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Ocean Protocol & Dimitra launch Ideation Bounty to Incentivize Data-driven Insights in Agriculture

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The program is a strategic initiative to incentivise a global community of data scientists to engage with agricultural data. Singapore , NY, July 13, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Ocean Protocol, the Web3 platform to unlock data services for AI and business innovation, announces the launch of ideation bounties in a joint initiative with its long-term partner Dimitra, a company guided by the mission to deliver AgTech globally to farmers. The competition is divided into two phases and has a total prize pool of $15,000 USD payable in OCEAN + DMTR tokens. Smallholder farmers can play a huge role in solving the world food shortage, improving food safety and addressing food security issues. The partnership between Dimitra’s agricultural software and Ocean’s Web3 data sharing and monetization capabilities is focused on driving the next generation of agricultural solutions using data. As part of this vision, 100 million smallholder farmers will be empowered to maximize yields and mitigate operational losses by 2024 through open access to relevant, valuable data-driven information. The Ocean Protocol-Dimitra bounty seeks to expedite this vision by encouraging data scientists around the globe to shar...

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Covid-19 shows how scientists must collaborate to make breakthroughs, says DPM Heng

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SINGAPORE -The fight against Covid-19 shows international collaboration is crucial if the world wants to continue making scientific breakthroughs, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat told young scientists at a global virtual summit on Tuesday (Jan 12). He said sharing the virus genome with the global community had allowed various diagnostic test kits to be developed quickly and led to the creation of safe and effective vaccines in record time. "We must build on the positive momentum of collaboration in the fight against Covid-19 and redouble our efforts to work in stronger partnership - across disciplines, across borders, and across industries, academia and governments," he said in the pre-recorded opening address at the 2021 Global Young Scientists Summit. "This will allow us to not only overcome this pandemic, but also other global challenges such as poverty, ageing and climate change." The annual summit, which runs from Tuesday until Friday and is hosted by the National Research Foundation (NRF), will feature 21 globally recognised scientists and involve more than 500 young researchers from 30 countries. In his opening speech, Mr Heng - who is also the NRF's chairman - emphasis...