Science for Social Good CIC, headquartered in Manchester, UK, is a non-profit organisation promoting vocational training programs and advancing open-source software development. The organisation supports existing tools via its website, SSG-CIC.org, through collaboration with open-source authors, volunteers, hobbyists, academics, and service laboratories engaged in applied genetic testing.
Open-source software development is widely recognised for enhancing collaboration, innovation, and accessibility across various knowledge-based sectors, particularly in applied genetics. However, the rapid influx of new open-source software in this field raises concerns about reusability and long-term development. Specifically, within forensic genetics, ensuring the reusability of open-source software is paramount to prevent redundancy, facilitate building upon existing work, and expedite advancements in forensic science practice.
We aim to build a community of collaborators to develop the foundation of Open Source Development Platform to maintain and develop existing open-source artefacts together with their respective authors, whilst working on developing new. We are focused on forensic genetics applications, databases, training materials, discussing policy maters and medico-legal implications in an application oriented manner. This initiative is community-led and we will develop our articles of association and strategic roadmap together withthe members. Currently, this project is in development and please reach out to me at Yogesh.Prasad@ssg-cic.org for more information.
Coming soon!
Coming soon!
Get involved and contribute to our open-source project! We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer / Co-Founder of Applied Genomics Open Source Software Platform. If you have an interest, please send an email to yogesh.prasad@ssg-cic.org or connect via LinkedIn.
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