Unlocking the Potential of Open Science: EOSC in Practice
Witkowska, Iza; Janmaat, Ivar; den Heijer, Cornelis
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- Zenodo
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- en
Abstract
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is Europe’s flagship initiative to accelerate the transition to open science. By enabling seamless access to research data, services, and digital research environments across disciplines and borders, EOSC supports more effective, transparent, and collaborative research. But what does this mean in practice? This session will place EOSC in context — why it matters now, and how it contributes to the broader European research ecosystem. Finally, with the EOSC EU node, EOSC is becoming a tangible solution for the growing demands for FAIR data, cross-border collaboration, team science, and digital sovereignty. The EOSC EU Node is the first node in the federation of services and resources. It offers researchers and research support staff a first look at what EOSC can deliver. We’ll explore the current state of development and offer a preview of what’s coming next: further integration of national nodes, onboarding of services, and user-driven improvements. We will also present the SURF EOSC Pilot Node which showcases how organisations in Netherlands can contribute to shaping, contributing to, and benefiting from the EOSC Federation. Join us for a hands-on demo session where you’ll learn how to: Access and use the EOSC EU Node, Discover and work with services available via the EOSC EU Node, Experience the EOSC Federation in practice, e.g., sync and share data with other EOSC nodes, Explore and contribute ideas to how the SURF EOSC Pilot Node looks today—and how it could evolve. Whether you're a researcher, policymaker, service provider, or part of research support staff, this session will offer a concrete introduction to EOSC as it stands today — and a look into its near future. Come see how the pieces are coming together, and how you can start making use of EOSC!
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Ivar Janmaat –SURF Research Cloud and SURF EOSC NL node manager Kees den Heijer –National Liaison DCC Implementation Network Iza Witkowska –EOSC mandated organisation - SURF 24 October 2025, National Open Science Festival Title slide Unlocking the Potential of Open Science: EOSC in Practice
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) •Access the EOSC EU Node •Discover and work with the EOSC EU Node services •Experience the EOSC Federation in practice •Explore and contribute ideas to how the (SURF) EOSC (Pilot) Node looks today—and how it could evolve. Our promise:
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) Agenda ▪Introduction ▪History behind the EOSC EU node and EOSC Federation ▪Hands-on with EOSC EU node ▪What is the EOSC Node | SURF The Netherlands ▪Discussion, evaluation and next steps 4
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) History Origins and Initiative •The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) was pursued by the European Commission (EC) since 2015 to advance Open Science, improve access to research infrastructures, and enable data-driven innovation across Europe. •The political foundation was laid in 2016 with the European Cloud Initiative (COM(2016) 178), part of the Digitising European Industry strategy. •EOSC was envisioned as a federated environment linking existing research infrastructures, data repositories, and computing resources across EU member states. 5Source: https://eosc.gov.pl/en/about-eosc/
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) History EOSC has been implemented in two phases: •(2018-2020) In the initial phase of implementation, the European Commission invested approximately €250 million in EOSC-related projects selected through calls for proposals launched under Horizon 2020. •(2021-2030) In the current phase , the EOSC implementation is taking place in the context of the co-programmed EOSC Partnership. 6Source: https://eosc.gov.pl/en/about-eosc/
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) History (2018-2020) Early Phase and First Projects •The first preparatory project, EOSCpilot, started in 2017 under Horizon 2020. It tested the EOSC concept, explored governance models, FAIR data principles, and interoperability frameworks. •In January 2018, two major implementation projects began: •EOSC-hub – focused on integrating services and building the EOSC Portal. •OpenAIRE-Advance – aimed at connecting research outputs, publications, and data under Open Science principles. 7Source: https://eosc.gov.pl/en/about-eosc/
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) History (2021-2030) Current Phase (500 MEuro) •EOSC Future (41 MEuro) •EOSC AAI (SRAM) •EOSC Providers Portal (EOL 2024) •EOSC Catalogue & Marketplace (EOL 2024) •Public Cloud access (400K SURF Research Cloud O&S Azure & Oracle resources) •EOSC funded projects: FAIRCore4EOSC, etc. •Horizon Europe program (2024 - ) •EOSC EU Node (Launch oktober 2024) •Horizon grants: EOSC-Entrust, EOSC Beyond, EVERSE, GRAVITY, United, etc. 8Source: https://eosc.gov.pl/en/about-eosc/
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) History EOSC EU Node LOT 1: Core Federation Services •Web Portal Front Office, the Resource Catalogues and Registry Services, the Application Workflow Management engine, the Federated Identity Management and Single-Sign-On solution, the Monitoring and Accounting function, and the overall Service Management System and service integration LOT 2: Exchange Infrastructure Services •Managed Container service, Managed Compute (Virtual Machine) service and Managed Bulk DataTransfer service LOT 3: Exchange Application Services •Managed File Synchronisation and Sharing service, Interactive Notebooks service, and Managed Large File Transfer service for end-users 9Source: https://eosc.gov.pl/en/about-eosc/
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) EOSC Federation Tripartite Collaboration Governed and developed by the EC, European member states and associated countries and the community (research performing institutes, service providers, funders). 10
TITLE ONLY EOSC EU Node https://open-science-cloud.ec.europa.eu/ Workshop hand-out Open Science Festival 2025
TITLE ONLY Log in to EOSC EU Node Use your institutional account (or eduID) Please report log in issues at https://open-science-cloud.ec.europa.eu/support/helpdesk
TITLE ONLY Explore your account Use your institutional account (or eduID) 1. Go to Settings and find your Access Level 2. In Settings, change your "scientific domains" (optional) 3. Go to Credits and check your remaining credits 4. Under Credits, you find services. Do you have access to these services?
TITLE ONLY EOSC EU Node Resource Hub https://open-science-cloud.ec.europa.eu/resources/all
TITLE ONLY EOSC EU Node Resource Hub https://open-science-cloud.ec.europa.eu/resources/all Search for data in the EOSC EU node •Title: Distribution centers 1980-2020 Geodata •Author: Merten Nefs •DOI: 10.4121/14791686
TITLE ONLY EOSC EU node Access to data, storage, compute and analysis tools Step 1. Search for data in the EOSC EU node Step 6. Upload your data in the EOSC EU node Step 7. Create a Jupyter Notebook in the EOSC EU node Step 8. Start analysing your data Step 2. Login the EOSC EU node Step 3. Check your free credits Step 4. Create File Sync & Share Space Step 5. Create a VRE (Interactive Notebooks)
TITLE ONLY Step 4. Create File Sync & Share Space
TITLE ONLY Create your personal Virtual Research Environment Step 5. Create a VRE Step 7. Create a Jupyter Notebook Step 8. Start analysing your data Step 6. Upload your data in the EOSC EU node
TITLE ONLY Explore dataset
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TITLE ONLY https://netherlands.openaire.eu/ (Research Data Discovery) https://www.surf.nl/en/services (SURF Service Catalogue) https://researchdrive.surfsara.nl (File Sync & Share Service) https://www.taxila.nl/ (Training Materials Repository) https://servicedesk.surf.nl (Helpdesk) https://sram.surf.nl/ (Access Management) https://eosc.nl https://servicedesk.surf.nl/wiki/di splay/WIKI/Service+status (Service Monitoring) https://cba.surfsara.nl/ (Budgeting and Usage Accounting) EOSC node SURF | The Netherlands?
TITLE ONLY Text + Image (s) Progress European level: - Building federation: 1st wave of pilot nodes (2025) -> launch during the EOSC Symposium (Nov); 2nd wave coming up (2026) - EOSC has received a prominent place in the Multiannual Financial Framework ((MFF) - Framework Programme10 (FP10)), and European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures National Level: - SURF is one of the 1st wave pilot nodes -> contributing to the build-up phase and building knowledge - OSNL-BO recognized the importance of those developments -> EOSC node and federation WG - WG (a sub-set of national) stakeholders prepared a strategic vision for the Dutch contribution to EOSC to be discussed on December 8 - If nationally embraced, we will start implementing the EOSC Dutch node Art. 10: ‘Develop a web of FAIR and machine-actionable research data, including through expending and consolidating the EOSC as Europe's research data space’ We moved from the ‘IF’ to ‘HOW’
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