EOSC Association

The new year is moving rapidly forward with the kick-off of six new #HorizonEurope projects expanding the #INFRAEOSC family. CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC held its kick-off meeting on Tuesday, while EOSC EDEN and FIDELIS both launched today. ▪️ CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC: https://lnkd.in/dnkwzfhy ▪️ EOSC EDEN: https://lnkd.in/druKWEGx ▪️ EOSC FIDELIS: https://lnkd.in/dbZgU24c Three additional projects started in January: ▪️ The DataGEMS project, which kicked off on 9-10 January 2025 in Athens with over 50 participants, aims to develop a next-generation dataset discovery and management ecosystem, providing algorithms to make datasets discoverable, combinable, and explorable. Supported by approximately €6.7M from Horizon Europe, the project seeks to unlock new insights from vast, complex, and heterogeneous datasets through intuitive tools. DataGEMS promotes data FAIRness in key areas such as education, meteorology, and linguistics. https://lnkd.in/dbGdvMvf ▪️ The FAIR2Adapt-EOSC.eu project officially launched with a kick-off meeting on 13-15 January 2025 in Oslo, bringing together 17 partners from 14 countries. Funded under Horizon Europe with nearly €8M, the project aims to demonstrate the impact of FAIR and open data sharing on climate adaptation. By transforming data into actionable knowledge, FAIR2Adapt supports the EU Mission’s goal of enhancing climate resilience across European regions and communities. https://lnkd.in/dQEKQFFd ▪️ On 20-21 January 2025, representatives from 20 partner organisations across 10 countries met in Brussels to launch the LUMEN project. Funded through Horizon Europe with approximately €7M, LUMEN aims to enhance cross-domain collaboration in mathematics, social sciences and humanities, Earth system science, and molecular dynamics. https://lnkd.in/dmZAwQsK

Update on the EOSC Federation Handbook The first full draft of the #EOSC Federation Handbook has been written collaboratively through weekly meetups and monthly review meetings, led by EOSC-A. A community consultation on the first three chapters (out of a total of six) ran through November 2024, and a full draft incorporating the consultation feedback was submitted to the EOSC Tripartite Governance in December 2024. This draft, including now all six chapters, was also distributed to the participants in the EOSC Winter School on 20 January. This month, the Handbook writing team will work to consolidate the feedback from both the Tripartite and the EOSC EU Node in order to converge on an updated draft of the Handbook to be released in March. The draft Handbook will assist in enrolling the first wave of EOSC Candidate Nodes in the spring, and will in turn be revised in the fall based on their early experiences. https://lnkd.in/dgHvGGPS

Welcome to the February edition of the EOSC Association Newsletter! https://lnkd.in/dGQvrfHc Highlights of this issue include: ▪️ EOSC United awarded, ▪️ EOSC Winter School 2025 promotes community alignment in EOSC Federation build-up phase, ▪️ EOSC Macro-Roadmap provides overview on convergence toward Federation, ▪️ Update on the EOSC Federation Handbook, ▪️ Open Science in Ukraine: Resilience and progress amid war - Interview with Sergiy Svistunov of the Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, ▪️ Open Science and the advancement of Latvia’s research capabilities on a global scale - Interview with Janis Grevins of the Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre. Take a look at our newsletter for the most recent updates from the EOSC ecosystem!

EOSC Winter School 2025 promotes community alignment in EOSC Federation build-up phase https://lnkd.in/dzS7uutQ The second edition of the #EOSC Winter School convened a diverse group of EOSC stakeholders to align work plans, leverage the #INFRAEOSC project results, and explore strategies for supporting the EOSC Federation’s build-up phase. Organised by the EOSC Association, with support from EOSC Focus, the event was held on 20-23 January in Seville. A total of 150 participants joined together under the banner, Convergence towards the EOSC Federation: Encouraging collaborative efforts among stakeholders. Representatives from DG RTD and DG CONNECT provided a detailed overview of the phased build-up of the #EOSCfederation, encouraging INFRAEOSC projects to follow its evolution and actively explore where their key exploitable results could find sustainability pathways in the EOSC EU Node and forthcoming EOSC Nodes. Go to eosc.eu to explore the key outcomes and recommendations that emerged from the meeting, download the presentations and check photos from the event. https://lnkd.in/dzS7uutQ

🌍 Open Science & Latvia’s Research capabilities on a global scale In this insightful interview with Janis Grevins from the Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre (VPC), we explore the activities carried out by the Latvian Mandated Organisation to the EOSC Association to support a viable EOSC ecosystem in the country. 🏛 National Policies & Investments Latvia’s research infrastructure development is centered around the implementation of a national EOSC Node, funded through a combination of sources, including the national budget, EU assistance funds, and private sponsorship. This integrated approach ensures alignment with European Open Science goals. 🔹 Data Sharing VPC promotes data sharing in line with the EOSC vision. Interoperable services support the full research data lifecycle—discovery, storage, management, analysis, and reuse—across disciplines and borders. 🤝 Key Stakeholders Collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Science, VPC, research universities, and leading institutes drives Latvia’s Open Science Strategy 2021-2027. Continuous engagement helps shape national policies and future EOSC development. 🚀 Challenges & Opportunities Building a coordinated national research infrastructure from the ground up presents challenges and fosters fresh ideas, innovation, and enthusiasm within the research community. 📖 Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/dxxvKazD 🌍 Discover insights from over 20 Mandated Organisations: Explore the interview series: https://lnkd.in/dWZrEabd

At the #EOSC Winter School we have formaly launched a dedicated experts group for Research Software. We will tackle the different facets of fostering Open Science culture for research software to promote it to a first-class citizen in science, building on prior work within EOSC: - EOSC Infrastructures for Quality Research Software Task Force https://lnkd.in/g5bzfWP9 - and the EOSC Scholarly Infrastructures for Research Software report under the Architecture WG: https://lnkd.in/gbPA3t8c The group work will enable collaborations between the different EOSC projects FAIRCORE4EOSC, EOSC-EVERSE, FAIR-IMPACT EU Project and other initiatives beyond EOSC. Most importantly, we will have fun discussing software in Academia. If you want to join, you can! https://lnkd.in/gNsJDftY Software Heritage Fotis Psomopoulos

The #EOSC Winter School is in full swing this week in Seville, Spain, from 20-23 January! This pivotal event brings together leading voices from #HorizonEurope EOSC-related projects, EOSC-A Task Forces, Opportunity Area Expert Groups, the #EuropeanCommission, and the EOSC-A Board of Directors. The packed programme focuses on the four Strategic Pillars outlined in the EOSC Multi-Annual Roadmap (MAR) for 2026-2027: ▪️ Sustaining and enhancing the #EOSCfederation ▪️ Advancing #FAIR #data practices and #AI adoption ▪️ Strengthening #research security and sovereignty ▪️ Connecting with other Common European Data Spaces This year, the spotlight is on achieving convergence and supporting the build-up phase of the EOSC Federation - a vital step toward harmonising efforts and fostering #collaboration across the EOSC community. -- Photographs by Marcin Plociennik

Despite the immense challenges posed by the ongoing war in Ukraine, BITP has been instrumental in fostering the principles of Open Science and in integrating Ukraine into the European Research Area and the EOSC community, effectively fulfilling its role as Ukraine’s Mandated Organisation for EOSC-A. The adoption of the National Open Science Plan (2022) marked a milestone, laying the foundation for OS principles. However, the war has posed continuous and dramatic challenges, from infrastructure destruction to funding shortages. However,"it is now clear to all key stakeholders that OS is not merely a concept or a slogan—it represents a fundamental transformation in the research process”. Leveraging its expertise in grid computing and infrastructure, BITP, the EOSC-A Mandated Organisation, facilitates Ukraine’s integration into the European research ecosystem. Coordination of OS in Ukraine involves the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU). Recent achievements, like the OPENS initiative and advancements in digital repositories, provide a robust platform for future growth. The war disrupts every facet of life, including science. Yet, Ukrainian researchers persevere, driving OS initiatives forward. The resilience of the scientific community underscores OS’s transformative potential, even amidst adversity. Key support includes access to resources and enabling participation in programmes like Horizon Europe. These opportunities sustain research and foster collaboration at the European level.   🚀 Future Outlook: Despite challenges, Ukraine's Open Science journey reflects resilience and hope. The focus remains on building partnerships, leveraging EOSC resources, and aligning with European best practices to drive impactful change. Full interview: https://lnkd.in/dXw7weBp

The European Commission’s report on the 6th meeting of the EOSC Tripartite Governance was released in December: https://lnkd.in/dN6-HWfY You can download it here: https://lnkd.in/d_Y_SBQP

Report on outcomes of EOSC – DG SANTE Round Table released On 08 October 2024, EOSC-A and EU Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) held a successful in-person roundtable in Brussels to explore collaboration opportunities between the #European #Health Data Space (EHDS) and #EOSC. The objective of the event was to understand the complementarities, overlaps and gaps of EHDS and EOSC in the secondary use of health data. Twenty-seven people attended the meeting, representing six stakeholder groups, including the EOSC-A membership and Board of Directors. The full #report on the meeting’s outcomes, including discussion points, conclusions and potential actions, is available for reading and download on our website: https://lnkd.in/d-B_Sty3