Promotion of open science in the EOSC FUTURE project

Promotion of open science in the EOSC FUTURE project
At the beginning of April, work began on the EOSC-FUTURE project, which aims to combine various initiatives and projects in the field of EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) development. The initiative of the European Commission assumes the development of infrastructure providing users with services that promote open science practices. The project consortium consists of 36 partners, including PSNC.
“Research without Borders” is one of the main slogans that has guided the activities of the European Commission for several years. This is followed by projects that make it possible to accelerate the development of science and innovation in Europe. One of them is the EOSC FUTURE.

The plan is to demonstrate at the end of the project an operational EOSC Platform (‘System of Systems’) with an integrated execution environment consisting of data, professionally provided services, and open research products and infrastructure that will be accessed and used by the European researchers who will be engaged, facilitated, trained and supported to utilize the EOSC resources and solutions. The project will result in the further development of EOSC into several distinctive components: EOSC Core and EOSC Exchange as a technological backbone of EOSC Portal, as well as EOSC Interoperability framework which will serve as a major glue allowing the Open Science to be federated among the partners of the consortium.

The project structure consists of the Technical part and Science Engagement part, and PSNC is involved in both parts. On the Technology part, PSNC work is concentrated on the AI enhancements of the EOSC portal for the users. In the Science Engagement part, PSNC will contribute extensive experience working with the commercial partners through the Digital Innovation Hub to foster the integration of the SME’s into the EOSC portal and the overall cultural environment of Open Science.