A policy discussion on Research Data in Europe: Security, Sovereignty and Resilience was hosted at the Brussels headquarters of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union on the afternoon of 02 June 2026.
The meeting was jointly organised by the Permanent Representation, the National Science Centre Poland (NCN) and the PolSCA Office of the Polish Academy of Sciences and featured perspectives from Michael Arentoft (European Commission, DG RTD), Lidia Borrell-Damian (Science Europe) and Daniel Wójcik (European Brain Council and Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS), together with a panel discussion hosted by EOSC-A President Klaus Tochtermann that included some of the organisations coordinating EOSC Nodes.
The meeting took place at a particularly important moment for Europe and underscored the centrality of EOSC and the EOSC Federation to the EC’s next research and innovation framework programme, FP10.
As highlighted during the opening remarks, research data has become a strategic resource not only for scientific excellence but also for Europe’s competitiveness, technological sovereignty and capacity to respond to major societal challenges. In the context of ongoing discussions on FP10, the role of research data, digital infrastructures, open science and AI readiness is gaining increasing prominence. The event brought together approximately 50 participants representing various elements of the R&I ecosystem in Europe.
You can read more and see photos and presentations from the event at the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Polish Science Contact Agency website.
