Hi Rayna and Peter. Thank you for bringing your thoughts into this. I have tried emailing Open Oil before to see if there was a possible collaboration between groups. I got no answer back then. However, since you two are from that group, perhaps you could collaborate with us simultaneously. Perhaps we will end up discussing something that needs a specific input and Open Oil already has that - If you work with us, you will know that and, therefore, you can let us know *that* already exists.
I am going to gather the names and emails of those who said that were interested in getting involved - Waiting for Peter's confirmation though. Soon, I will email you about a possible video conference we should do to discuss specific details about the project, before we actually start with something. How does that sound? 2015-02-19 9:51 GMT+00:00 Rayna <[email protected]>: > I second Peter here. I'd be interested to be involved anyhow. Disclosure: > I am working on a project aiming to train Iraqi NGOs and local govt > officials on technology for transparency. (And yes, I am supposed to go > there :) ) Among the main demands, what I see relates to transparency in > the aid, oil industries and the military (the latter two being my main > focus of interest). > > Looking forward to hearing more, > Rayna > > 2015-02-19 6:21 GMT+01:00 Peter Murray-Rust <[email protected]>: > >> I am in close touch with OpenOil as we are both Shuttleworth >> Fellows/projects and we recently had a joint hack in Berlin. Should this be >> revisited with OpenOIl? It looks complementary. >> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Gustavo Silva < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> After regaining my strength after a tough breakdown at another project, >>> I thought about what we could do to re-start the group. Most of the people >>> previously involved left the group and/or moved away to other things and, >>> thus, the group is kind of stumbling upon itself. >>> >>> It is crucial to rapidly get involved with a couple of projects and get >>> some results so that people realize we're alive and kicking. >>> >>> The oil industry is a very peculiar one and so I believe it is a great >>> start - specially since the literature is vague and not very concise in >>> specific matters. That is why the group has previously done a model of >>> an oil contract >>> <http://openeconomics.net/2013/10/22/open-model-of-an-oil-contract/>, >>> partnering up with Open Oil group. However, that research was not concluded >>> and we must proceed. >>> >>> In this specific thread, there are two main things I wish to know from >>> you: >>> >>> 1. Who's interested to get involved in this topic? I know Samira and >>> Rodney want to help, even though their contribution is kind of limited due >>> to real life commitments. However, as you understand, as more people get >>> involved, better for us. >>> 2. Which particular topics would you like to develop? Personally, I >>> would vote for theoretical models to, first, explain some firm's behaviors >>> in the market and, later, proceed with empirical analysis, using open data >>> - of course. >>> >>> Please let us know your thoughts. Even if we are only a few >>> collaborating, we can deliver amazing things, I am sure! >>> >>> Thank you in advance and I apologize to spam the OK's main mailing list, >>> but thought others would like to get involved with us. >>> >>> -- >>> Best Regards / Obrigado e com os melhores cumprimentos, >>> Gustavo >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> okfn-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Peter Murray-Rust >> Reader in Molecular Informatics >> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry >> University of Cambridge >> CB2 1EW, UK >> +44-1223-763069 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> okfn-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss >> >> > > > -- > "Change l'ordre du monde plutôt que tes désirs." > > http://me.hatewasabi.info/ > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > > -- Best Regards / Obrigado e com os melhores cumprimentos, Gustavo Silva *Open Economics <http://openeconomics.net>, Work Group Coordinator* *Phonebloks <https://phonebloks.com/en>, Partnership Manager*
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