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1/6 I think that a #DeSci economy that covers all aspects of #academia in one ecosystem (#publications, #peerreview, and #funding) is more valuable and more likely to succeed in the long run than a project that covers only one or two of these aspects. Why? ...
2/6 Because of #networkeffects. All three parts of academia co-depend and influence each other. There are positive network externalities to solving problems in publishing, peer review, and funding to other parts of #academia. ...
3/6 And if such an integrated #DeSci solution helps to reward #scientists more fairly, solve their #funding problems, and raise the standards of #peerreview and #publications, every #scientist would want to be a part of it. ...
Finally, the #GoldacreReview is published! (During Parliamentary Easter holidays, mid-ping-pong on the #HealthAndCareBill...)
It's 221 pages - each PDF page is a double page spread - so this could be a lo-o-o-ong [Thread].
Here goes...
It's 221 pages - each PDF page is a double page spread - so this could be a lo-o-o-ong [Thread].
Here goes...
First point to note, in the Terms of Reference (p5), is that this is about "access to #NHSdata by #researchers, #commissioners, and #innovators" - i.e. #Planning and #CommercialReUse - so it is directly relevant to the operation of millions of people's #NationalDataOptOuts... 
"185 wide-ranging recommendations for us to explore", says @sajidjavid (p6). Gulp! Time for some coffee...
"systems that ensure #underrepresented groups are well represented" may (partly) refer to this "landmark review", which got off to a slow start:
gov.uk/government/new…
"systems that ensure #underrepresented groups are well represented" may (partly) refer to this "landmark review", which got off to a slow start:
gov.uk/government/new…
Dec 8 2020: "In launching this new initiative, the #Hewlett Foundation is mindful of how an earlier generation of #funders helped create, nurture, and promote #neoliberalism."
#NonProfitIndustrialComplex
hewlett.org/newsroom/hewle…
#NonProfitIndustrialComplex
hewlett.org/newsroom/hewle…
"Just as philanthropy effectively spurred the development & ascendance of #neoliberalism, the Hewlett Foundation will support an ideologically diverse set of ideas and thinkers capable of leading a shift every bit as widespread and profound."
Led by Jennifer Harris, director of the Economy & Society Initiative, "the Hewlett Foundation is joined by a growing group of #funders interested in nurturing a #movement to supersede #neoliberalism."
"The Initiative will fund thinkers and organizations in the US & abroad."
"The Initiative will fund thinkers and organizations in the US & abroad."
