Author: Bernd Saurugger

On May 21–22, 2025, Brno hosted the international conference Research Data Day & EOSC National Tripartite Event, bringing together leading figures of European research, data science experts, representatives of research infrastructures, and science policy makers. The two-day programme—featuring lectures, panel discussions, expert workshops, and networking opportunities—attracted over 200 participants from 40 institutions across the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, Finland, and other European countries, both in person and online.

ANTWERP – The EOSC Association welcomed three new Members and two new Observers to its membership base today. The five organisations were unanimously voted into the EOSC-A family during the Association’s 10th General Assembly.

ANTWERP — On 26 May 2025, members of the EOSC Focus and EOSC Gravity project consortiums met in Antwerp for a dedicated handover meeting ahead of the launch of EOSC Gravity in June.

The new president-elect of the EOSC Association is Klaus Tochtermann, Director of the ZBW – Leibniz Information Center for Economics, and current Treasurer of the EOSC-A Board of Directors. Klaus will begin his term on 01 July 2025.

Unter dem Motto „Innovation braucht Infrastruktur. Kulturerbe. Digital. Weitergedacht.“, lud das Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien und Sport (BMWKMS) gemeinsam mit dem Kulturpool, der Österreichischen Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG) und dem Ars Electronica Center zu einem facettenreichen Programm mit viel Raum zum Diskutieren und Austauschen.

The Guide on Development of RPO's Open Science Strategy and the Guide on Advancing Open Science: RDM & FAIR Training Framework for RPOs aim to support the RPOs in implementing Open Science principles, aligning with European and global Open Science frameworks, and fostering research excellence and innovation.

On 9 April 2025, over 120 participants, including industry leaders, researchers, and public sector representatives, gathered virtually for the OPUS Industry Workshop, hosted by the OPUS Consortium in collaboration with YERUN, Technopolis Group Belgium, the University of Cyprus, and ICoRSA. The workshop explored the transformative power of Open Science (OS) and Open Innovation (OI) in fostering cross-sector partnerships and driving industrial advancement.

On April 8th a webinar on the importance of scientific collections and open science – competences for politics, culture, science and art in Austria was held. The event was co-hosted by the EOSC Support Office Austria, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), and the European project Skills4EOSC, which aims to build an inclusive and sustainable ecosystem for Open Science training across the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).

The paper provides an accessible narrative on EOSC in the context of current European political and policy developments. It outlines how EOSC can contribute to addressing the strategic challenges highlighted in the recent reports by Letta, Draghi, and Heitor, as well as the broader priorities of the Competitiveness Compass for the EU. This document is intended to support policymakers and stakeholders in understanding and contextualizing the role of EOSC within the European and national agendas.

Today marks the public release of the first edition of the EOSC Federation Handbook. The Handbook provides an overview of the organisational and operational structure, and technical characteristics, of the EOSC Federation. It aims to serve as a practical guide for organisations that are interested in making their resources available within and across the EOSC Federation of nodes.