Issue Decentralised science as cross-border research infrastructure

Summary

Decentralised science, or DeSci, offers a way to rethink scientific collaboration across borders. It targets barriers such as opaque processes, gatekeeping over funding and knowledge, and restrictive intellectual property rules. Using blockchain, smart contracts and decentralised autonomous organisations, DeSci can govern how research funding is distributed and build more transparent and equitable ecosystems for international cooperation. Researchers anywhere can collaborate through decentralised protocols that assign tasks and share expertise, with flexible participation through tokenised models such as intellectual property NFTs, secure data storage and peer-verified funding. Shared values within these networks are meant to build trust so that scientists can concentrate on research rather than on administration.