European Open Science Cloud Explained

Type:research infrastructure
Owner:European Commission
Established:2015
Website:http://eosc-hub.eu/

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is a European Commission initiative aiming at developing an infrastructure providing its users with services promoting open science practices. Besides being open science oriented, the envisaged infrastructure is built by aggregating services provided by several providers following a System of systems approach.

The initiative started in 2015 with the plan that its organizers finish it by 2020.[1] A European Union committee on research endorsed a plan for the cloud's development in May 2018.[2] The European Open Science Cloud officially launched in November 2018, starting to provide access to services via their EOSC Portal.[3]

Public meetings about the project have emphasized the ideological motivations for promoting open science.[4] [5]

EOSC Governance

The development of EOSC is governed by three bodies, as defined by the European Commission Staff Working Document Implementation Roadmap for the European Open Science Cloud:

EC funded Projects contributing to EOSC development

The EOSC infrastructure is built by leveraging on efforts and services developed and operated by several providers. Moreover, the European Commission specifically funded several projects contributing to the development of EOSC including:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Popescu. Iulia. What is the European Open Science Cloud?. www.egi.eu. European Grid Infrastructure. 27 September 2017.
  2. Web site: EU ministers endorse Commission's plans for research cloud. European Commission. en. 29 May 2018.
  3. Web site: The European Open Science Cloud is officially launched EOSC Hub. www.eosc-hub.eu. 2019-01-10.
  4. Web site: Casey. Kevin. Nine things we now know about the European open science cloud. Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine. en. 30 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Pilorget. Benoît. Fangohr. Hans. Thiéry. Nicolas. State of the European Open Science Cloud and strategy of OpenDreamKit. opendreamkit.org. en-us. 6 December 2017.