Decentralized Science: Transforming Access and Sharing of Scientific Data — Part Two
Our last article was all about embracing the superpowers of our blockchain-powered superhero, decentralized science, in its capabilities of revolutionizing the system of data access and sharing. Today, we’ll do something a little bit different but still focused on this same topic.
We’ll be discussing the several decentralized science platforms that are specialized in data access and sharing. Yes, we don’t just want to tell you that decentralized science can help you do this or that. We want to show you the way to benefit by leading you to the platforms you could use.
So let’s begin, shall we?
Ocean Protocol
Ocean protocol is a decentralized science platform that has data all in one place for easy access and sharing. You can participate in curating this data and benefit by earning rewards as you curate data and lock them on ocean protocol. You can also participate in data challenges where you’re expected to extract insights from available data and get rewarded for your hard work.
On ocean protocol, you can use data tokens to buy, sell, and trade data securely and transparently. You can also control who has access to your data.
Bacalhau
Bacalhau uses an architecture called compute over data for users to run jobs where data is generated and stored. This is useful for researchers in the technology space especially researchers that need to extract insights from data or to build machine learning models. There’s no need to sort data to load on your local computer if you have access to Bacalhau.
Kamu
Kamu is a platform that brings data into a trustless environment. On Kamu, you can publish your data while maintaining total control and ownership of the data. People who want to use your data can then process it in whichever way they like and use it. However, this doesn’t erase the originality of your data because it’s still intact for other users to access while also having access to the processed data. You can also see the users who processed your data through Kamu’s smart contracts. Kamu has understood the problem of research reproducibility due to stagnant data and has built a platform where users can publish data and collaborate while processing this data to a usable format.
CureDAO
If you’re a researcher in the health field, then this is definitely for you. CureDAO wants to help individuals and organizations in the quest to reduce the health suffering of people. As a data contributor on CureDAO, you can earn tokens. Data is also available in a wide range of file formats for you to access for your research. So yes, you benefit from CureDAO as a data contributor and also by accessing the already available data.
Conclusion
You’ve come a long way in understanding the decentralized science platforms specialized in data access and sharing. We hope this helps you set your foot in the world of decentralized science in terms of making your research more innovative. Don’t forget to join any of these platforms that interest you especially if they are in your field of research.
Keep making waves as that great scientist you are🦾
