State-of-play of the

European Open Science Cloud

(EOSC)

Connecting ESFRI and the EOSCEvenement bij de Vlaamse Overheid

Brussels, 5 June 2019

European Commission, Directorate General Research & Innovation (DG RTD)

Michel Schouppe, RTD.G4 Open Science

EOSC launch event 23 Nov 2018

Launch of the EOSC – Vienna, 23/11/18

Common EOSC vision

Why the EOSC?

Empower 1.7 million European researchers to reap the benefits

of data-driven science

Enable Open Science and the digital transformation of science

Reduce fragmentation by federating existing Research

Infrastructures (including e-Infrastructures)

Strengthen research data mangement practices in Europe;

help developing an internet of FAIR digital objects

Enable interdisciplinary research to address societal challenges

Enable the Digital Single Market and stimulate the emergence of

a competitive EU cloud sector

Common EOSC vision (continued)

What is the EOSC?

A trusted and open virtual environment for the scientific

community with seamless access to services (with highest TRLs)

addressing the whole research data life cycle:

Federating core services to federate and connect existing or planned RIs

Services to make data FAIR, store them, ensure their long-term preservation

Services to find, access, combine, analyse and process data

Protected, personalized work environment

Free at the point of use for the researchers

User-oriented and inclusive (across borders and disciplines)

Accessible through a non-exclusive, simple, universal gateway

Governed by a minimal set of Rules of Participation

Steered by a governance based on increasing mutuality

• Vision

• EOSC roadmap

• Political support(Council conclusions of May 2018)

• Targeted resourcing(Horizon 2020 INFRAEOSC Calls 2018-2020)

• Communities at work(EOSC ‘Coalition of Doers’)

• Prototype Portal

• Governance 2019-2020

EOSC achievements 2016-2018

Raising importance of the FAIR principles over time

How to implement the EOSC?

Not a « project from Brussels » but a community-driven process

Iterative implementation based on mutual alignment

Initial phase supported by EOSC-related Horizon 2020 grants

Initial phase steered by the EOSC governance 2018-2020

Importance of sustaining engagement and self-commitment

Subject to an evaluation of the initial phase by the Commission

and the Member States

From vision to implementation

INFRAEOSC-01-2018

Access to commercial services

EOSC dedicated activities

to prototype the EOSC

Governance

and policy

New services

new users

INFRAEOSC-04-2018

Connecting ESFRI infrastructures

INFRAEOSC-06-2019

Enhancing the user experience

INFRAEOSC-03-2020

Portal integration & consolidation

H2020

INFRAEOSC

Calls

2018-2020

> 250 Mio €

Portal

development

INFRAEOSC-02-2019

Prototyping new services for new users

INFRAEOSC-07-2020

Increasing the service offer

INFRAEOSC-05-b-2018-2019

Coordination of national initiatives

INFRAEOSC-05-a-c-2018

- EOSC coordination structure

- FAIR Data uptake and compliance

Stakeholder ForumStakeholder Forum Governance Board

EOSC governance in 2019-2020

Advise on / informthe implementation

Steerthe implementation

Contribute to the implementation

EOSCSecretariat.eu

Coordination and Support Action

Users, Service Providers,

Public sector, Industry,

SMEs, etc.

WG WG WG WG

EU-funded projectsEU-funded projects

Nationally-funded projects

and initiatives

Nationally-funded projects

and initiatives

Other projects and

initiatives

Other projects and

initiatives

Extended Coalition

of Doers

Extended Coalition

of Doers

Proposes

Monitors

Reports

Reviews

Endorses

Orients

Working Groups

European stakeholder organisations

and individual experts)

SupportsSupports

Supports/

coordinates w.

Executive Board

MS/AC delegates and the

European Commission

InteractInteract

The vision (2016)Chair: Karel LUYBEN – Representative of CESAER

Deputy-Chair: Cathrin STÖVER – Representative of GEANT

Organisations and their representatives

• CESAER represented by Karel LUYBEN• CESSDA ERIC represented by Ronald DEKKER• EMBL represented by Rupert LÜCK• European Spallation Source ERIC represented by John WOMERSLEY• GÉANT represented by Cathrin STÖVER• OPENAIRE represented by Natalia MANOLA• Research Data Alliance (RDA) represented by Juan BICARREGUI• Science Europe represented by Stephan KUSTER

Individual experts

• Sarah JONES• Jean-Francois ABRAMATIC• Jan HRUSAK

• EC Decision of 27/08/2018

• Public Call for applicants

The EOSC Executive Board members

A governance put into motion

• Governance Board meetings on 28 January, 27 March and 22 May

• Executive Board meetings on 1 March, 17 April and 24 May

• Secretariat kick-off meeting on 16 January

• Teambuilding event in Munich on 6-7 May

Discussion and agreement on:

Common vision for the EOSC

Agreement on deliverables, timeline for delivery

Modus operandi, EB-GB interaction, secretariat support

Strategic implementation, prioritization of actions, Leads

Trust and collaborative spirit within and across the structure !

A governance put into motion

The vision (2016)Key issues for the next two years

New governance model and best-fit legal vehicle for after 2020

Financing model(s) to sustain EOSC services in the long run

Rules of participation that will govern future EOSC transactions

Coordination of EOSC-relevant national initiatives

Evolution of the EOSC Portal and its interfaces, expansion of the EOSC service offering to the researchers

FAIR digital objects: turning principles into practice

Widening strategy for the EOSC user base

EOSC in the international contextTurning FAIR into Reality: Report and Action Plan: https://doi.org/10.2777/1524

Prompting an EOSC in practice: https://ec.europa.eu/info/events/2nd-eosc-summit-2018-jun-11_en

Key issues for the next two years

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Working Groups of the Executive Board

Designing the Rules of Participation that shall define the rights, obligations

governing EOSC transactions between EOSC users, providers and operators.

Mapping of the existing research infrastructures in Europe which are candidates to

be part of the EOSC federation

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Working Groups of the Executive Board

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Proposing the technical arrangements required to enable and sustain an evolving

EOSC federation of systems. Such technical arrangements may include standards,

APIs and protocols that will facilitate interoperable digital services by diverse

providers.

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12/06/2019EOSC teambuilding event, Munich

Providing recommendations on the implementation FAIR, including corresponding

requirements for EOSC services, in order to foster cross-disciplinary interoperability.

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Working Groups of the Executive Board

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Sustainability WG coverage

analysing options and providing recommendations on:

• Business models• Legal entity• Governance structure• Regulatory/policy environments

at the MS/AC and EU levels

Providing a set of strategic, legal and financing recommendations supporting the

implementation of an operational, scalable and sustainable EOSC federation after

2020

2019

EOSC 2019-2020: timeline

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Init. registry of data infrasrtuctures & services

Initial EOSC federating core in placeConnection of most

infrastructures and

services to the EOSC

Strategic, financing, organisational model of the EOSC Post-2020

Outline FAIR metrics, repository certification

and outline PID policy

EOSC

Symposium

Initial Rules of Participation

Mapping of EOSC-relevant

national initiatives

Updated catalogue of services and Portal

Initial EOSC catalogue

of datasets accessible

Revised Rules of Participation

Set up of

Working

Groups

EOSC

Symposium

Updated FAIR metrics, repository

certification and PID policy

A community-driven initiative

Opportunites to contribute:

Horizon 2020 INFRAEOSC Calls in 2019 and 2020Go to: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-search

Filter by call « H2020-INFRAEOSC-2018-2020 »

Events organised by EOSC-related H2020 projectsGo to: https://www.eosc-portal.eu/media/events

EOSC day at RDA in Helsinki on 22 October 2019

EOSC Symposium on 26-28 November 2019 in BudapestCheck on: https://www.eoscsecretariat.eu/news-events-opinion

Participate in upcoming open consultations by the

Working Groups of the Executive BoardCheck on: https://www.eoscsecretariat.eu/news-events-opinion

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