# Brief Overview Open Research is a decentralised platform made to share research proposals/data in the scientific community. The purpose of this particular decentralised platform is to provide a space for the scientific community to share research proposals and data. By using this platform, scientists and researchers can securely store and share their research data without the fear of it being tampered with or compromised. This is made possible by the use of InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), which is a decentralized system for storing and sharing files. IPFS allows the research data to be stored in a distributed manner across multiple nodes, rather than being stored in a central location, which makes it much more resistant to tampering or interference. Overall, this decentralised platform provides a secure and reliable way for scientists and researchers to share research proposals and data within the scientific community, without the risk of their work being compromised or altered. It offers a decentralized and transparent alternative to traditional methods of data sharing, which may be more vulnerable to interference or tampering. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://jahan-shah.gitbook.io/open-research-platform/brief-overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.