[NON-CONSTITUTIONAL] - Arbitrum Research and Development Collective [Term 2]

[DisruptionJoe]

Hey all. Thanks for a well formatted proposal. I’m very happy with most of the research done in V1. However, I do believe that the initial proposal was to get the service providers the delegates needed immediately without doing the work of creating a legitimate Expert Service Provider network.

During M1A, Thank ARB commissioned a Firestarter grant to Blockscience to lay down the unbiased needs for Arbitrum DAO to start an Expert Service Provider Network.

@BlockScience

The report offers:

• conceptual frameworks
• example practices
• practical next steps

To constitute a program for Arbitrum DAO targeting funding for ongoing activities that pursue long-term goals. The purpose of the Expert Service Provider Network is to ensure Arbitrum DAO has access to expert services that are:

• accountable
• fiscally responsible
• compatible with the market

And that adequately aligns incentives - including accountability mechanisms - between Arbitrum DAO and potential expert service providers.

You can find the Executive Summary below. You can find the full report via this link: https://block.science/images/ArbitrumExpertServiceProviderNetworkProgramDevelopment.pdf

I’m currently seeing both the ADPC and the ARDC applying for second term funding in the “band-aid” model where the core work to build the Expert Service Provider Network hasn’t been done or proposed. I’d much rather see that work done.

I’m not opposed to one more season with the locked-in vendors, but I would definitely prefer to see the open network created. Especially after funding Blockscience to do such high quality work providing the pathway to success.