By Mark van de Sanden (EUDAT/SURF), Dale Robertson (JISC), Paolo Manghi (OpenAIRE/CNR), Owen Appleton (EGI)
The EOSC Architecture Working Group has released a paper containing its view on the Minimum Viable EOSC. The document is now available on the website of the Publications Office of the European Union.
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The Rules of Participation Working Group chaired by Juan Bicarregui has released the Rules of Participation for the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), now available on the European Commission website. The document defines a minimal set of clear rules that specify the rights, obligations and accountability governing EOSC activities.Read more
Digital skills for FAIR and open science are a cornerstone of the EOSC’s operations and future. An EOSC network of skilled professionals is essential to bring a culture change for sharing research...Read more
The EOSC Architecture Working Group, has released the final report on the EOSC Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure (AAI), produced by the EOSC AAI Task Force (TF). The document is now available on the website of the Publications Office of the EU.Read more
Katharina Flicker (TU Wien), Florina Piroi (TU Wien), Andreas Rauber (TU Wien), Karl von Wendt
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One more report has just been released by the FAIR Working Group, resulting from the work of the...Read more
Cory Doctorow, Katharina Flicker (TU Wien), Florina Piroi (TU Wien), Andreas Rauber (TU Wien)
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The final meeting of the Sustainability Working Group took place on the 2nd November 2020...Read more
The FAIR Working Group released two new reports: Recommendations on FAIR Metrics for EOSC, and Recommendations on certifying services required to enable FAIR within EOSC. Download them now!Read more
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
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
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
By: Alizée Francey (Rapporteur of the EOSC Landscape Working Group), with contributions by Jan Hrušák (Chair of the EOSC Landscape Working Group)
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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:
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By: Juuso Marttila, FAIR Working Group
The mapping of FAIR practices is underway, help us by commenting on our work.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
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
By: Cathrin Stöver, EOSC Executive Board Co-chair
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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