Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too important or too valuable to be shared freely. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In
this
era of "freedom of speech and democracy", restricting
information for
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information, for
the sake of vague public security and national importance seems quite irrational to many when others opine that
information
should be available only when the authority deem them suitable for access. Both parties have their reasons for arguments, and I personally believe that scientific studies, academic arena and businesses can be greatly
benefitted
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benefited
if all
information
is made open to them.
To begin
with, sensitive
information
, that could penetrate state security, lead to public outcry, hand over technologies to terrorist groups and facilitates corporate monopoly in the trade sector, deserves to be scrutinized before making them publicly accessible. In
this
digital era,
information
spread like wildfire and for the sake of maintaining global peace, they should be delimited, according to many.
For instance
, if nuclear technology is shared
with
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by
all nations for scientific studies, the
world
will soon stand on the verge of obliteration, despite an inconceivable possibility
this
technology possesses to facilitate the citizens.
On the contrary
, scientific research largely depends on available data and previous discoveries. If valuable
information
and past findings are not shared openly with academics and researchers, global progress will become standstill.
For instance
, the Internet is probably the most significant invention the modern
world
has produced and if
this
technology had not been shared by the US military, we would still be living in the pre-internet era.
Moreover
, the curbed
information
has no value if they are not implemented in the real
world
and
thus
curbing them is like slaughtering the potential for progress.
Finally
,
world
history suggests that the human race has advanced due to discoveries and inventions shared with the
world
as each finding went through profound modification and advancement. I
thus
personally favour the ideology that supports 'free
information
for all'. In conclusion,
information
has limited value when they are curbed and not shared with great minds. For the true global progress, restriction on valuable
information
should be debarred and let people know the truth
instead
of keeping them in
dark
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the dark
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • information sharing
  • scientific research
  • business
  • academic world
  • advancement of knowledge
  • progress
  • collaboration
  • cross-disciplinary research
  • open access
  • democratization of information
  • transparency
  • credibility
  • intellectual property
  • security concerns
  • commercial interests
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