News

24 May 2022

New logo for EOSC!

New family brand for EOSC

24 May 2022

First EOSC National Tripartite Event

The EOSC Steering Board and Association representatives teamed up on a presentation to introduce the National Tripartite Event initiative

17 May 2022

Consultation for EOSC Procurement

Preliminary market consultation for the upcoming EOSC procurement.

03 May 2022

Fundamentals of EOSC-A

The EOSC Association Board of Directors met for the Strategy Workshop

12 Apr 2022

Complete the Data Quality survey!

It will be open for you to respond till Thursday 5th May and will help capture needs and expectations for data quality from a wide range of stakeholders.

11 Apr 2022

Register for the next EOSC-A General Assembly!

EOSC-A Members and Observers are invited to register for the 4th General Assembly which will be held on 24-25 May in Brussels.

04 Apr 2022

MAR Consultation: new version to be published soon

The EOSC Association thank the community for its inputs and will incorporate the advices in the new MAR version published by the end of April 2022.

25 Feb 2022

EOSC Association Members from 25 countries contribute to the establishment of the 2022 Additional Activities Plan (AAP)

Thanks to our Members' submissions we prepared the Additional Activities Plan for 2022 for the next Partnership Board meeting with the European Commission.

10 Feb 2022

Work with us! We are recruiting an Office Manager

Join our team in Brussels! Read about the role and apply by 15 March 2022.

31 Jan 2022

Multi Annual Roadmap first draft to be released for public consultation in March 2022

We are currently updating the Multi-Annual Roadmap (MAR) to devise a set of priority actions and outcomes for the 2023/24 period.

24 Jan 2022

Launch of the first online Additional Activities Survey

EOSC Association is delighted to announce the launch of the Additional Activities Plan (AAP) 2022 survey. 

11 Jan 2022

Growing Common Ground through the first event of the EOSC Tripartite Structure

The three parties - European Commission, EOSC Association, and EOSC Steering Board - were delighted about the results of the first Tripartite Event that took place on 16th/17th December 2021.

08 Dec 2021

DG-RTD surveys on the European research data landscape

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) has commissioned a study on the European research data landscape.

07 Dec 2021

Launch of the first EOSC Steering Board survey of national contributions to the EOSC

Monitoring progress on developing and embedding EOSC is essential. We need to understand how EOSC-relevant investments, policies, and in-kind contributions impact the progress of sharing resources, services and data, and how this enables new research. The EOSC is a vital part to make Open Science the new normal, and monitoring activities helps us to see how far and how fast we are advancing.

01 Dec 2021

Logo Design Contest for the European Open Science Cloud

We are looking for creative proposals featuring logos and colour schemes that can be used in various mediums. The winning logo will ultimately provide the foundations for an entirely new visual identity for EOSC over the long term.

29 Nov 2021

EOSC - ERA Priority Action No. 1

We are delighted to see that EOSC is featured as Priority Action No. 1 in the Council Conclusions of 26 November 2021 in the Priority Area: Deepening a truly functioning internal market for knowledge.

27 Sep 2021

Revision of EOSC Statutes

After almost one year of existence, there was a need to update the Statutes of the EOSC Association in order to fit better with the needs and peculiarity of our Members and Observers. This is why the Board has revised the EOSC-A Statutes.

29 Sep 2021

EOSC Advisory Groups and Task Forces begin operations

Approved members of the EOSC Association Task Forces have been confirmed and have started organising their first meetings. The 13 TFs are linked to 5 Advisory Groups, which provide light coordination between them and a liaison with the EOSC Association Board of Directors.

07 Sep 2021

EOSC Association Second General Assembly

The EOSC Association held a second General Assembly for its Members and Observers in August 2021. This was a written GA in line with Article 3.6 on ‘Written Procedure’ of the EOSC-A Statutes, conducted via an online webform.

06 Sep 2021

Join the EOSC Association stakeholder registry

To make sure that we reach as many groups as possible from all corners of the EU and beyond, we have launched the EOSC Association stakeholder registry.

01 Sep 2021

Call for proposals of EOSC Future WP3 Working Groups – Deadline 10 September

The EOSC Future Work Package dedicated to Architecture and Interoperability announced a call for proposals of Working Groups with the aim of engaging the community to define guidelines and standards to advance the EOSC Interoperability Framework.

17 Aug 2021

The EOSC Association for regional and national communities: interviews with the Board

Over the past few months, the INFRAEOSC-5b regional projects reached out to the President and Directors of the EOSC Association in order to collect insights relevant to regional and local Open Science communities across Europe.

03 Aug 2021

EOSC Association Task Forces – on Top of the Community’s Agenda

More than 540 applications are impressive proof of the dedication and commitment of our stakeholders to support the next phase of shaping the European Open Science Cloud.

02 Aug 2021

EOSC Partnership - Monitoring Framework and Additional Activities Plan (AAP)

The EOSC Association Board is refining the KPIs for monitoring progress, defined with the EC. The list of KPIs for EOSC now includes elements from the EOSC Partnership Proposal, the SRIA, and some additions proposed by the European Commission.

23 Jul 2021

Aligning priorities between EOSC and Gaia-X

The EOSC Association and the Gaia-X Association have held 2 meetings, in March and July 2021, during which the associations explored potential synergies and possible means of working together.

15 Jul 2021

Work with the EOSC Association: Four positions open now

The EOSC Association is looking to expand its operational staff in Belgium and are accepting applications for four new positions which will play a key part in contributing to the growth of the Association and the implementation phase of EOSC.

29 Jun 2021

EOSC Association Seeks CTO

The European Open Science Cloud Association is seeking to recruit a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to provide technical leadership to the EOSC Association. The role will serve as the primary driver and catalyst for delivery of the technical ambitions of the EOSC Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA).

25 Jun 2021

Call for Members of EOSC Association Task Forces

The EOSC Association is creating five Advisory Groups (AGs) focusing on overarching themes that are important for the realisation of EOSC which consist of Task Forces (TFs) working on specific topics related to the AGs. Each TF has drafted a charter defining the scope and activities for the TF for the coming 1-2 years from September 2021 until August 2023.

23 Jun 2021

Towards a European Open Science Cloud revolutionising research in the Digital Age – European Commission enters into a partnership with the EOSC Association

The European Commission (EC) and the newly formed EOSC Association have established a Memorandum of Understanding at the EU R&I Days 2021, marking the start of the Co-programmed European Partnership on EOSC under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.

14 Jun 2021

Draft Charters of the EOSC Association Task Forces Published

The EOSC Association is creating five Advisory Groups focusing on overarching themes that are important for the realisation of EOSC which consist of Task Forces (TFs) working on specific topics. The TFs have drafted their charters for discussion at the EOSC Symposium 2021 which will then be finalised in June 2021. 

28 May 2021

The EOSC Association Appoints Secretary General

We are delighted to announce Ute Gunsenheimer as the designated Secretary General of the EOSC Association. Ute brings a wealth of knowledge from liaising with Member States and other stakeholders in her former role as Head of External Relations & EU Projects at the European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS).

16 Apr 2021

EOSC Association President Karel Luyben Interviewed by Science|Business

The President of the Association Karel Luyben was interviewed this week about the future of the European Open Science Cloud by Science|Business.