Workshops on AI development in the EOSC: overview of AI, Large Language Models, and the AI4EOSC platform
2025-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
Join us for the first webinar of the second series of AI4EOSC online workshops, marking the fourth online webinar of the AI4EOSC project and the first of three scheduled for 2025.
This session will provide an overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and the AI4EOSC platform, highlighting the tools and features available as well as a general introduction on how to take advantage of them.
The webinar will also feature two technical demonstrations on the platform, including the use of YOLOv8 for object detection (segmentation/classification) and the use of LLM4EOSC for advanced natural language processing.
When and where?
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025.
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 CET.
Format: Online (live-streamed).
The session will consist of 4 talks of 30 minutes each, including a Q&A part.
We invite you all to register in https://indico.ifca.es/event/3390/ and join us online. Registered participants will receive the link to the live stream closer to the date of the webinar.
We also invite you to disseminate this information to those who you think may be interested. More information can be found in https://indico.ifca.es/event/3390/

Datenlehrpfad 2025
2025-03-06 13:00 - 16:30 | Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Am 6. März richtet die Stadt Wien den Open Data-Lehrpfad aus.
Diese Initiative zielt darauf ab, „Veränderungen in der Stadt mit Hilfe von Daten“ aufzuzeigen.
Der Treffpunkt ist um 13:00 Uhr am Stephansplatz, beim Südturm des Stephansdoms.
Der Lehrpfad endet auch 2025 mit einem Besuch im Parlament, wo Expert*innen der Parlamentsdirektion und der Universität Wien Einblicke in das erweiterte Open Data-Angebot des Parlaments geben.
Den Abschluss der Veranstaltung bildet eine Führung durch das historische Gebäude mit besonderem Fokus auf die Parlamentsdaten.
Hinweis: Für den Zutritt ins Parlament ist eine extra Registrierung erforderlich.
Auf diesem Lehrpfades werden folgende Stationen besucht:

Bundesdenkmalamt
Wien Digital
Wiener Wasser
Urban Innovation Vienna
Stadtvermessung Wien
Wiener Linien
Parlament Österreich

Wann findet diese Veranstaltung statt?6. März 2025
Beginn: 13:00
Ende: 16:30
Zum Kalender hinzufügen

Coffee Chat "Von Datenflut zur Story – Kulturerbe digital vermitteln"
2025-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Wie können große Mengen an Kulturdaten so aufbereitet werden, dass sie verständlich, zugänglich und nachhaltig nutzbar sind? Welche digitalen Ansätze eignen sich, um kulturelles Erbe für unterschiedliche Zielgruppen erlebbar zu machen und wie hilft die Zusammenarbeit mit europäischen Partner:innen hierbei?
Im Coffee Chat “Von Datenflut zur Story – Kulturerbe digital vermitteln” am 6. März spricht Host Kasra Seirafi von Fluxguide über digitale Vermittlungsstrategien und gibt Einblicke in das Horizon Europe Cluster 2-Projekt MEMORISE. Das Projekt erforscht, wie Erinnerungen an die NS-Verfolgung – darunter über 80.000 digitalisierte Quellen – mithilfe interaktiver Technologien bewahrt und in Bildungs- und Gedenkkontexten genutzt werden können.
Das Thema ist besonders relevant für alle, die sich mit Horizon Europe Cluster 2 oder dem Digital Europe Programme beschäftigen: Digitale Technologien spielen eine Schlüsselrolle in der Bewahrung und Vermittlung von Kulturerbe und gesellschaftlichem Wandel.
Sei dabei und diskutiere mit uns!

Open Data Expo 2025
2025-03-05 09:00 - 13:00 | FH Technikum Wien
Anlässlich des internationalen Open Data Days 2025 laden die FH Technikum Wien und die Wirtschaftsagentur Wien zur 4. Open Data Expo am 5. März 2025 ein. Auch in diesem Jahr lautet das Motto “Daten erleben und begreifen”. Dabei werden zahlreiche Anwendungen und Projekte präsentiert, die auf öffentlich zugänglichen Daten basieren. Teilnehmer*innen der Open Data Expo haben die Möglichkeit, in 3 Gruppen zu je 20 Personen die Zentrale des Wiener Luftmessnetzes zu besuchen. Zusätzlich werden Workshops angeboten.

Programm

09:00 bis 09:20 Uhr: Eröffnung
09:20 bis 13:00 Uhr: freie Besichtigung der Stände und Projekte der Open Data Expo
09:30 Uhr: Netzwerktreffen “DataConnect Community AT” / “DataBusiness Community AT”, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, Stadt Wien, Gaia-X Hub Austria, Data Intelligence Offensive, Know-Center, Hörsaal HS_F0.02
11:00 Uhr: Workshop “Datenanalyse und Visualisierung”, FH Technikum Wien, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, EDV-Saal EDV_F2.02
ab 11:00 Uhr: Besuche der Zentrale des Wiener Luftmessnetzes:

11:00 Uhr: Gruppe 1
11:45 Uhr: Gruppe 2
12:30 Uhr: Gruppe 3

EGI Access Call
2025-03-04 | Online
The Offer
A Collaborative Path to the Digital Era

Selected applications will be granted sponsored access and use of EGI services and resources. EGI offers compute and storage resources, compute platform services, data management services, and related user support and training through this call. The resources and services offered via this grant are sponsored by various national funding agencies and are free to access for the use cases selected through the call. Please note that we cannot provide access to specific data sets through this Call.
Selection and Results

EGI supports the integration of new scientific use case applications in the EGI Federated Infrastructure under the following new conditions:

Proposals for scientific use cases will go through a review by independent experts from the EGI Federation. As part of this review, the main objectives, the overall level of maturity and feasibility of the use case will be evaluated. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the evaluation within three weeks from the submission date.
If the outcome is positive, EGI will run a match-making process aiming to identify the most suitable service providers and allocate the required resources. These resources can be national or international, depending on the coverage of the request and its expected impact.
Experts from EGI will monitor the integration plans of the use case regularly, providing assistance and support to address technical issues and disseminate outstanding results.

Timeline

Submissions of scientific use cases can be made at any time.
Typically, evaluations and notifications are expected within one month from the submission. However, please be aware that this timeline may vary depending on the specific circumstances of your application.

Teaching what we Practice – Open Science in Higher Education
2025-02-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Teaching what we practice means emphasizing the importance of integrating Open Science principles into academic teaching. The relevance of these practices lies in fostering a learning environment that mirrors the evolving landscape of scientific research. By embracing Open Science in higher education, instructors can teach students not only theoretical knowledge but also practical skills in transparent, accessible, and reproducible research. This approach includes employing open science practices such as filling out a pre-registration form, making students aware that sharing materials and data is helpful, and highlighting the importance of replications. As higher education institutions increasingly adopt these practices, they prepare students for a future where open and collaborative research is the norm, bridging the gap between academic training and real-world scientific practices. Lastly, current students seem to be open to open science practices anyways – creating a winning setting.

FAIRfest: Celebrating advancements of FAIR solutions in EOSC
2025-02-20 - 2025-02-21 | Madurodam, Madurodam, The Hague, Netherlands
FAIR-IMPACT and FAIRCORE4EOSC partners are glad to invite the broad European research community to FAIRfest, a festival celebrating advancements of FAIR solutions in the European Open Science research landscape.
FAIR in Europe and Worldwide
The Festival will take place on the 20th and 21st of February 2025 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The event is tied up with the 19th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25), and will be an opportunity for the European community to meet with the IDCC international audience to learn and debate aound the latest achievements around:

F for Findability: Persistent Identifiers & Knowledge Graphs
A for Accessibility: Semantic Artefacts
I for Interoperability: from the technical to legal interoperability
R for Reusability: Certification, metrics & guidelines for FAIR data and software

A true Festival, with Marketplace
Adopters and implementers of FAIR enabling solutions, tools, methodologies and practices will do a showcase in a marketplace-like settled area. You will have the chance to go around stands, coffee tables and poster areas, stop at those that grab your attention and ask all your questions to those who already “did it”. You’ll get demonstrations of the FAIRCORE4EOSC components, you’ll listen to stories of implementation of the FAIR techniques in real research scenarios from the teams who received support from the FAIR-IMPACT support programme, and you’ll meet FAIR Champions, FAIR ambassadors, interoperability experts and practitioners.
Standing Keynotes, real-life adopters: the agenda
Four plenary sessions will be mixed up with parallel, technical sessions. Standing keynotes will kick-start provocative discussion items, and case studies and use cases will be described during two parallel sessions in the afternoon of day 1. The wide-ranging agenda is conceived to leave you time to think, discuss, and enjoy food, coffee, tea and company.
Never visited Madurodam? Then come!
The FAIRFest is taking place in Madurodam (www.madurodam.nl), a beautiful miniature park in the Scheveningen district of The Hague. It is home to a range of 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch landmarks, historical cities and large developments. Join us for a unique opportunity to also have a special dinner in the charming atmosphere of the park!
Register now

Target audience: Researchers and data practitioners, data stewards, data service providers and repository managers, research performing organisation staff, open science national level initiatives, and representatives of projects, initiatives, and actors in both EOSC and FAIR ecosystems.
Venue: Madurodam, George Maduroplein 1, 2584 RZ The Hague, The Netherlands

19th International Digital Curation Conference
2025-02-17 - 2025-02-19 | The Hague
The 19th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25) will take place in The Hague, the Netherlands between 17-19 February 2025.
About the International Digital Curation Conference
The International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC) is an established annual event with a unique place in the digital curation community, reaching out to individuals, organisations and institutions across all disciplines and domains involved in curating data and providing an opportunity to get together with like-minded data practitioners to discuss policy and practice.
Workshop submissions are now open
As part of our IDCC25 programme, we invite submissions for in-person and online workshops. Workshops are events taking place before the main IDCC conference, on Monday 17 February 2025.
In the past the workshops have focused on practical, hands-on work, often being used for training. If you have an established tool or working practice that yields results in the world of research data management, you are also welcome to submit an application and show everyone how it works!
This year we are offering organisers the opportunity to host a workshop in person or online. Learn more about Workshop formats and the submission process via the Workshop page.
Calls for papers, lightning talks and posters have all been extended!
Submissions for papers and lightning talks have been extended to 11 August 2024. Poster submissions are now open until 15 September 2024.

Tools and Services to improve the quality of Research Software
2025-02-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Online
EVERSE is running an interactive online workshop which aims to examine which tools and services researchers use to improve the quality of research software, and how they use them. The workshop is titled “Evaluating Tools and Services to improve the quality of research software” and will take place on Monday 10 February 2025 between 10:00 and 16:00 CET.
The workshop is open to those who work with or develop research software and want to uphold high-quality standards regarding FAIRness, sustainability, portability, testing, security, etc. Both non-EVERSE and EVERSE members are welcome. Members belonging to any of the 5 EOSC Science Clusters are also encouraged to take part.
The workshop will provide opportunities for knowledge exchange and discussion on relevant tools used to improve the quality of research software. It will also allow participants to learn from other communities, capture existing practices, and identify gaps in available tooling.
A draft agenda and further details will be circulated closer to the date.
The event will last a full day, but participants are welcome to attend for as long as possible if full attendance is not an option due to other commitments.

Register here

International Love Data Week
2025-02-10 - 2025-02-14
The 2025 theme is “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?” Take a minute to think about who owns data compared to who uses data. Different groups – like researchers, the government, companies, or organizations – may collect data. They could own it, share it, publish it online, or combine it. This year’s Love Data Week wants us to ask ‘Whose Data is it Anyway?’ This helps us remember to think about where the data came from before using it. Use this theme to have fun with your audience using data games or game shows. You could also use it to help people learn more about data literacy. Or you could talk about being responsible when dealing with important issues involving data. We’ve created a ready-to-use social media post. Simply download (or right-click) the square image and use it along with the text below to share this year’s event with your community on any social media platform.
Save the date! Love Data Week is February 10-14, 2025. Sign up for email updates at https://myumi.ch/ICPSRLoveDataWeekIntl. #LoveData25
Events and activities
The 2025 events are being planned and will be posted closer to the start of Love Data Week. Want to see what events were held last year? View all 2024 Love Data Week events and activities that happened locally and virtually around the world.
Ideas for Activities

Data citation
Fact-checking and accounting for misuse of data
Finding data sources
Transparency of AI
Data governance and management
Data sovereignty, such as Indigenous data
Pros/cons of sharing data
Copyright and other intellectual property associated with data

Looking for a listing of ICPSR-specific Love Data Week events or the popular “Adopt-a-Dataset” activity? Visit the Love Data Week with ICPSR page.
Submit an event listing
Are you hosting an event or activity for Love Data Week 2025? Look for the link in early 2025 to submit your information to be included in the official Love Data Week events and activities list. Questions? Contact LoveDataWeek@umich.edu .

Skills4EOSC Workshop: Science4Policy - Bridging the gap between research and decision-making
2025-01-30 - 2025-01-31 | CNR, Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Roma, 00185, Italy
What

Communicating science effectively is becoming increasingly crucial in empowering society to take evidence-informed decisions to address its challenges, especially in the context of evidence-informed policymaking (often referred to as “science4policy”).
The SKILLS4EOSC two-day interactive workshop aims to enhance researchers’ communication skills and facilitate dialogue with policymakers by upskilling communication competencies through theoretical learning and practical application.

Who

Are you a scientist, communicator or policy enthusiast and want to bridge the gap between research and decision-making? Join this interactive workshop to improve your skills in science communication in the context of policy making!
The ideal participants are researchers – in any field – wishing to improve their ability to interact with policy makers. They can be already involved in science4policy activities or simply motivated to start a journey into this new realm. In the registration form they should provide their motivation and experience in the field.

BERD Academy: Open Education for Research with (unstructured) Business, Economics and Related Data
2025-01-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Big Data took the world by storm, Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic across research disciplines. Working with these data can be a challenge. Especially for researchers in Business, Economics and Social Sciences, who graduated just a few years ago when most study programs covered mainly or exclusively ‘traditional’ data collection methods such as surveys with structured, tabular data. To unlock the research potential of new data sources by applying fitting methods, education is needed. The BERD Academy is the training outlet of the consortium for Business, Economics, and Related Data in the National Research Data Infrastructure (BERD@NFDI). In this talk, we will present how a wide range of offers in flexible formats fulfills the needs of researchers and research data providers. We want to discuss, how educational content can unlock research potential and how open education can foster open science.

ISC General Assembly
2025-01-29 - 2025-01-30 | Muscat
The ISC General Assembly is the premier occasion for ISC Members and Affiliated Bodies, Fellows and partners from all domains of science and regions of the world to meet for cross-disciplinary, strategic discussions on challenges and priorities for international cooperation in science. The ISC General Assembly meets in ordinary session every four years.
The Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue, which takes place on 27–28 January, is the segment of the ISC General Assembly focusing on science and is open to a wider public.
The 2025 ISC General Assembly will be hosted by our Member, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Oman, on 26–30 January 2025. It is the first in-person General Assembly of the ISC since the creation of the organization in July 2018.

Data Research Austria Roadshow
2025-01-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Wien
As in previous years, the ÖAW accompanies the tender with a roadshow for all interested people from research institutions in Vienna (cooperation partners: BMBWF, Statistik Austria, WWTF). The event will take place on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 13:00-16:00 at WU Wien. Further details, the program, and the registration form can be found in the “Roadshow 2025” section of the Data:Research:Austria page.

Horizon Europe Projects and the RDA
2025-01-24 | Online
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Europe is undertaking a survey to better understand how Horizon Europe projects use RDA outputs and recommendations, as well as how these activities map onto EOSC priority areas. Submit your answers here

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for advanced data enrichment
2025-01-22 17:00 | Online
ExpectedOutcome:
Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

The European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) is widely used by European cultural heritage professionals and researchers[1] for metadata enrichment of digital cultural heritage objects[2].
Scientific and professional value as well as intellectual property and other associated rights are effectively embedded in the digital objects of the ECCCH throughout the digital content production chain, thus enabling and boosting cooperation, sharing and re-use.
European cultural heritage professionals and researchers are aware and make use of new collaboration- and business models based on values and rights embedded in the digital objects throughout the multi-actor value chain.
European cultural heritage professionals and researchers are provided with clear information as well as targeted training modules on the innovative tools and methods developed.

Scope:
This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for advanced data enrichment. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

Metadata enrichment
Embedding scientific and professional value as well as IP and other associated rights throughout the digital content production chain
Collaboration- and business models based on the multi-actor value chain

Leitfaden zur digitalen Datensparsamkeit – Vorstellung und Diskussion
2025-01-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Die stetig wachsende Bedeutung des Forschungsdatenmanagements sowie die Technologisierung fast aller Bereiche der Geistes- und besonders der Naturwissenschaften führt zu immer größeren Mengen an Forschungsdaten. Auch wenn dies u.a. im Sinne der Nachnutzbarkeit vorhandener Forschungsergebnisse eine sehr begrüßenswerte Entwicklung darstellt, so bringt sie dennoch auch technische und organisatorische Herausforderungen für Forschungsdatenmanager*innen mit sich. Hierzu zählt ein Mehr an erforderlichen Ressourcen in allen Phasen des Forschungsdatenlebenszyklus, sowohl in technischer, wie in personeller Hinsicht; auch können juristische und ethische Herausforderungen entstehen oder schlicht und einfach der Überblick verlorengehen.Vor diesem Hintergrund hat der Arbeitskreis Forschungsdatenmanagement in Baden-Württemberg (AK FDM) in Zusammenarbeit mit der Landesinitiative für Forschungsdaten bwFDM einen Leitfaden veröffentlicht, der praktische Ansätze liefert, wie durch digitale Datensparsamkeit notwendige technische und organisatorische Ressourcen reduziert werden können. In dieser Veranstaltung werden Dr. Sophie Habinger und Maximilian Heber (Landesinitiative bwFDM) zunächst die Hintergründe und Kernelemente des Leitfadens vorstellen. Anschließend freuen wir uns auf Ihre Fragen und laden zu einer Diskussion rund um das Thema Digitale Datensparsamkeit ein. Der Leitfaden ist in folgenden Fassungen erschienen:

Leitfaden zur digitalen Datensparsamkeit. (2024). O-Bib. Das offene Bibliotheksjournal Herausgeber VDB, 11(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.5282/o-bib/6036
Ausführlichere Fassung mit Praxisbeispielen(Zenodo)
Englische Übersetzung der ausführlicheren Fassung(Zenodo)

Zeit und Ort:
21. Jänner 2025, 10 – 11 Uhr
Zielgruppe:
Forschende in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Personal aus der Forschungsunterstützung
Sprache:
Deutsch
Vortragende:
Sophie Habinger und Maximilian Heber, Uni Konstanz
Registrierung:
Um an dem Webinar teilzunehmen, registrieren Sie sich hier.
Materialien:
Die Materialien zu diesem Webinar werden nachher hier zur Verfügung gestellt.

Sixth Meeting of the UNESCO Working Group on Open Science Infrastructures – Open Science and AI
2025-01-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Online
The 6th meeting of the UNESCO Working Group on Open Science Infrastructures will take place online, on Monday 20 January 2025 from 1:30 – 3pm Paris time. Please find the registration link here.
This meeting will focus on the intersection of AI with open science, with the purpose of discussing the development of a Factsheet/Guidance on AI and Open Science as part of the UNESCO’s Open Science Toolkit. Please find the agenda for this meeting attached.
The reports of the previous meetings of this Working Groups are available here.

EOSC Winter School 2025
2025-01-20 - 2025-01-24 | Spain
The EOSC Winter School is an initiative by EOSC-A, with the support of the EOSC Focus project, taken up in response to collaboration needs among Horizon Europe EOSC-related projects.
The EOSC Winter School was conceptualised following a suggestion at the European Commission’s June 2023 coordination meeting, which identified a significant collaboration gap in the Horizon Europe EOSC-related projects.
A roundup of the Winter School 2024, photos, and the official report can be found here.

Webinar zur Ausschreibung Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen 2024
2025-01-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
In diesem Webinar erhalten Sie kompakte Informationen zur Ausschreibung Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen 2024 im Rahmen der beiden EU Missionen SOIL und WATERS.
Mit der Initiative der FFG zur Förderung von Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen soll in Österreich die Basis für exzellente Forschung sowohl für Einrichtungen für Forschung und Wissensverbreitung als auch für Unternehmen gestärkt und damit die internationale Positionierung der österreichischen Forschungs- und Innovationsaktivitäten im Rahmen der EU Missionen SOIL and WATERS verbessert werden. Die Ausschreibung adressiert somit sowohl Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen für Grundlagenforschung als auch für anwendungsorientierte Forschung und Entwicklung.
Wir freuen uns über Ihre Anmeldung. Sie erfahren mehr über die inhaltlichen und strukturellen Rahmenbedingungen der Ausschreibung. Angemeldete erhalten den Link zum Zoom-Meeting per Email zugesandt.

Fokusgruppe Publikationsberatung Online Treffen
2025-01-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
In der Fokusgruppe möchten wir aufbauend auf unseren vielfältigen Erfahrungen in der Open-Access-Beratung den Austausch zu verschiedenen Aspekten des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens fördern. Ziel ist es, Erfahrungen aus der eigenen Beratungspraxis auszutauschen, neue relevante Themen für die Publikationsberatung zu identifizieren und gemeinsam Ideen für die Schaffung attraktiver Angebote und entsprechender Materialien zu entwickeln.
Neben einem ersten Austausch und dem Sammeln und Priorisieren von Themen soll bei diesem Treffen auch ein erstes konkretes Thema besprochen werden:
* Wie überzeugt man Forschende und Studierende, unsere Beratungsangebote zu nutzen? Welche Incentives, wie zum Beispiel ECTS-Punkte oder Zertifikate, können angeboten werden?
Die Fokusgruppe will den Austausch und die Vernetzung von Personen im gesamten DACH-Raum fördern, die im Kontext von Publikationsberatung und Forschungsunterstützung tätig sind. Weitere Informationen zur Fokusgruppe, die Möglichkeit zur Anmeldung für die Mailingliste, zur Kontaktaufnahme mit den Organisator:innen sowie Zugangsdaten für das Online-Treffen finden sich hier: https://open-access.network/vernetzen/digitale-fokusgruppen/fokusgruppe-publikationsberatung
Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Blog des open-access.network<https://open-access.network/blog/publikationsberatung-in-der-praxis-vernetzung-austausch-weiterbildung>
Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch mit Ihnen/Euch!

Shaping resilient futures: Open science and data policies for crisis preparedness, response, and recovery
2025-01-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
The escalating frequency and severity of health emergencies, natural hazards, disasters, and geopolitical crises underscore the critical need for evidence-based approaches to preparedness, response, and recovery. These crises have far-reaching humanitarian impacts, disrupting lives and livelihoods worldwide and necessitating coordinated, timely interventions across local, national, regional, and global levels. In response, UNESCO has partnered with the Committee on Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council (ISC) to explore how the principles of open science, as articulated in the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, can inform the development of effective policies for data collection, analysis, and sharing during crises. This initiative aligns with existing international frameworks and policies, emphasizing the role of open science in fostering resilient and informed responses. As part of this effort, the UNESCO-CODATA Data Policies for Times of Crisis Facilitated by Open Science (DPTC) project has produced practical resources, including a factsheet, a guidance document, and a checklist. These tools, integrated into the UNESCO Open Science Toolkit, are designed to facilitate the implementation of the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation and empower stakeholders to adopt robust data practices for crisis management. This webinar will present key findings from UNESCO’s global consultation on crisis data policies and showcase the resources developed to support open, transparent, and reliable data governance in times of crisis.

Cluster Forschungsdaten Expo 2025
2025-01-16 | Kuppelsaal, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, 4.OG., Wien, 1040, Austria
Der Cluster Forschungsdaten lädt herzlich zur Expo am Donnerstag, dem 16. Jänner 2025 an die TU Wien. Der thematische Schwerpunkt wird auf Forschungsinformationssysteme, Forschungsdatenmanagement und forschungsunterstützende Infrastrukturen gelegt.
Die Veranstaltung soll auf nationaler Ebene Infrastrukturen, Services, Projekten und Anwendungsfällen eine Bühne bieten, stellt eine Kooperationsplattform dar und dient als Netzwerkveranstaltung.
Das Programm beinhaltet eine Bandbreite an Vorträgen, Produktdemonstrationen, Posterpräsentationen und Workshops, um die unterschiedlichen und breitgefächerten Infrastrukturen, Tools und Services aus Österreich vorzustellen. Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer interdisziplinär besetzten Podiumsdiskussion und einem Vernetzungsprogramm am Abend. Am Folgetag besteht die Möglichkeit für Arbeitsgruppentreffen.
Zielpublikum sind operative und strategische Akteure, sowie Forschende im weiteren Umfeld von Forschungsdatenmanagement, forschungsunterstützenden Services, Open Science und EOSC-Aktivitäten.

LAUNCH EVENT - 2nd OSCARS Open Call for Open Science projects
2025-01-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
We are pleased to invite you to the launch event of the OSCARS 2nd Open Call for Open Science projects and services, to be held online, on Friday, 15 November 2024, from 11:00 to 12:30 CET.
This is the last of the two calls (total worth ~16 million EUR) foreseen in the frame of the OSCARS project to support research communities from any scientific domain to take up open science and foster the involvement of scientists in EOSC.
The 1st OSCARS Open Call concluded in July resulting in a total of 58 projects being selected for funding (read more). Some of them will be presented during the event.
Researchers from all scientific disciplines are welcome to apply to the 2nd OSCARS Open Call before January 15th, 2025, with proposals for the development of Open Science projects or services, that together will drive the uptake of FAIR-data-intensive research throughout the European Research Area (ERA).
Projects are funded with a lump sum between 100,000 EUR and 250,000 EUR, and can be proposed in the fields of any of the Science Clusters and beyond, by any researcher or group of researchers.
By the end of OSCARS, it is expected that a series of valuable scientific results and services will be available, leading to an increased uptake of Open Science by researchers and to promote cross-border and cross-domain cooperation in the long run.
During the event, participants will learn more about the scope and content of the call, and will be welcome to raise any question about the call and the application process.

Exploring Costs and Incentives for Data Management: Perspectives, Tools, and the Role of Funders
2025-01-15 09:00 - 23:00 | Online
The “Exploring Costs and Incentives for Data Management: Perspectives, Tools, and the Role of Funders” will take place on 15th January 2025 from 09:00-11:00 CET. Registration for the workshop is free but mandatory.
Join us for an insightful workshop on the costs and incentives of data management. This workshop unites a diverse panel of stakeholders to examine data management practices through multiple lenses.
The workshop will cover perspectives from researchers on time spent on data management, costing tools, policy, and funders’ experiences in incentivising data management through policy and support mechanisms.

WOOC 2025: Call for contribution and participation now open
2025-01-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Online
OpenCitations and the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information have announced that the call for participation and contributions for the 2025 edition of the Workshop on Open Citations and Open Scholarly Metadata (WOOC 2025) is now open.
The event will take place in Bologna from 28-29 May 2025 and will be hosted by the University of Bologna, one of the signatories of the Barcelona Declaration and Chair of the CoARA Italian National Chapter. GraspOS Members will attend the event, and the Consortium will meet for its plenary meeting in Bologna in the following days.
May 28 will be dedicated entirely to the “Bologna Meeting on Open Research Information”, aimed at encouraging signatories and supporters of the Barcelona Declaration and other interested bodies to develop a common roadmap that articulates the outcomes of the recent Paris Conference on Open Research Information.
May 29 will feature invited contributions in addition to presentations and a poster session dedicated to participants selected in the call for contributions. The theme of the 2025 edition of the workshop is “Open Access of Research Information”.
The event will bring together a diverse community of researchers, scholarly publishers, funders, policymakers, institutions, and open citations advocates.
The call is open until 13 January 2025. Further details on the event, as well as the selection criteria and submission guidelines for proposals, can be found here.

4th EOSC Support Office Austria General Assembly
2024-12-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Aula am Campus at the University of Vienna, Aula am Campus Hof 1.11, Wien, 1090
We are pleased to announce that the fourth General Assembly of the EOSC Support Office Austria will take place on December 17, 2024, at the Aula am Campus, University of Vienna. This event brings together members of the EOSC SOA community to review achievements over the past year, elect new representatives to governing bodies, and discuss the strategic direction for the future.
It will be a key moment for advancing shared goals within the EOSC SOA community and fostering stronger collaboration across diverse areas, including Open Science, data stewardship, and research infrastructure. The General Assembly will provide an opportunity to report on developments and to strengthen the community’s impact in supporting Austria’s engagement within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
Agenda:
12:45-13:15 – Registration and Arrival
13:15 Short Greeting with Icebreaker via Slido (5 mins)
13:20 Welcome – (5 mins) – Andreas Brandtner, Director of the University of Vienna Library
13:25 Opening – (15 mins) – Ilire Hasani-Mavriqi and Barbara Sánchez Solís, First and Second Chairs of General Assembly
13:40 EOSC SOA Steering Committee – (10 mins) -Beate Guba
13:50 The Year in Review (Summary of EOSC SOA Secretariat and Management Board activities) – (10 mins) – Matthias Schwarz, Management Board
14:00 Welcome to New Partners – (10 mins) – Matthias Schwarz
14:10 ACONET Association – (10 mins) – Petra Karlhuber
14:20 Official Business & Voting – (40 mins) – Ilire Hasani-Mavriqi
15:00 Coffee and Snack Break – (30 mins)
15:30 Keynote Speakers: Jiri Marek, Sarah Davies, Sara Garavelli – (3x 10 min input – 30 mins)
16:00 Panel Discussion and Q&A with Keynote Speakers – (40 mins) – Meghan Bohardt, EOSC SOA Secretariat
16:40 Short feedback survey via Slido (5 mins)
16:45 Closing Remarks + Recognition of Guests of Honor – (20 mins) – Stefan Hanslik, Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and Education
Break
18:00 Meet at Christmas Market on the University of Vienna Campus (optional)

Registration:
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Global consultation: Developing data policies for crisis facilitated by open science
2024-12-16 23:59 | Online
UNESCO in partnership with the Committee on Data (CODATA) is launching a consultation to explore how the principles of open science could guide efficient policies for data sharing in times of crisis.

As the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent disasters and geopolitical conflicts have revealed, deficiencies in the capacity of science to integrate data readily and efficiently into crisis preparation, response, and recovery policy and actions significantly limit the capacity of scientists and policymakers to have full information.
UNESCO has partnered with the Committee on Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council (ISC) to explore how the principles of open science as outlined in the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science could guide efficient and effective policies for data sharing in times of crisis taking into account existing international policies and action frameworks.
The UNESCO-CODATA Data Policy for Times of Crisis Facilitated by Open Science (DPTC) project aims at developing guidance and tools for data policy required to address crises within the framework of the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation. The DPTC’s work is designed to contribute to the UNESCO Open Science Toolkit.
Comprising a factsheet, a guidance document, and a checklist for data policies for times of crisis facilitated by open science, these resources are intended to assist policymakers, scientists and other stakeholders to design the most efficient data policies for times of crisis not only addressing immediate response needs but also preparedness and long-term recovery.

Share your inputs and comments

UNESCO and CODATA are inviting all interested stakeholders to review and provide feedback as well as sharing comments and other inputs to the following three documents:

Factsheet for developing data policies for times of crisis facilitated by open science
Guidance for the development of data policies for times of crisis facilitated by open science
Checklist for developing data policies for times of crisis facilitated by open science

Share your feedback by downloading the PDFs and commenting directly on the PDFs or as text, and emailing it to openscience@unesco.org .
The deadline for comments is Monday 16 December 2024. Your participation and contributions are sincerely appreciated.
Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact us at openscience@unesco.org
Please place in the subject line of your e-mail the following: “Feedback on data policies for times of crisis”
More information:

UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
UNESCO Open Science Toolkit
UNESCO-CODATA Working Group on Data Policies for Times of Crises

EIT HEI Initiative Call for Proposals
2024-12-12 17:00 | Online
The EIT HEI Initiative Call for Proposals 2024 has a strong focus on enhancing the quality and competitiveness of European higher education. It will improve research and technology transfer from higher education and support business creation through strengthening collaboration between HEIs and business partners across Europe.
This call aims to fund up to 42 projects, with each selected project having a total duration of 25 months and an overall budget of EUR 1.34 million. The funding will be distributed across two phases:

Phase 1 (1 April to 31 December 2025): Up to EUR 540,000
Phase 2 (1 January 2026 to 30 April 2027): Up to EUR 800,000*

*Phase 2 funding is subject to the successful completion of Phase 1 activities and the EIT’s approval of the 2026-2027 Grant Agreement.
The call will incorporate a two-strand approach, where applicants will need to select one of the following strands to apply to:

Strand A: Innovation and entrepreneurship capacity building at higher education institutions (HEIs).
Strand B: Innovation and entrepreneurship capacity building at HEIs for the enhancement of Deep Tech.

Application deadline: 12 December 2024, 17:00 CET

OA-Repositorien und Forschungsinformationssysteme
2024-12-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Online
Am 11.Dezember 2024, 10:00 Uhr lädt das Projekt „Pro-OAR-DE“ zum zweiten virtuellen Vernetzungsforum ein, um Lösungsansätze für die Zusammenarbeit von Forschungsinformationssystemen (FIS/CRIS) und institutionellen Repositorien zu erarbeiten.
Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Open-Access-Beauftragte, Repositorien-Manager und Führungskräfte von Bibliotheken und Rechenzentren. Neben Experteninputs stehen intensive Kleingruppenarbeiten im Fokus, deren Ergebnisse in eine praxisnahe Handreichung einfließen werden.
Das seit Herbst 2023 laufende, BMBF-geförderte Projekt hat bereits zentrale technische und servicebezogene Herausforderungen identifiziert und erste Ergebnisse veröffentlicht.
