The EOSC Architecture Working Group, chaired by Jean-Franҫois Abramatic, has released the...Read more
As partner of the project consortium EOSCsecretariat, TU Wien is responsible for researcher engagement. This task comprises an exploration series, including the organization of workshops, consultations and interviews with members from university networks, funding bodies and various research communities. In order to address the latter in a structured way, TU Wien interviewed high-level researchers such as members from the Marie Curie Alumni Association, ERC grantees and Nobel Laureates. The series with researchers was launched in December 2019 and ends one year later and with 17 published interviews.Read more
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) has taken a step closer to becoming a reality with the inauguration of the EOSC Association, a new legal entity and international not-for-profit association that will represent European stakeholders and organisations in developing the EOSC.Read more
On Thursday 26th of November the InfraEOSC-5 FAIR data and infrastructure Task...Read more
To support successful EOSC implementation, the Landscaping Task Force (TF) set up by the EOSC regional projects, FAIRsFAIR (FsF) and...Read more
The first general assembly (GA) of the EOSC Association will take place on Thursday, 17 December 2020.
An early agenda point will be admitting to the...Read more
by Bernd Saurugger (TU Wien)
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do outstanding research, and...Read more
Horizon 2020 project EOSC Enhance announced the launch of a new and improved release of the main entry point to information and resources in the European Open Science Cloud, the EOSC Portal.Read more
In early 2021 the European Commission will launch their Open Research Europe platform: An Open Access publishing...Read more
by Bernd Saurugger (TU Wien)
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do outstanding research, and...Read more
The EOSC Working Group on Skills & Training has undertaken a study for EOSC...Read more
The EOSC Governance Symposium 2020 Highlights report has just been...Read more
By: Alizée Francey (Rapporteur of the EOSC Landscape Working Group), with contributions by Jan Hrušák (Chair of the EOSC Landscape Working Group)
The...Read more
by Bernd Saurugger (TU Wien)
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do outstanding research, and produce high-impact research results? Moreover, how do they think could the EOSC support them in their research endeavors? Let’s see what archeologist Martin Carver has to say.
Interview with: Professor Martin Carver, University of York, United Kingdom
For further information on Martin Carver and his research, please see:
https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/people/academic-staff/martin-carver/Read more
This month EOSCsecretariat.eu has prepared more helpful resources to continue exploring Open Science and FAIR Data on a global level:
First of all, on 24 November EOSCsecretariat.eu will host a webinar with four of the research and standards organisations which are driving convergence! Details and registration can be found here.
Second, Episode 2 of the EOSCsecretariat.eu Podcast has been published, featuring Bert Meerman from the GO FAIR Foundation & EOSCsecretariat.eu, speaking on International FAIR Practices.Read more
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
According to plan and timeline, the four non-statutory Directors of the EOSC Association met for their first formal meeting on 28 October. The main aim of this meeting was to provisionally admit a first batch of new members and observers to the Association and to prepare for the first General Assembly of the EOSC Association, which will take place on 17 December 2020 as an online event.Read more
EOSCsecretariat.eu has published its second podcast in its series on the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), this time featuring Bert Meerman, Director of the GO FAIR Foundation which is one of the members of the EOSCSecretariat.eu consortium.Read more
by Bernd Saurugger (TU Wien)
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do outstanding research, and produce high-impact research results? Moreover, how do they think could the EOSC support them in their research endeavors? Let’s see what sociologist Elena Esposito has to say.
Interview with: Prof. Dr. Elena Esposito, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna & Universität Bielefeld, ItalyRead more
Cathrin Stöver gives an update on what has been said about the EOSC Association at the EOSC Governance Symposium 2020, and answers some frequently asked questions about the EOSC Association!Read more
By Jean-François Abramatic - Chair of the EOSC Architecture Working Group
The Architecture Working Group is releasing three documents delivered by its Task Forces on Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure (AAI), Persistent Identifiers (PID) and Scholarly Infrastructures for Research Software (SIRS). Open for comments until 10 November.Read more
By: Alizée Francey (Rapporteur of the EOSC Landscape Working Group), with contributions by Jan Hrušák (Chair of the EOSC Landscape Working Group)
On 28 and 29 September 2020, the EOSC Landscape WG Final Workshop took place at Thon Hotel Brussels with possibility of remote participation, and over 100 stakeholders took part in it.Read more
This year the EOSC Governance Symposium moves online, with hundreds already registered to take part in this virtual event. Join us as we shine a spotlight on the first day's sessions!
At the EOSC Governance Symposium 2020 - taking place online on 19-22 October - you will be able to have all your questions answered during the EOSC Clinic Sessions. Each day there will be an hour-long EOSC Clinic Session dedicated to answering questions submitted by Symposium attendees.Read more
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
What is in store over the next few months for the EOSC Association? Discover the next steps on the road to the first General Assembly on the 17th of December!Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do outstanding research and produce high-impact research results? Moreover, how do they think could the EOSC support them in their research endeavors? Let’s see what sociologist Valeria Pulignano has to say.
Interview with: Prof. Dr. Valeria Pulignano, Centre for Sociological Research, BelgiumRead more
EOSC Governance has launched an open call looking for experts or organisations to support in the internationalisation and implementation of EOSC. Deadline for applications is 8 October 12:00 noon CEST.Read more
Over 73,000 users are collaborating on a new online platform set up by the European Open Science Cloud Initiative, where scientists can share COVID-19 data and...Read more
The Landscape Working Group of the EOSC Executive Board surveyed and documented the landscape of infrastructures, initiatives, and policies across Europe relating to the development of the EOSC system and the report was published by the European Commission.Read more
Since the start of the EOSC initiative, the needs of potential stakeholders were put into focus – among them the wishes and requirements of researchers and research institutions. To understand what the research community requires to perform cutting-edge research, the EOSCSecretariat partner TUWien invited an experts in open research, public health and computer sciences as well as a Nobel Laureate to discuss their visions, requirements and needs for future research environments in the Healthcare domain.Read more
EOSC Interest Group (IG) Researcher Engagement and Use Cases recognized the need for a collection of these EOSC Use Cases, which demonstrate the impact of Open Science and the use of data from different disciplines, and therefore started active and intense discussions to create this collection.
The next deadline for applying for the EOSCsecretariat.eu funding opportunities is on Monday, 5 October 2020. Do you have an idea that will help co-create the EOSC? Apply now! Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let;s see what Stephan Schiffels - group leader for population genetics at the Department for Archeogenetics of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena - has to say.Read more
The open consultation for the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) closed on the 31st of August, collecting insightful input about the current draft of the SRIA document from within and without the EOSC community to help shape the future vision of the European Open Science Cloud.Read more
EOSCsecretariat.eu is launching a series of podcasts, focusing on different topics surrounding EOSC. The first episode featured EOSC FAIR Working Group Chair, Sarah Jones, discussing Open Science, FAIR Data, and how and when researchers should be engaged. The conversation is fascinating as she pulls back the curtain on what EOSC is looking to achieve, explaining what Open Science and FAIR Data mean.Read more
A team of experts from LDK Consultants Global EEIG (Belgium) will carry out a study to frame digital skills required in EOSC in the wider European agenda for skills and provide recommendations for MS/AC on how to include EOSC in national skills policies/strategies.Read more
The four founding members of the EOSC Association are inviting organisation to apply for joining the Association. Applications received until 15 September will be taken into account for the preliminary admission in the first round.Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what Dr. Nicolas Schuck, Leader of the Max Planck Research Group NeuroCode - Neural and Computational Basis of Learning, Memory and Decision Making, has to say.Read more
Research service providers and research funders are being asked for their vital input and response to the EOSC Executive Board’s open consultation on the draft SRIA (Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda) which is due to come to a close on August 31st.Read more
International organisations are being asked to input into the recently published open consultation on the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA).Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what Emanuele Campiglio, researcher at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, has to say.Read more
Research performing organisations including universities, technology institutes, research infrastructures and research-enabling organisations are being asked to give their valuable input towards the new EOSC entity being defined in the SRIA (Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda) Open Consultation.Read more
By: Iryna Kuchma, EOSC Skills & Training WG Rapporteur
The EOSC Skills & Training Working Group is looking for feedback and suggestions from the community on the diagram describing the profiles of EOSC actors and their interactions. Fill out the webform by the 21st of September!Read more
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
Here we are. EOSC achieved a major milestone on Wednesday, 29 July 2020, at 10:32 local time in Brussels, when the notary gave his green-inked signature to the Deed of Association of the EOSC Association.Read more
Questions and interaction flew as the special webinar on the EOSC SRIA Open Consultation took place yesterday with 170 participants joining from all corners of Europe and beyond. The webinar set...Read more
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
Discover the next steps towards the establishment of the EOSC Association, and learn how to become part of the process!Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what Elise Muir, Head of the Institute for European Law of KU Leuven, has to say.Read more
The next deadline for applying for the EOSCsecretariat.eu funding opportunities is on Monday, 3 August 2020. Do you have an idea that will help co-create the EOSC? Apply now!Read more
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Executive Board is launching an open consultation on the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The consultation will run for 6 weeks over the summer, closing 31st August and will be in the form of an online questionnaire available on the EOSCSecretariat.eu website. Have your say and help us shape the future of the EOSC!Read more
A team of six experts led by Dr. Ohad Graber-Soudry, Managing Director at X-officio, and Prof. Timo Minssen was selected to carry out the study on issues related to the application of FAIR principles across and within different EU jurisdictions.Read more
Some of the most relevant Q&A that emerged from the webinar organised by the EOSC FAIR WG on the 9th of July on moving from FAIR principles to FAIR practice.Read more
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Executive Board will, on 20th July 2020, publish an open consultation on the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The consultation will run for 6 weeks over the summer, closing 31st August and will be in the form of an online questionnaire available on the EOSCSecretariat.eu website. Have your say and help us shape the future of the EOSC!Read more
The EOSC Secretariat is collecting the expressions of interest in joining the upcoming EOSC Association, described in the EOSC Work Plan 2020.Read more
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
The EOSC Executive Board met (virtually, of course) last week on Thursday and Friday to discuss progress of our activities. Learn more on the next steps towards the establishment of the EOSC Association.Read more
The EOSC Skills & Training Working Group has launched an open call looking for a team of experts to conduct a study to frame digital skills required in the EOSC into the wider European agenda for skills. Deadline for applications 15 July 12:00 CEST.Read more
As privacy concerns grow over contact-tracing technology, a new monitoring system funded under the umbrella of the European Open Science Cloud initiative will launch on 1st July that allows users...Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what theoretical computer scientist Saket Saurabh has to say.Read more
The EOSC Executive Board has published the EOSC Work Plan 2020, a co-ordination document outlining key activities in this critical first phase of implementation before the launch of a Minimal Viable EOSC.
The EOSC Consultation Day took place in May and was co-located with the EOSC-Hub Week 2020. The online event attracted 600 participants from around Europe tuning in and joining in on the interactive discussions held in the various break-out sessions.Read more
The official results of the 3rd open call launched by EOSCsecretariat.eu, for a consultant to write an analytical piece for the Landscape Analysis Report.Read more
Join the co-creation process on the road to the Minimum Valuable EOSC at the end of 2020. If you have an idea for an EOSC-related activity, apply for funding! Next deadline on the 6th of July 2020.Read more
The latest issue of the EOSC-hub Magazine offers a detailed overview of the EOSC-hub Week, including a specific report of the Consultation Day, where key stakeholders in the EOSC community had the chance to come together and discuss the next steps on the road to the establishment of an EOSC legal entity.Read more
In an effort to reach a wider audience and involve new stakeholders, Matter PR has been selected as part of the EOSC Secretariat co-creation programme to deliver a global media campaign for the European Open Science Cloud.Read more
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
As a follow up from the recent EOSC Consultation Day (see here for the recordings: https://www.eosc-hub.eu/eosc-hub-week-2020/agenda), as well as discussions we had in the EOSC Governing and Executive Boards, I would like to take the opportunity of this blog to write a few words on the establishment of the EOSC legal entity and the steps we are now taking.Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what medical biologist Monika Wolkers has to say.Read more
EOSC Secretariat has so far supported with a total of €1,235,000 thirty-two successful innovative scientific projects tackling COVID-19. Funded projects include an alternative contact-tracing app developed in Ireland, and an innovative medical device coming from France.Read more
Monday 18 May 2020 saw a highly successful and interactive event organised by the EOSC Executive Board. Over 500 stakeholders from all over the EOSC community virtually joined the EOSC Consultation Day to gather feedback on all the latest developments of the EOSC Working Groups.Read more
By: Iryna Kuchma, EOSC Skills & Training WG Rapporteur
We are happy to welcome the EOSC training project representatives who joined our EOSC Skills and Training Working Group, which now includes 38 members from 20 countries.Read more
On 27-28 April 2020, the EOSC Landscape Working Group (WG) Validation Workshop took place remotely. The goal of the meeting was to discuss and validate the first draft of the Landscape Report “Landscape of EOSC related infrastructures and initiatives”.Read more
EOSC Secretariat collected and published the position papers on EOSC by the InfraEOSC 5b projects: EOSC-Nordic, EOSC-Pillar, EOSC-synergy, NI4OS-Europe, and ExPaNDS. Read it now!Read more
PLOS launched a survey targeting researchers in Europe and North America with the goal to deepen understanding of researchers’ priorities with regards to sharing and reusing research data.Read more
Science is global: regional initiatives such as EOSC are coordinating with similar initiatives on a global scale to ensure that scientists can cooperate globally, within academia as well as with industry. Let’s see what Nobel Laureate Joachim Frank had to say.Read more
Monday 18 May 2020 hosts the EOSC Consultation Day, organised by the EOSC Executive Board to present the latest developments of the EOSC and to gather feedback and input from the EOSC stakeholders on all the latest released documents.Read more
The EOSC-hub Week takes place (virtually) from 18 - 20 May and brings together key players in the development of EOSC. Participants will be able to get involved with the work of the EOSC Executive Board, explore service onboarding and management as well as share use cases and best practices.Read more
The feedback received by the EOSC Sustainability WG on the tinman version of the Solutions for a Sustainable EOSC report has been analysed and documented in order to be taken into account in the upcoming ironlady version. A list of subjects have also been identified where the Sustainability Working Group intends to pursue additional studies.Read more
The EOSC Executive Board announced the new EOSC branding guidelines, which will be valid until the 31st of December 2020.Read more
Science is a global endeavor: regional initiatives such as the EOSC are coordinating with similar initiatives on a global scale to ensure that scientists can cooperate globally, within academia as well as with industry. Let’s hear from Isabel Krug, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Melbourne.Read more
The official results of the 2nd Open Call launched by EOSCsecretariat.eu, for an expert to perform a study of EOSC-core operational costs.Read more
The RDA FAIR Data Maturity Model Working Group has announced its public comment period for the FAIR Data Maturity Model specification and guidelines. The report is available for comment on the EOSC Liaison Platform and closes on the 13th May 2020.Read more
By: Juuso Marttila, FAIR Working Group
The mapping of FAIR practices is underway, help us by commenting on our work.Read more
Discover the #EUvsVirus Hackathon and our fast-track funding procedure for open science activities related to COVID-19.Read more
Take part in the co-creation process of EOSC. If you have an idea for an EOSC-related activity, apply for funding! Next deadline on the 4th of May 2020.Read more
EOSCsecretariat.eu joined global efforts in the fight against COVID-19, launching a fast-track funding call for open science research and innovations related to the virus.Read more
The official launch of the EOSC took place during the Austrian EU presidency in November 2018. Since then, representatives of TU Wien and the University of Vienna have worked with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science (BMBWF) in initiatives intended to shape the EOSC, such as the EOSC Café.Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what Marie Curie Fellow and expert in international law Ottavio Quirico has to say.Read more
ALLEA welcomed in a statement the progress of the EOSC and highlighted its great potential to accelerate the transition towards open science.
As EOSC-hub joins the rest of the European scientific community and the world in being responsible in #flatteningthecurve of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to change the format of the EOSC-hub Week 2020 from a physical conference to an online event. Read more
By: Iryna Kuchma, EOSC Skills & Training WG Rapporteur
The first face-to-face meeting of the EOSC Skills & Training Working Group, which will work on building competence and capabilities for EOSC.Read more
EOSC is an ideal tool to respond to public emergencies such as the COVID-19 virus. The EOSC Secretariat introduced a fast-track procedure to apply for co-creation funding for activities related to COVID-19.Read more
EOSCsecretariat.eu has investigated the current landscape of European HPC CoEs in relation to the EOSC, the results of this online survey were collected in a booklet which was just published on Zenodo.
The EOSC Secretariat published a brief information booklet with an overview of the priorities and the next steps established by the EOSC Governance, towards the MVE by the end of 2020.Read more
Open science is vital to tackling the world’s big challenges, and international research on the COVID-19 pandemic provides key examples.
The EOSC Symposium 2020 brings the whole community together in four stimulating mornings to discuss the final steps towards the establishment of a first version of a fully-fledged European Open Science Cloud. Read more
It was only almost four months ago when the first case of the 2019–20 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was reported. Fast forward today and we see confirmed cases reaching the hundred thousand mark, more than 4,000 dead, and governments and international agencies scrambling to find a cure or vaccine. For us to find such a solution, the work is no different from putting together pieces of a puzzle. Bits of data and knowledge here and there, not to mention policies that should not only be conducive, but actually encouraging such activities. The future European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) can be the answer to societal challenges as they emerge.
The EOSC Community recently took another crucial step on the road to the development and implementation of the EOSC, when seven key EOSC-related projects signed a Collaboration Agreement in support of the EOSC Governance.Read more
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
Take part in the co-creation process of EOSC, if you have an idea for a workshop, an event, or other EOSC-related activities, apply for funding! Next deadline on the 2nd of April 2020.
To better understand what the research community needs, the EOSCSecretariat partner TU Wien is organizing a series of workshops. The first by-invitation-only workshop took place on 13 January 2020 in Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Austria: a small group of 20 European top-level researchers coming from different domains with a focus on natural and technical sciences was invited to brainstorm about the actual needs in their current research as well as about future needs and requirements concerning research infrastructures, and services. Read more
Brussels, Belgium, 23 and 24 January 2020
The EOSC initiative aims at supporting more than 1.7 million researchers and boosting...Read more
The EOSC Landscape Working Group kicked off the new year in an active way in order to finalise the next draft of the EOSC related infrastructures and initiatives landscape report.
The third face-to-face meeting of the Sustainability Working Group was held at Bouchout Castle just north of Brussels, which is the site of the Meise Botanic Garden. It proved an ideal location for exploring how to plant solid roots for EOSC and allow it to grow into a secure environment for Europe’s research activities.Read more
As part of the European Strategy for Data, the EC announced the creation of nine Common European data spaces which will address specific sectors, building upon the experience of the EOSC.
Cooperation is essential for creating the European Open Science Cloud, and we are looking forward to involving more and more minds in the process! Watch our brand new video and apply for co-creation funding!
EOSC Secretariat launches brief webform for HPC projects to complete on cooperation opportunities between HPC & EOSC
The four brand new EOSC Interest Groups were officially launched, and EOSCSecretariat.eu set up an IT platform to support their activities.
By: Sarah Jones, EOSC Executive Board member and EOSC FAIR Working Group Chair
As we co-create EOSC we must set our work in the broader international context. Research is global and the standards we deploy in a European context to create a web of FAIR data need to align, or at least interoperate with parallel initiatives in other countries, continents and sectors.Read more
By: Sarah Jones, EOSC Executive Board member and EOSC FAIR Working Group Chair
Everyone likes to add letters to FAIR, so I thought we should change things up by redefining the letters instead. Within the EOSC FAIR Working Group we are examining researcher practice and developing a PID policy, metrics, certification guidelines and an Interoperability Framework to implement a web of FAIR data in EOSC. On Tuesday we held our first Working Group meeting of 2020 and I was overwhelmed by the progress and dedication of our four Task Forces. Read more
The European Open Science Cloud will be built through a community-driven approach, encouraging the participation in co-creation on the part of all EOSC stakeholders. Learn about the next co-creation deadline!Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the European Open Science Cloud at the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in DavosRead more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what TU Wien professor and researcher Wolfgang Wagner has to say.Read more
On the 27th of November 2019, the EOSC Landscape Working Group met in Budapest during the EOSC Symposium. During this 3rd F2F meeting, the Working Group members discussed the current stage and next formal steps towards the next version of the Landscape Analysis Report.Read more
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC: So what do researchers really need to do cutting-edge research? How do they think the EOSC could support them in their endeavors? Let's see what ERC grantee and physicist Toma Susi has to say.Read more
By: Cathrin Stover, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
First things first: we now have a “in principle” agreement on the Horizon Europe candidate Partnership Proposal for EOSC. This is excellent news as the formation of a strategic partnership for EOSC beyond 2020 means that the governance and executive boards are delivering increased stability for EOSC activities under Horizon Europe. It means that an activity that was mainly Horizon 2020 project-led over the last years, now receives the full support from EU Member States and Associate Countries. In short, we have taken EOSC to its next level!Read more
Discover how to get contribute to the EOSC Working Groups activies, submit your outputs or join as a member or invited contributor in the latest blog post by Sarah Jones, EOSC Executive Board member and EOSC FAIR Working Group ChairRead more
It is with great sadness that the members of the EOSC Sustainability Working Group remember our highly esteemed colleague and Hungarian delegate Dr. Lajos Bálint, who passed suddenly in early December 2019.Read more
The EOSC Symposium represented a fundamental milestone in the EOSC roadmap. It was co-organised by the...Read more
By: Rachael Kotarski, FAIR WG member and co-chair of the PID Task Force
Over the final half of 2019 a small taskforce has come together to draft a policy on persistent identifiers (PIDs) for the European Open Science Cloud. The initial draft of this policy is released today for community feedback and comment.Read more
Following the remarkable success of last month's EOSC Symposium in Budapest, the EOSC Governance Board and Executive...Read more
Life and environmental sciences form an important part of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).Read more
The needs of users and service providers have to be taken into consideration, this was the conclusion of a discussion at the EOSC Symposium.Read more
A wide-ranging overview of EOSC use cases in different fields of science, presented on 26 November 2019 at the EOSC Symposium in Budapest.Read more
The European Union is strong in basic research, but less so in innovation. This is the European Paradox, as it was coined by a European Commission Green Paper several years ago. Read more
Europe’s leading research institutions meet at the EOSC Symposium in Budapest to take stock in the EOSC’s progressRead more
Implementation of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), a Europe-wide ecosystem that will empower millions of researchers and science and technology professionals through the whole research lifecycle, is on track for its full launch by 2020.Read more
In April 2019, the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) published the position paper “Towards a European Data Sharing Space”, EOSCsecretariat is now supporting them in gathering feedback on the report.Read more
The EOSC Sustainability Working Group (WG) met face-to-face for the second time on 23rd October 2019 in Helsinki. The objective of the meeting was to review the feedback received on the strawman document and get an update on the progress of the task forces.Read more
The EOSC Symposium is one of the largest EOSC events, organized every year. It is co-organized by the EOSCsecretariat project and the main ICT eInfrastructures initiatives: EOSC-hub, GEANT,...Read more
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) has entered a critical phase in preparing for 2021, where the first full iteration of EOSC will be available for researchers providing access to a virtual environment with open and seamless services for storage, management, analysis and re-use of research data, across borders and scientific disciplines.Read more
By: Cathrin Stover, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
Time for a blog from the EOSC Executive Board summarizing a bit what has happened over a very busy summer and giving you links to stay up to date with our EB activities.Read more
As the EOSC Symposium approaches, let's take a look back at what the European Open Science Cloud is and its importance to the European scientific community. Read more
On the 22nd of October 2019, the University of Aalto, Helsinki, Finland hosted the first EOSC event of 2019: The International Research Data Community contributing to EOSC.
The event was organised by EOSCSecretariat.eu in collaboration with the EOSC Executive Board and the Research Data Alliance (RDA).Read more
By: Alizée Francey (Rapporteur of the EOSC Landscape Working Group), with contributions of Jan Hrušák (Chair of the EOSC Landscape Working Group)
On the 23rd of October 2019, the EOSC Landscape Working Group (WG) met in Helsinki. During this 2nd F2F meeting, the WG members reviewed the process of the Landscape Analysis report and looked forward the upcoming steps.Read more
European Big Data Value Forum gathered over 500 enthusiasts of big data and artificial intelligence from industry and academia to Helsinki from 14 – 16 October. The event was built of more than...Read more
The EOSC Executive Board has released the first version of the EOSC Work Plan. The plan outlines the key outputs which will be delivered in this first phase of implementation. They comprise a first iteration of activities which will be handed over to a new governance structure at the end of 2020. The timelines, methods for delivery and key inputs are outlined in this document and run from mid-2019 until the end of 2020. The Work Plan will be updated periodically, at least in Q1 of 2020, but potentially more regularly if needed.Read more
By: Iiris Liinamaa (CSC, EOSCsecretariat Contact Point for the EOSC Landscape Working Group), with contributions by Jan Hrušák (Chair of the EOSC Landscape Working Group)
On the 27th of August, we had the 2nd meeting of the Landscape Working Group as teleconference. The main point on the agenda was the work plan which will help the WG members in writing a Landscape analysis. The analyses will bring the picture of current situation in open data chain and related legislation.Read more
The final report from the first general EOSC Concertation meeting has been released. The 2-day meeting, was jointly organised by DG-RTD and DG-CNECT, the two units from the European Commission currently funding the invited EOSC projects and coordinating activities, as well as the EOSCsecretariat.eu. Taking place 9-10 September 2019 in Brussels, the meeting responded to a recognised need to bring the EOSC community together and inform each other about the respective activities.
Input from all the sessions has now been collected and collated in a final public reportRead more
EOSC's role in making "open science the new normal" was emphasised in the EOSCSecretariat.eu's co-organised session at the European Research and Innovation Days, "Open Science is the New Normal...Read more
The EOSC Sustainability Working Group (WG) met face-to-face and for the first time on 11th July 2019 in Frankfurt.
The meeting was intended to set the scene by reminding the members of the objectives of EOSC, its governance structure, the mandate of the Sustainability WG as well as its expected deliverables.Read more
The EOSC Secretariat responds to the plea for stakeholder engagement by introducing the Co-creation approach and a budget for its realisation. Therefore, retains a high degree of flexibility in its roll-out plan by adopting a co-creation approach and providing budget for all upcoming, foreseen and unforeseen, activities and actions related to the work of the EOSC Secretariat to support the EOSC Governance.Read more
The EOSC Secretariat just launched the EOSC Liaison Platform, an online discussion environment where you can provide feedback to the EOSC governance bodies.Read more
By: Saara Kontro with contributions from Jan Hrušák.
Thursday, 18 July we had the 1st face to face meeting of the Landscape working group and saw our work kicking off in a good spirit of collaboration. We have 18 members representing Member States and Associated Countries on board.Read more
Project ARCHIVER - Archiving and Preservation for Research Environments, is launching an Early Adopters Programme organisations that want to help shape its Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) programme. Resulting services become will become part of the catalogue of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).Read more
On the 4th of July 2019, we had a kick-off meeting in Brussels of the FAIR Working group of the EOSC European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) governance. Given that the FAIR Working Group consists of almost 30 members, we split into 4 teams to enable efficient and effective working: PID Policy, FAIR Practice, Interoperability and Metrics and Certification.Read more
As part of its mandate, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Executive Board has launched five Working Groups with outputs that will directly tackle priority areas for establishing the science cloud.Read more
Thursday, 4 July was the inaugural meeting of the EOSC FAIR Working Group. We have 26 members representing 20 different Member States and Associated Countries and a remit which covers FAIR practice, a Persistent Identifier policy, defining an EOSC Interoperability Framework, metrics for FAIR data, and service certification. We have clustered into four teams to make it feasible to drive forward this work in such a large group.Read more
EOSCSecretariat.eu sponsored and organised its first of a series of events titled “EOSC Jam Session” which gathered all Call-5 and EOSC ESFRI Cluster projects which was held last 6-7 June 2019 in Turin, Italy.Read more
EOSC Secretariat held it’s first webinar titled “Building the European Open Science Cloud” with more than 400 engaged last 1 July 2019.Read more
The EOSC Executive Board (EB) met once more before the summer on 27 June in Brussels.
Most of the discussion in the EB meeting was around the EOSC EB Working Groups (Sustainability, Landscape, FAIR, RoP and Architecture.
During the TNC 2019, one of the largest research and education technology events in Europe, the European Open Science Cloud was present to promote the many opportunities available for the European...Read more
By: Cathrin Stover, EOSC Executive Board Vice Chair
During the EOSC Executive Board (EB) meeting last Friday I felt that now we really had found our feet...Read more
The EOSC Governance Board (GB) and Executive Board (EB) came together last week for a special meeting dedicated to building cooperation and trust between the two boards. They were joined by a number of European Commission representatives including Jean-Claude Burgelman, head of Unit for Open Science and Data Policies DG RTD; and Andreas Veispak, head of eInfrastructure & Science Cloud, DG Connect. Partners from the EOSCsecretariat.eu project which supports EOSC governance were also present and guided proceedings. Read more
By: Cathrin Stover, EOSC Executive Board Vice Chair
There is an excellent parable of the blind men and the elephant, which originated in ancient...Read more
By: Cathrin Stover, EOSC Executive Board Vice Chair
The EOSC Executive Board met on Wednesday 17 April in Brussels for its second formal meeting. The members of the...Read more
On Friday 1 March 2019, the EOSC Executive Board (EB) met formally for its first time. We are now fully constituted after publication in the Register of European Commission expert groups.Read more
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ESCAPE – « The European Science Cluster of Astronomy & Particle Physics ESFRI Research Infrastructures » answers the EOSC ambition in bringing People, Data, Services, Training, Publications, Projects & Organisations, all together in an integrated and federated environment. The project is led by the IN2P3, the national institute of nuclear and particle physics within CNRS, the French public research organisation, with a consortium of 31 partners including 27 European partner institutions, two pan-European research organisations, and two SMEs.Read more
The Open Clouds for Research Environments project (OCRE), aims to accelerate cloud adoption in the European research community, by bringing together cloud providers, Earth Observation (...Read more
Having met at the end of November 2018 in Vienna for the launch of the EOSC governance structure, the EOSC Executive Board kicked-off last Friday, 18 January 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Read more
e-Infrastructure Reflection Group is implementing its e-IRG Workshop in the framework of the German Presidency of the Council of the Union as a series of three webinars...
On 7th December, the ARCHIVER Prototypes phase Kick-off event will take place online, marking the beginning of the Prototype implemenation phase where three selected consortia...
Earlier in 2020 CODATA, GO FAIR, RDA and WDS outlined their joint commitment to work together to optimise the global research data ecosystem and to identify the opportunities...
On 5-6 November 2020, the University of Belgrade virtually hosted the third edition of the Open Science Days in Serbia, organised by the Serbian node of OpenAIRE in...
The EOSC Governance Symposium 2020 brings together the community to discuss the final steps towards the establishment of a first version of a fully-fledged European Open...
ESFRI organised a workshop on the connection of ESFRI Research Infrastructures (RIs) to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) on 6 & 7 October 2020, in Greece.
The EOSC Landscape Working Group is hosting the Final Validation Workshop, organised in collaboration with EOSCsecretariat.eu. The invitation-only event is going to be held on...
European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and...
EOSCsecretariat.eu took part in ESOF 2020 with a virtual session co-organised with the other INFRAEOSC-05 projects, EOSC-Pillar, EOSC Nordic, EOSC-Synergy, ExPaNDS, FAIRsFAIR,...
On 4 September, EUA organised a webinar to present the progress of the European Open Science...
On 28 July 2020, EOSC Executive Board organised a webinar that provided an introduction to the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and an overview of the...
How to move from FAIR principles to FAIR practice? Let's discuss in this webinar organised by the FAIR practice task force of the EOSC FAIR Working Group, on Thursday July 9 at...
The 2nd version of the draft PID Policy was published by the EOSC FAIR and Architecture WGs, and has been open for comments since the beginning of May 2020. On the 10th of June...
The EOSC Consultation Day, a public event, took place online on 18 May 2020, co-located with the EOSC-hub Week. Read the event report now!
As EOSC-hub joins the rest of the European scientific community and the world in being responsible in #flatteningthecurve of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to change...
The EuroHPC Summit Week 2020 in Porto, gathering the main European stakeholders from the High Performance Computing community, was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation....
The 1st Annual General Meeting of EOSC-Life took place on 3-4 March 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. EOSC-Life is the new cluster project of the European life science RIs within the ...
The Dutch Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) organised a workshop for trainers in EOSC-related projects to work on the future of training activities in EOSC
This year's PIDapalooza will be held at the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon, Portugal on 29-30 January 2020, and the EOSC will be there!
EOSCSecretariat partner TU Wien brings together 35 members of relevant University Networks as well as experts in open science in a by-invitation-only workshop that takes place...
The University of Ljubljana and OpenAIRE-Advance have organised a workshop on the 23rd of January, targeted at Slovenian researchers, providing all the latest updates on open...
The by-invitation-only workshop will take place on 13 January 2020 in Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Austria. It targets top-level researchers coming from different domains with a...
The EOSC Coordination Day (invitation only) is the second in a series of meetings that focus on the coordination of selected actions by the EOSC related projects. The meetings...
This year the Europeana Conference, the main event dedicated to the EU digital platform for cultural heritage and its communities, will take place in Lisbon, Portugal and...
This press conference aims to introduce the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and explain how it will impact European research and society in years to come.
The EOSC Symposium 2019 represents a fundamental milestone in the EOSC roadmap. It builds on the legacy of the former Digital Infrastructure for Research (DI4R) event series...
The one-day workshop entitled ‘Focus on FAIR - FAIR Data and the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)’ will take place on 7 November 2019 at Graz University of Technology (AT)....
Before the RDA Helsinki Plenary, EOSCsecretariat has organised a one day meeting where to illustrate the EOSC Governance Vision and Roadmap, as well...
SSHOC is coordinating the EOSC Services, Collaborations, and the RDA Plenary side-event, that will bring together the communities of the EOSC cluster projects and the Research...
Working together for the European Open Science Cloud - Updates, priorities and opportunities for the EOSC.
It’s been a busy few months for the implementation of the EOSC...
EOSC-PILLAR, EOSC Synergy, EOSC Nordic, NI4OS-Europe, and EOSC Secretariat
The launch of EOSC-Pillar last July and the other regional projects (EOSC Synergy, EOSC Nordic...
Open Science is becoming the new normal. This leads to a revolution in research practices, where our unprecedented ability to access, combine and process heterogeneous...
The second edition of the Open Science Fair co-organised by EOSC secretatriat will take place in Porto (Portugal) on September 16-18, 2019.
The OS Fair Conference will...
The representatives of the DGs CNECT and RTD of the Commission and the EOSC Executive and Governance Boards set a 2-days project meeting and workshop on "Building EOSC through...
A webinar will be held on 1 July 2019, 11:00-12:20 CEST to provide an overview on the EOSC Governance Structure and to present the newly formed EOSC Working Groups....
The MERIL-2 project Final Conference will take place on 24-25 June 2019...
The workshop “Building Open Science in Europe: The road ahead for the EOSC community and the Member States” that will take place on 20 June 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia.
The...
A session about the EOSC will be held this year at TNC, the largest and most prestigious European research and education networking conference. Cathrin Stover and Natalia...
The fourth edition of the EuroHPC Summit Week will take place from 13 - 17 May 2019 in Poznan, Poland.
More information to be published soon at: ...
EOSC Secretariat and the EOSC Executive Board members were present at the last Platform of National eScience Centers in Europe (PLAN-E) Plenary Meeting at the GARR premises in...
Following the success of last year's edition, EOSC-hub Week is back in its...
The EGU General Assembly 2019, taking place in Vienna (Austria) on 7–12 April 2019, will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all...
Data professionals, researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs and policymakers from all disciplines and geographies will reconvene from April 2-4, in Philadelphia,...
ENVRI week is a week dedicated to Environmental Research Infrastructures. It is organized twice a year ENVRI week hosts ENVRIplus project related sessions as well as several...
On 13 March, The Guild held its first Open Science working group meeting. The working group gathers representatives from Guild member universities oversee Open Science...
The aim of the Focus on Open Science Workshops
Started in 2015, we aim through these workshops to address the challenges posed by Open Science, using...
EOSC Secretariat was presented at the recent Austrian HPC Meeting 2019 (AHPC19) which was held from February 25-27, 2019, at Seeblickhotel-Grundlsee in Grundlsee, Styria,...
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