EOSC News

EOSC-A has launched an online consultation inviting its membership to provide feedback on the draft position paper outlining EOSC’s role in the EU’s 10th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). The consultation will remain open until 14 April 2026 at 17:00 CEST.

A peer-reviewed paper resulting from the work of the former EOSC SOA Working Group on Researcher Engagement in Austria has been published in the proceedings of the STS Conference Graz 2025. The paper examines how trust is established and negotiated in increasingly complex digital research workflows

The working group on Needs of the Austrian Research Communities, coordinated by Dimitri Prandner (JKU Linz) and Stefan Reichmann (Graz University of Technology), has been officially endorsed at the EOSC SOA General Assembly 2025 to deliver on the following aim...

Registration for the EOSC Association’s 13th General Assembly in Brussels is now open! We invite all Members and Observers to register by completing this form no later than 07 May 2026 (23:59 CEST). GA#13 is organised as an in-person only event and will take place on 28–29 May 2026 at the Renaissance Brussels Hotel.

This event will explore the development of FAIR digital objects and their role in establishing a trustworthy, global data landscape. Expect lively discussions and new insights into practical implementations, strategic visions and successful interoperability.

Every year the lead of the EOSC SOA Management Board changes, and I’m delighted that you gave me the chance to step into the position of the first Chair of the Management Board for the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) this year. Over the first few months I already had the pleasure of working closely with many members of our community in this new role, and I look forward to continuing to do so, engaging with all of you as we continue to strengthen Austria’s engagement with the European Open Science Cloud.

This week EOSC-A launched its first round of consultations with its membership to establish a common position on a post-2027 EOSC. The sessions with Mandated Organisations and Funders took place on Monday and Tuesday. The session for research-performing organisations is planned for Wednesday and that for service providers, including e-infras and research infrastructures, is scheduled for Friday.

Alongside the map, the Data Steward webpage has also been updated, offering a complete overview of the data steward role, competencies, activities, and the Czech data steward community. 🔗 Learn everything you ever wanted to know about data stewards:

GeoSphere Austria is currently hiring a Data Steward for a part-time (25 hours/week) position in Vienna, focusing on managing their Data Hub for meteorology and climatology data. The role involves data maintenance, infrastructure development, and ensuring security and accessibility standards.

We begin this year with a wide range of activities, many of them focused on advancing the EOSC Federation and making EOSC sustainable. In the months ahead, we look forward to working closely with our Members to co-create a pathway that best serves our community and our shared goals for EOSC post-2027!

During the latest EOSC Coffee Lecture webinar, organized by Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW), with more than 110 participants, Professor Klaus Tochtermann, Director of the ZBW and President of the EOSC Association gave an update on current developments in the EOSC Federation. Initially, he briefly reviewed earlier EOSC Coffee Lectures, revisited the structure of the EOSC Federation, the Nodes, and earlier developments before moving on to current topics and future plans.

The EOSC Association’s General Assembly elected three new Directors to its Board of Directors during its 12th meeting on 10 December 2025.

On 18 November 2025, the EOSC Support Office Austria held its 5th General Assembly at TUtheSky, TU Wien, in Vienna. Alongside regular agenda items – such as reviewing the past period and electing EOSC SOA positions and Working Groups – participants received the latest updates on the status of an EOSC Node Austria and discussed potential next steps for its development.

Registration for the 12th General Assembly of the EOSC Association closes tomorrow, 03 December 2025, at 23:59 CET. Due to preparations for the Directors’ elections, late registrations will not be accepted.

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has published its Data Union Strategy: Unlocking Data for AI, a policy framework designed to enhance data access and sharing to accelerate AI-driven research and innovation across the EU, noting the role of EOSC in supporting scientific activities with AI in RAISE.

The FAIR & AI Symposium, organised under Cluster Forschungsdaten, brought together a vibrant community of researchers, infrastructure specialists, data stewards, and policy experts to explore one of today’s most pressing intersections: the evolving relationship between FAIR research data and artificial intelligence (AI).

Welcome to the November edition of the EOSC Association Newsletter!

Highlights of this issue include:

“Let’s seize this moment!”: Momentum made visible at EOSC Symposium 2025,
Welcome to the EOSC Federation: MoU establishes shared path to operations,
Three open calls to grow the EOSC Federation,
Register to attend GA#12 and save the date of GA#13,
Interview with Petr Holub, BBMRI-ERIC EOSC Node.
Take a look at our newsletter for the most recent updates from the EOSC ecosystem!

Happy reading!

The demonstration of an operational EOSC Federation, celebrated during the EOSC Symposium 2025 in Brussels, marks a major step toward the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) vision turning into reality. 13 candidate EOSC Nodes demonstrated scientific use cases, based on their connection among each other and together with the EOSC EU Node managed by the European Commission.

STRASBOURG — The European Commission (EC) released its Artificial Intelligence in Science Strategy on Wednesday, 08 October 2025, which highlights the role of the EOSC Federation.

At its second annual retreat, the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) adopted a landmark statement on open science, with the International Science Council serving as lead coordinator.