News & Publications

With the Implementation phase of the EOSC well underway, the EOSC Association has become the focal point for EOSC-related stakeholders who are contributing to shaping the future developments of...Read more

The EOSC-Nordic FAIRification initiative team defined a sample size of about 100 data repositories, for which they evaluated the FAIRness of their (meta)data, with the aim to guide and coach the repositories, over time, to a higher level of FAIRness.Read more

Over the past few months, the EOSC regional projects reached out to the President and Directors of the EOSC Association in order to collect insights relevant to regional and local Open Science communities across Europe.Read more

The EOSC Association is looking to expand its operational staff in Belgium and are accepting applications for four new positions which will play a key part in contributing to the growth of the Association and the implementation phase of EOSC.Read more

The EOSC Symposium 2021 focusses on the key priorities of the implementation of EOSC for 2021-22. The EOSC community is invited to submit its contributions for the EOSC Symposium 2021 until 20 May.Read more

Discover RDA4EOSC, an activity funded through an EOSCsecretariat.eu open call and with joint collaboration from the RDA, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) and the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), which began in November 2020 and runs to the end of May 2021.Read more

With the establishment of the EOSC Association on 11 September 2020 and the election of a board of directors and a president on 17 December 2020, EOSC is entering a new "convergence phase." The EOSC Association is so far made up of 142 members and 49 observers, who are research providing organisations, research funders, service providers, and other related organisations. The President of the Association Karel Luyben was interviewed this week about the future of the European Open Science Cloud by Science|Business.Read more

The final outputs produced by the EOSC Executive Board and its Working Groups (2019-20) have all been published via the Publications Office of the European Union. Find them in a dedicated page on EOSCsecretariat.eu.Read more

The European Council Conclusions on Shaping Europe's Digital Future, approved by written...Read more

The Landscaping Task Force created by INFRAEOSC-05 projects has recently published the Second Working Proposal for Living...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

To support successful EOSC implementation, the Landscaping Task Force (TF) set up by the EOSC regional projects, FAIRsFAIR (FsF) 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

This month EOSCsecretariat.eu has prepared more helpful resources to continue exploring Open Science and FAIR Data on a global level: 

Webinar

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.

Podcast

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

The EOSC Executive Board ...Read more

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

The EOSC Secretariat is collecting the expressions of interest in joining the upcoming EOSC Association, described in the EOSC Work Plan 2020.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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Discover the #EUvsVirus Hackathon and our fast-track funding procedure for open science activities related to COVID-19.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

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

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.

Open science is vital to tackling the world’s big challenges, and international research on the COVID-19 pandemic provides key examples.

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. 

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.

Brussels, Belgium, 23 and 24 January 2020

The EOSC initiative aims at supporting more than 1.7 million researchers and boosting...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.

EOSC Secretariat launches brief webform for HPC projects to complete on cooperation opportunities between HPC & EOSC

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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

The EOSC Symposium represented a fundamental milestone in the EOSC roadmap. It was co-organised by the...Read more

Life and environmental sciences form an important part of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).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

Europe’s leading research institutions meet at the EOSC Symposium in Budapest to take stock in the EOSC’s progressRead 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 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

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

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

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 Secretariat just launched the EOSC Liaison Platform, an online discussion environment where you can provide feedback to the EOSC governance bodies.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

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 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

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