Result description
The enhanced EOSC Interoperability Framework is part of the EOSC Execution Framework, a new core service that will facilitate the composition of services and resources, as well as the execution of data analysis in general services in the EOSC Federation. The enhanced EOSC Interoperability Framework will enrich the Interoperability Guidelines (IG) with additional metadata that describe how a service can be accessed by machines, allowing developers and system integrators to learn how to access a service dynamically, along with other details about how to use it contained in the IG. This will improve the machine (i.e. automated) composability of resources since it will be possible to integrate services with other services or resources without the need of interaction with the provider.
Problem addressed
Currently, the Interoperability Guidelines of services or applications are documents (i.e. text files) that are not machine-actionable.
Who can use the result
The first target is the EOSC EU Node. The enhanced EOSC Interoperability Framework is expected to become part of the technical specifications of the next phase of the EOSC EU Node. A second (more important) target are communities setting up EOSC Nodes that may use the improved Interoperability Guidelines to describe the resources they share with the EOSC Federation through other EOSC Nodes.
Timeline
The first release is planned for September 2025, and the final release towards the end of the project (March 2027). T‘11.1 ‘EOSC Integration Suite implementation: First release’, M7-M18 (October 2024-September 2025). Estimate Q3 2025. T12.1 ‘EOSC Integration Suite implementation: Final release’, M19-M36 (October 2025-March 2027). Estimate Q1 2027. T13.1‘Enhanced EOSC Interoperability Framework registry: First Release’, M7-M18 (October 2024-September 2025). Estimate Q3 2025. T14.1‘Enhanced EOSC Interoperability Framework registry: Final release’, M19-M36 (October 2025-March 2027). Estimate Q1 2027.
How to use the result
It is expected that the result of EOSC Beyond will become part of the technical specification of the next phase of the EOSC EU node. The other paths to exploitation are formed by the pilots in EOSC Beyond, and by other communities that may reuse technologies developed in EOSC Beyond to set up other EOSC Nodes.
