention. Just as the Enlightenment ushered in a new
| organizational model of knowledge creation, the same technological and
| demographic forces that are turning the Web into a massive collaborative
| work space are helping to transform the realm of science into an
| increasingly open and collaborative endeavor. Yes, the Web was, in fact,
| invented as a way for scientists to share information. But advances in
| storage, bandwidth, software, and computing power are pushing collaboration
| to the next level. Call it Science 2.0.
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http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2007/id20070302_219704.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
http://tinyurl.com/3xwlxg
And DRM and patents are exactly the opposite. It is about stopping sharing of
information and not preserving knowledge, either. It's a tool for dumbing
down of consumers and stfiling of scientific progress. It's good for
monopolies.
Related:
Open Source Research -- the Power of Us
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| Open source methods have delivered tangible benefits in the computer
| science community. We describe here efforts to extend these principles
| to science generally, and in particular biomedical research. Open
| source research holds great promise for solving complex problems in
| areas where profit-driven research is seen to have failed. We
| illustrate this with a specific problem in organic chemistry that
| we think will be solved substantially faster with an open
| source approach.
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http://www.publish.csiro.au/view/journals/dsp_journal_fulltext.cfm?nid=51&f=CH06095
Push for open access to research
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| "Cancer patients seeking information on new treatments or parents
| searching for the latest on childhood development issues were often
| denied access to the research they indirectly fund through their
| taxes"
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6404429.stm
IBM, schools pursue open-source research
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| The program calls for researchers at IBM and the universities
| to work together on software projects in such fields as privacy
| and security, then release the results as open-source programming
| code that anyone can use or alter.
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-12-14-ibm-universities-research_x.htm?csp=34
Governor to seek funds for university research
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| Officials who participated in the conference call said much of the research
| produced with the funds would be "open source," and therefore available
| to anyone who could make use of it
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http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4911242
Open Source Pharmaceuticals - New Business Model
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| "Open source" as applied to culture defines a culture in which
| intellectual property is made generally available. Participants
| in such a culture are able to improve and modify those products
| and redistribute them back into the community.
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http://www.farmavita.net/content/view/336/51/
Thailand fed up with high drug prices - minister
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| "We have thought about this for more than five years. It's long enough,"
| said Mongkol na Songkhla, who is leading one of the biggest challenges to
| Big Pharma's patent rights in years.
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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/19/worldupdates/2007-02-19T014311Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-288239-1&sec=worldupdates
Science Has a "Serious Marketing Problem," Says Google Founder Larry Page
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| Scientists and engineers can change the world, but first they need to get
| over their "serious marketing problem," according to Larry Page, the
| founding CEO of the Internet giant Google.
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http://news.aaas.org/index.php/news/am_page_plenary/id=127
Biology Goes Open Source
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| Some of the world's biggest drug companies are finding that
| their genetic research is worth more to them if they give it away.
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http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/02/12/novartis-genes-diabetes-research-biz-cz_mh_0212novartis.html?partner=rss
http://tinyurl.com/2vqssl
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