Open-source developers, researchers, and scientists with high demand for data face several challenges related to their work, like limited access to high-quality Data, models, and computing resources due to high demand, costs, or time to find it. 

New solutions are required because data is often not shared because there is literally no reason for and none against sharing it, Open Access publications cost around 2-3k$, Open-source development is badly incentivized, and open DeSci platforms like [Researchhub.io](http://Researchhub.io) / $RSC could aggregate and develop more collaborative tools, and are relatively dependant on donors, and RFP processes.  

By focusing on the data & the features to curate and moderate, rather than dictate and manipulate the data, and by making On- and Off-Chain data more accessible or better filterable, we are trying to break up data silos. The platform supports ** collaboration and partnerships in general **, data engineering processes from discovery to aggregation, and structured discussions.

This way, private-public partnerships can be improved, by rewarding public data submissions, and proceeds can be used to acquire paid datasets.

# Accessibility, Collaboration, UX & Testing

We are planning to reduce **entry barriers** with accreditation of users to provide more features via NFT or a role on the platform, much higher usage limits than web2 SaaS platforms or a role on the platform to provide easy mechanisms of incentives for participants to join. 

The latest version of the platform we are building can be found here:

- https://ipal.network

The following goals shall be translated into new features, and tasks we performed earlier within the next 8-12 weeks, thanks to the ARB Grant:

- Support collaboration, sharing and listing free resources, free publications of research, and summaries of existing insights (~2-3 weeks)
- Make users familiar with the No-code DB solution, kick off a new narrative, and paradigm shift, by allowing users to decide whether to make information public, or restrict access
- By facilitating new access and monetization mechanisms, and establishing best practices for incentives and potential rewards, while also blocking users from accessing (especially when misconduct was observed), we are positioning ourselves as a new SocialFi and DeSci subscription hosting platform and marketplace within the next 2 months
- Finally, we can incentivize users to share test data or subsets of the datasets they can provide with the grant