Mapping of the existing research infrastructures in Europe which are candidates to be part of the EOSC federation
ChairJan Hrusak |
Co-chairJohn Womersley |
The Landscape activity has been assigned with the task of providing options for allowing progressive EOSC convergence and alignment of structures and initiatives in Europe by including:
- National research infrastructures and e-infrastructures
- National open science policies
- ESFRI RIs and cluster projects
- Thematic initiatives and clouds
- EOSC-relevant H2020 projects
- International working groups
The Landscape activity builds on the outcomes of the EOSC-related Horizon 2020 projects and on the inputs provided by the Member states.
The Landscape activity is expected to:
1. Deliver the mapping of EOSC-relevant national infrastructures including the current level of spending on research data infrastructures as follows:
- an initial mapping by Q3 2019, based on what’s existing in EOSC-Hub and other related projects, as well as any contribution by Governing Board members;
- revised and final mapping by Q4 2019 with the input by the INFRAEOSC-5b regional projects;
- mapping will take into consideration the Conclusion no 10 of the Draft Council conclusions on the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).[1]
2. Take stock of federation constraints and opportunities at the various architectural levels, arising from national and regional structures and initiatives.
3. Propose mechanisms and best practices that will facilitate convergence and alignment between European, national and regional structures and initiatives.
4. Conduct an analysis of the Member State’s level of preparedness to provide financial resources and support for political stability and infrastructural planning to EOSC.
Milestones
- Q4 2019: Draft of the analysis presented to the EB
- Q3 2020: Report presented to the EB
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[1] “INVITES the Commission and the Member States therefore, to jointly explore the creation of a map of national research data infrastructures and initiatives in the Member States which could be federated, in order to ensure that current structures, competences, functions, and initiatives regarding research data management are duly taken into account;” Draft Council conclusions on the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), 9029/18. https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-9029-2018-INIT/en/pdf
Working Group Landscape members

Organisation: Ministry / Czech Academy of Sciences, ESFRI - ESFRI Chair, Senior research fellow

Organisation: European Spallation Source ERIC - Director-General

Organisation: CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd. - Junior Coordinator

Organisation: CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd. - Junior coordinator in the Project Acquisition and Development Group

Organisation: EOSC Landscape WG -

Organisation: Directorate-General Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission - Policy Officer at the Open Science Unit

Organisation: EC Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) - Responsible for the strategy development of EU policies for smart infrastructures, including energy and transport

Organisation: European Commission - Directorate-General Research and Innovation (DG RTD) - Policy and project officer at the Open Science Unit

Organisation: European Commission -

Organisation: Steinbuch Centre for Computing (SCC); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - Director; Professor for computer science

Organisation: PSNC - Head of Network Technology Division

Organisation: University of Belgrade - Information specialist

Organisation: University of Minho - Director Libraries

Organisation: ASI - Italian Space Agency - Research Scientist

Organisation: BME -

Organisation: Swiss National Science Foundation -

Organisation: EOSC-synergy -

Organisation: University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden - Researcher in biodiversity informatics

Organisation: JISC -

Organisation: The Research Council of Norway - Special Adviser in the Division for Science and the Research System

Organisation: TU Wien - TU Wien Library (international projects)

Organisation: Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS-KNAW) - Senior researcher

Organisation: General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT) -

Organisation: University of Malta - Chief Information Officer & Director of IT Services

Organisation: ECOOM, Hasselt University & euroCRIS -

Organisation: The Swedish Research Council - Senior Research Officer

Organisation: Tampere University - Manager of Open Science Services

Organisation: Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Denmark -

Organisation: OpenAIRE – Cyprus NOAD, at the University of Cyprus -

Organisation: CNRS / IN2P3 - Scientific director for Computing and Data Science

Organisation: Vilnius University Library - Director of Scholarly Communication and Technologies Department