International Data Week 2025
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-16 | Brisbane, Australia
The International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) are delighted to announce the International Data Week 2025: Trusted Research Data Driving Innovation and a Better World taking place on 13–16 October 2025, in Brisbane, Australia.

IDW 2025 will be hosted by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) with assistance from the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

Register now: EOSC-A 11th General Assembly
2025-10-10 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
The 11th General Assembly meeting of the EOSC Association will be held online on the morning of Friday, 10 October 2025. Register by Friday, 3 October 2025 to attend the meeting.
This GA will focus on the Association’s ongoing dialogue with the European Commission and the Member States concerning the future governance and financing models for EOSC post-2027.
The meeting will also serve to update you on the first draft of the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework, and a possible 10th Framework Programme. We hope to brief you on any relevant positions taken by the countries and the new or continuing legal instruments available for the evolution of EOSC and the EOSC Federation.

Open Science Conference 2025
2025-10-08 - 2025-10-09 | Hamburg
The Open Science Conference is an annual international conference dedicated to the Open Science movement. It provides a unique forum for researchers, data stewards, librarians, practitioners, infrastructure providers, policy makers, and other important stakeholders to discuss the latest and future developments in Open Science. In 2025, the conference returns to its roots and takes place as a face-to-face event in Hamburg again.
This year’s conference will have a special focus on the intersection between Open Science and AI. The rapid integration of artificial intelligence and corresponding tools into scientific research poses both new challenges but also opportunities for Open Science practices. This requires a reflection on how this can be aligned with transparency, accessibility, reproducibility, and reusability as core principles of Open Science.
The Open Science Conference is hosted by the Leibniz Strategy Forum Open Science and organised under the lead of the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.

Programme Committee

Marie Alavi / Nicolaus Wilder (Kiel University)
Eileen Clancy / Tim Errington (Center of Open Science)
Daniel Mietchen (FIZ Karlsruhe)
Jan Rörden (German Institute for Global and Area Studies)
Guido Scherp (ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics)
Michela Vignoli (University of Vienna)

Shape the Future of Research Data Curation in Europe!
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-02 | Leuven
Join us in Leuven, Belgium, on October 1-2, 2025, for a transformative 2-day workshop to establish the European Expert Curation Network!
Are you passionate about research data curation, quality management, and long-term preservation? Do you want to be at the forefront of shaping FAIR and TRUST principles for the future? This is your chance to collaborate with leading experts and make a lasting impact.

Why Attend?
The EOSC EDEN project invites research data curation and long-term preservation experts to a hands-on workshop where we will:

Lay the foundations of a European Expert Curation Network.
Share expertise, experiences, and best practices.
Build a collaborative vision for advancing data curation and long-term preservation across disciplines and repositories.

This workshop is the first of two events designed to bring together experts from diverse domains, including organizations, repositories (generalist/specialist), collections, and digital object types. Together, we aim to harmonize curation practices and address the challenges of ensuring that data remains FAIR over time.

Event Details
📅 Dates: October 1-2, 2025
📍 Venue: Leuven, Belgium
💡 Travel Support Available: We will be offering travel support for selected participants. Participants will be selected based on criteria to ensure a balanced and diverse representation. This includes expertise in research data curation and long-term preservation, as well as coverage across disciplines, organization types, and digital object types.

Who Should Attend?
We are looking for approx. 20 experts with:

Expertise in research data curation, quality management, or long-term preservation.
Representation across organizations, repositories, collections, or digital object types.
A commitment to advancing FAIR+Time and TRUST principles.

If you and your organization are ready to lead the way in long-term FAIR data practices, this workshop is for you!
A second workshop is planned in 2026, focusing more on training and endorsement of the EOSC EDEN project outcomes.

Why This Matters
Curation is the cornerstone of long-term digital preservation, yet it remains a challenge for many institutions. By establishing a European Expert Curation Network, we aim to:

Address gaps in expertise and experience.
Provide a platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange.
Harmonize curation practices across disciplines and repositories.
Ensure data remains accessible and reusable as technology evolves.

This initiative is part of the EOSC EDEN project, which will develop and establish a framework to identify what data are candidates for long-term preservation based on use, benefit, and quality and a model for re-appraisal points along data lifecycle and test usability. EOSC EDEN will identify practices to support the creation of curation, long-term preservation, and access strategies in Europe. In collaboration with our sister project FIDELIS, we will work to facilitate the sustainable embedding of the European Expert Curation Network to ensure its long-term growth after the conclusion of the project.

Mark Your Calendar!
📅 Dates: October 1-2, 2025
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking initiative that will shape the future of research data curation in Europe.
To stay tuned for more details and the official call for contributions, make sure to subscribe to the FIDELIS & EOSC EDEN newsletter! See the sign-up form at the bottom of our homepage.

Contact
For more information about the workshop or the EOSC EDEN project, feel free to reach out to us:
📧 Email: pmo.eden(at)postit.csc.fi
🌐 Website: https://eden-fidelis.eu/

ERIS 2025
2025-09-29 - 2025-09-30 | Bulgaria
Since 2005 the Association for the Development of Information Society jointly with the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Science launched the EIS conference (Education in the Information Society). Initially, it was intended to serve as a forum attracting educational topics capturing the fast development of learning technologies but in 2013 it was rebranded to Education and Research in the Information Society (ERIS). During that initial period various topics on emerging technologies such as E-learning and education support systems, Serious games and virtual reality, Web technologies and cloud computing, Social networks and security of the Web environment, User modelling and user-adaptive systems, Natural language processing and information retrieval, Big data management and analysis, Knowledge discovery from data and text, Approaches for addressing cultural diversity and users with special needs, Innovative systems for e-governance, e-health and e-libraries, Social and legal aspects of the information society were discussed.
The forum targeted mainly leading research from Bulgarian academic institutions, adding to the programme contributions by invited speakers.
Responding to the interest beyond Bulgaria, since 2021 the ERIS conference was again updated with a new look and structure, and a vision to become again one of the leading computer science events in South-Eastern Europe.
The conference has several strengths:

Possibility to publish your work.
Useful feedback: The conference follows a thorough review process – each paper is reviewed by two members of the international programme committee.
Reasonable registration fees: Being supported by ADIS, the conference also has a very moderate conference fee.
Offering state-of-the-art content: the cycle for submitting and selecting papers is compact which allows project research with new results to be presented very expediently.

9th Open Science Retreat: 23-24 September 2025 – apply now! “Diamond OA: Utopian Dream or the Only Fair Future?”
2025-09-23 - 2025-09-24 | Online
We cordially invite you to the 9th Open Science Retreat – this time with a focus on Diamond Open Access.
Diamond Open Access has gained increasing attention in recent years as a community-led, equitable model for scholarly publishing that aligns closely with the principles of Open Science. But is Diamond Open Access the long-awaited solution for equitable scholarly publishing – or merely an idealistic vision? This retreat critically explores the promises and limitations of Diamond OA, its role in advancing Open Science, and the role of the scientific community in the success of the model. A view on financing models and a spotlight on successful Diamond OA initiatives will provide practical insights into key success factors and persistent challenges.
To guide our discussions, we propose the following questions:

What can the contribution of Diamond OA be to addressing current challenges in scholarly publishing and where does its potential end?
What are effective strategies, recommendations, best practices or lessons-learnt to applying AI in a responsible manner for upholding the Open Science principles?
What policy and infrastructure conditions are necessary to ensure Diamond OA can flourish?

Join us for a critical examination of whether Diamond OA is an innovative model or simply the next battleground in the future of publishing. We are looking forward to an exciting retreat – be part of it!

ENRIO 2025
2025-09-22 - 2025-09-24 | Ljubljana
The ENRIO 2025 Congress in Ljubljana will continue the newly established series of biennial events addressing research integrity practice (RI) and the development of responsible research in Europe. ENRIO 2025 is organised by the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO) and University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The Congress is aimed at all experts in research integrity and research ethics, RI officers and practitioners, members of ethics and investigation committees, representatives of research funding organisations and sponsors, and all interested and involved in the enhancement and sustainable implementation of good RI practices and policies.
Thematically, the Congress will emphasise power dynamics in research and institutional responsibility to foster an open, safe and inclusive research environment as a foundation for RI in everyday practice. In a broader global context, this also implies the recognition of fairness, equity and diversity as essential components of RI, as outlined in the Cape Town Statement of 2022. Contributions will reflect the range of challenges, as well as practical and emerging solutions for prevention and awareness raising.

ІV International Conference “Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025”
2025-09-22 - 2025-09-23
The State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, in cooperation with TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library, and with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, is pleased to invite you to participate in the Fourth International Conference “Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025”, which will take place online on 22–23 October 2025. The event is organized within the framework of the International Open Access Week 2025.
The Fourth International Conference “Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025” aims to foster dialogue among stakeholders on the effective adoption of open science practices in Ukraine. Key challenges to be addressed during the event include ensuring sustainable and uninterrupted access to research infrastructure, open access to research outputs, enhancing the national research assessment system, and aligning national policies with the European Union’s requirements and best practices in open science, including standards for research data exchange.
The conference will provide an open space for professional exchange of experience, ideas, and best practices. It offers a unique opportunity for cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers, policymakers, infrastructure providers, innovators, and policy developers. The expected outcomes of the event include strengthened cooperation, the formation of new partnerships, and the development of a shared vision for integrating Ukrainian science into the European Research Area through open science and innovation mechanisms.

Using Generative AI (GenAI4EU ) for Scientific Research via EOSC
2025-09-18 17:00
Expected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

EOSC will make available the high-quality machine-readable scientific datasets to be consumed by machine-driven Generative AI applications at the service of science in line with the GenAI4EU[1] initiative and other key EU initiatives, like the Apply AI strategy.
EOSC will facilitate the pooling and sharing of high-value data sets originated from EOSC and other data spaces identified as priorities (including, but not limited to, public sector, health, climate, environmental, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, financial and mobility data). The large-scale actions supported by EOSC will include the creation of common data platforms enabling secure and compliant sharing and reuse of sensitive, confidential, proprietary and personal data, as well as large-scale experimentation based on Generative AI, in line with the GenAI4EU initiative and other key EU initiatives, like the Apply AI strategy.

Scope:
The scope of this call is to demonstrate and foster the use of Generative AI for Scientific Research, in line with the GenAI4EU initiative and other key EU initiatives, like the Apply AI strategy, throughout the research data lifecycle supported by EOSC. Generative AI can be used for activities such as writing, data generation and analysis, reporting and many others, for improving productivity. This enables lifting science beyond the human scale by facilitating the deployment and use of smart algorithms, machine learning and AI services onto the Web of FAIR Data. The awareness and readiness of using Generative AI for scientific research must be raised by training activities.
AI-powered natural language interfaces can transform the way researchers interact with open science infrastructures, how they discover and combine relevant data, software and application assets. EOSC should evolve towards offering such capabilities in ways that ensure unbiased and trustworthy responses. This includes adopting FAIR practices, for AI-trained models as well, to address challenges ranging from reproducibility to trustworthiness.
Open Data and Open Research Software are essential for reliable, trustworthy, and transparent GenAI. They ensure that datasets and algorithms are well-documented, accessible, and reproducible, enabling others to validate and understand GenAI algorithms. This transparency fosters trust, supports ethical standards, and ensures compliance with regulations, particularly important in the field of GenAI.
The proposals shall focus on all following aspects:

Enrich the EOSC federation with Generative AI tools for evaluating research data quality, ensuring trustworthiness across the European network of trusted repositories, accessible by humans, machines, and Generative AI services: formulate protocols and policies to facilitate effortless data access, processing, and provenance updates within EOSC’s repository and service network.
Support European research infrastructures to improve the FAIRness of their data, so that they are ready to be combined with data of infrastructures in scientifically neighbouring domains, in order to provide Generative AI-ready data.

conduct pilots to validate the effectiveness and accuracy of the Generative AI-driven data quality evaluation methods, iteratively improving and refining them based on feedback and real-world use cases and removing the potential biases inherited from the training data.

Run community engagement and support programmes for implementing Generative AI in scientific workflows via EOSC:

promote a sound training programme to facilitate the uptake and the use of Generative AI as a means to facilitate the FAIRification of data and data curation;
demonstrate how Generative AI can facilitate quality assessment of FAIR data;
advance the realization of machine-actionable (MA) research data and services, including AI-based systems;
propose protocols and policies to govern automatic data workflows within the network of repositories and services.

The proposals are expected to deliver on one or more of the following:

Develop, promote and support real-life use cases for Generative AI models in scientific research domains, in line with the GenAI4EU initiative and other key EU initiatives, like the Apply AI strategy, such as:

augment datasets in scientific fields that rely on image analysis, such as biology, astronomy, and materials science: by generating synthetic images that closely resemble real data, researchers can expand their datasets, improve model robustness, share anonymized version of sensitive data and generalize better to unseen scenarios;
learn the underlying patterns of complex time-series data, such as sensor readings in environmental monitoring or physiological signals in healthcare: by generating data samples that match the learned distribution, these models can detect anomalies or deviations from normal behaviour;
accelerate materials design and discovery by predicting the properties of new materials without the need for extensive experimental testing: these models can generate novel material structures with desired properties, such as strength, conductivity, or catalytic activity, based on learned relationships between material compositions and properties;
advance drug design and molecular modelling by generating novel molecular structures with desired pharmacological properties: these models can explore vast chemical spaces, predict the interactions between molecules and biological targets, and optimize drug candidates for efficacy and safety;
simulate complex systems and phenomena in various scientific domains, such as physics, chemistry, and ecology: by capturing the underlying dynamics and interactions of the system, these models can generate realistic simulations that mimic observed behaviour or predict future outcomes under different conditions.

The proposers should take into account and leverage on the results of relevant projects in the field, including AI4EOSC[2], iMagine[3], EOSC Data Commons[4], RI-SCALE[5], and other developments within the scope of the GenAI4EU initiative and other key EU initiatives, like the Apply AI strategy.
This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership for the European Open Science Cloud.
Proposals could consider the inclusion of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) research infrastructure in their research infrastructure portfolio for the creation and sharing or high-quality machine-readable scientific datasets to be consumed by machine-driven Generative AI applications. In this regard, the JRC will consider collaborating with any successful proposal.
[1] This call falls under the ‘GenAI4EU’ initiative as in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic And Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on boosting startups and innovation in trustworthy artificial intelligence ((COM(2024) 28 final of 24.1.2024).
[2] https://ai4eosc.eu/
[3] https://www.imagine-ai.eu/
[4] Grant no 101188179 from the call HORIZON-INFRA-2024-TECH-01
[5] Grant no 101188168 from the call HORIZON-INFRA-2024-TECH-01

Data stewards, skills and training for Open Science and FAIR practices
2025-09-18 17:00
Expected Outcome:Projects are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

Definition of consistent core curricula for data stewards throughout Europe, fostering the adoption of Open Science and FAIR principles.
Enhanced data steward skills, enhancing their ability to manage and interpret complex data.
Advancement of Open Science education throughout all research career stages. Creation and standardisation of open science curricula tailored to researchers at all career stages, promoting consistency and collaboration in Open Science practices.
Expansion and strengthening of existing competence networks, broadening their scope across countries and disciplines and improving their readiness to support the uptake of Open Science and of EOSC. Development of a sustainable coordination network model to support synergies and continued growth.
Mainstreaming transparent, aligned, and interoperable Open Science practices and promoting efficiency and trustworthiness in the management of FAIR digital objects.

Scope:The uptake of Open Science practices and of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) requires dedicated, professional profiles for data curation and data management, as well as equipping researchers with adequate skills and supporting them for the sharing and re-use of FAIR research digital objects. However, at present, data stewards and related profiles lack well-defined career paths, and data sharing and other open science practices are not fully mainstreamed within the research community and are often not recognised in research assessment practices.
The objective of this topic is to foster a stronger culture of Open Science and to address gaps related to the professionalisation of data stewards and to the acquisition and recognition of open science and data management skills at all career levels. This requires the identification of consistent core curricula for data stewards, together with the further development and coordination of competence centres at the European level.
Proposals are expected to cover the following activities:

Coordinating European-level actions to make data steward curricula management consistent and to propose mechanisms to monitor their suitability and possible evolution.
Enhancing data steward and researcher curricula with Open Science and FAIR practices, ensuring adaptability at the different contexts, levels and scientific domains of applicability.
Addressing diverse data steward levels, including support staff and researchers.
Collaborating with existing competence centres to foster Open Science and FAIR networks.
Leveraging national networks and related institutional initiatives for European-level coordination.
Launching outreach programs targeting early-career researchers and less-structured communities.
Offering support to countries and institutions that are underrepresented and bolstering national competence centre networks.

Proposals are expected to build on and align with the European Competence Framework for Researchers (ResearchComp)[1] and with the revised Charter for Researchers[2], which underline the importance of Open Science competences and practices in research careers. Proposals should also seek for synergies with the activities of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) in order to reach a better recognition of open, collaborative practices in research assessment.
To ensure complementarity of outcomes, proposals are expected to cooperate and align with activities of the EOSC Partnership and to coordinate with relevant initiatives and projects contributing to the development of EOSC. In particular, proposals should take account of the results of the Skills4EOSC and FAIR-IMPACT projects and interact with related initiatives aimed at developing competence centres and at improving FAIR data practices in different contexts, like in research infrastructures, research performing organisation and higher education institutions. In particular, cooperation is expected with project(s) funded by call topic HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-02. Proposals are expected to propose adequate measures and tailor its support to different levels and contexts of data stewardship.
Proposals are expected to establish interactions with the operators of the EOSC Federation, in order to ensure alignment with the policies and practices of the EOSC Federation, notably on the area of data interoperability standards, persistent identifiers and others to identify useful tools and resources for the broad EOSC community. This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership for the European Open Science Cloud.
[1] https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/jobs-research/researchcomp-european-competence-framework-researchers_en.
[2] https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/hrexcellenceaward/european-charter-researchers.

Advancing AI-readiness and Machine-Actionability in the EOSC Ecosystem
2025-09-18 05:00 - 17:00
Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

EOSC will be advancing AI-readiness and Machine-Actionability (MA) in the ecosystem by offering AI-ready federated infrastructure and easy-to-use platform services for EOSC, in order to respond to one of the main challenges of research infrastructures for AI in science, namely the lack of interoperability between AI/ML solutions.
EOSC will focus on integrating machine-actionable repositories within the ecosystem and demonstrating their reliability and effectiveness by collaborating with repository owners and service providers to implement MA tools and protocols, ensuring seamless integration with the EOSC EU Node.

Scope:Today, the sustainable FAIRification of data can be a bottleneck towards the goal of a European web of FAIR data and services. The use of AI/ML can significantly help in the process of FAIRification, data curation and data quality assurance, close to the source of the data. EOSC shall promote actions that give incentives to further advance AI-readiness and Machine-Actionability in the EOSC federation for FAIRification and to support their application.
European researchers need access to compute and repository services to develop, train and validate AI/ML models, in line with the GenAI4EU initiative and other key initiatives, like the Apply AI strategy, based on AI-ready research data from research infrastructures and third-party repositories. The proposed infrastructures should complement the EOSC EU Node capacity and be able to scale to a large number of users within transnational access to high-value datasets from national and European Research Infrastructure and e-Infrastructure ecosystems.
AI-based assistance tools shall be customised and trained for the discovery and composition of open science resources into custom workflows allowing researchers to discover and interact with open science infrastructures, combining relevant data, software and application assets.
Open Data and Open Research Software are essential for reliable, trustworthy, and transparent AI/ML. They ensure that datasets and algorithms are well documented, accessible, and reproducible, enabling others to validate and understand AI/ML algorithms. This transparency fosters trust, supports ethical standards, and ensures compliance with regulations, particularly important in the field of AI/ML.
The proposals should focus on all following aspects:

Develop and prototype tools to drive machine-actionability in repositories, data, and services, establishing a network of trusted repositories linked to the EOSC EU Node;

formulate open protocols and policies to facilitate effortless data access, transfer, processing, and provenance updates within EOSC’s repository and service network;
deliver AI-based capabilities to make interoperable AI/ML solutions and facilitate the setup of custom workflows for research data processing;
offer tools/services for automatic quality measures of inputs and outputs of the AI/ML models.

Provide federated infrastructure services for serving AI models integrating horizontal and thematic EOSC nodes:

ensure capacities for AI model retraining and inference;
take into account the whole research data life cycle, including raw data retention before AI modelling.

Provide access to an easy-to-use technology platform offering reference implementations and recipes to quickly get started working with AI/ML with limited engineering overhead:

promote and apply state-of-the-art AI/ML operational best practices;
validate reference implementations and share commonly used recipes within EOSC.

Establish and/or provide access to existing AI/ML model repositories and services to serve models for retraining of generic models for specific needs for future predictions and reproducibility:

create AI/ML model repository and enhance FAIRness of existing AI/ML models;
offer services for utilisation of these models, including fine-tuning and inference, thus providing the foundational building blocks for the development of AI applications in EOSC.

Establish an EOSC AI/ML competency centre for the pooling of expertise and coordinated support on AI/ML use of data, compute infrastructure and AI/ML models for the upskilling and technical support of EOSC users and research operators, as a strategic asset that will enable a new paradigm for science production.

The proposers should take into account and leverage on the results of relevant projects in the field, including EOSC Data Commons[1], and the other initiatives and projects contributing to the development of EOSC, especially in the area of machine-actionability and data FAIRification.
This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership for the European Open Science Cloud.
[1] EOSC Data Commons, Grant agreement ID: 101188179 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101188179

FAIR Integration for Enhanced Research Data in the EOSC ecosystem and beyond
2025-09-18 05:00 - 17:00
Expected Outcome:Projects are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

improved findability, accessibility, interoperability and re-usability (“FAIRness”) of research data and other digital research outputs;
wider uptake of and compliance with FAIR data principles and practices by national and European research data and metadata providers, repositories and databases;
operationalisation of the concept of FAIR digital objects throughout the entire research data lifecycle;
enhanced and mainstreamed technical specifications for FAIR digital objects to facilitate the creation of digital objects that are FAIR-by-design.

Scope:The scope of this call topic is centred on advancing the interoperability and integration of research data within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), in alignment with the broader context of the Common European Data Spaces and cross-sector collaboration. FAIR digital objects provide a conceptual and implementation framework to develop scalable cross-disciplinary capabilities, deal with the increasing data volumes and their inherent complexity, build tools that help to increase trust in data, create mechanisms to efficiently operate in the domain of scientific assertions, and promote data interoperability. Proposals should cover all of the following areas and activities:

FAIR-by-Design digital objects creation: the development of tools that enable the creation of digital objects adhering to the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles both from the “source” or as a result of an analysis.
Automated standardisation and data quality assessment: development and provision of automated tools and procedures for standardisation and data quality assessment. This will ensure that data across different domains adhere to common standards, fostering greater compatibility and enhancing overall data quality.
Operational data services specification: delivering technical specifications for operational data services that support the transformation of digital objects into FAIR entities. Such services may include the integration of AI-based tools capable of autonomously operating on data repositories, contributing to the automatic establishment of FAIR practices throughout the research ecosystem.
Interoperability and training to promote the uptake of open standards: the action should make substantial contributions to the development, upkeep and widespread adoption of open standards for metadata, formats, vocabularies, semantics and APIs. Activities should foster compatibility among digital objects across different domains, facilitating seamless data exchange and integration. Training and dissemination activities will facilitate the uptake of these standards, fostering collaboration and compatibility.
Collaboration and alignment with Common European Data Spaces: harmonisation of EOSC technical specifications with those of other Common European Data Spaces.
Interoperability demonstration and content integration: demonstrating the tangible outcomes of applying FAIR tools, standards, and specifications will showcase the achieved interoperability and integration, strengthening the case for data sharing and reuse across disciplines and sectors.
Cross-Sector data utilization: by enhancing content integration from data spaces, industry, and beyond, the reuse of science data in various sectors is to be encouraged. This will ease access to real-life data from other data spaces, fostering its utilization in research and expanding its impact.

These activities will have to be developed in accordance with standards and guidelines defined or adopted by EOSC, promoting data quality and open access practices. To ensure complementarity of outcomes, proposals are expected to cooperate and align with activities of the EOSC Partnership and to coordinate with relevant initiatives and projects contributing to the development of EOSC, including projects funded by the call topics HORIZON-INFRA-2023-EOSC-01-04 – ‘Next generation services for operational and sustainable EOSC Core Infrastructure’ and HORIZON-INFRA-2024-EOSC-01-05 – ‘Innovative and customizable services for EOSC Exchange’. In addition, cooperation is expected with project(s) funded by the call topic HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-01. Finally, proposals should build on the work delivered by the projects FAIR-IMPACT and FAIRCORE4EOSC, especially in the areas of interoperability across disciplines and sectors, as well as in the mainstreaming of creating FAIR-by-Design digital objects. This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership for the European Open Science Cloud.

EOSC Nodes with federating capabilities for the EOSC Federation
2025-09-18 05:00 - 17:00
Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

The EOSC federation will be established as a distributed system of systems, comprising of independently managed EOSC nodes that collaborate to augment their contribution to EOSC users whilst ensuring resilience of the interconnected systems by supporting the common federating capabilities.
Researchers will benefit from unified support aimed at integrating their research environments with the EOSC federation and this coordinated assistance will streamline the alignment of research practices with the EOSC ecosystem.

Scope:The call aims to further develop the cross-domain EOSC system of systems, building upon the results of the previous INFRAEOSC calls[1]. The focus is on developing and expanding the EOSC federation through a network of nodes as baseline elements of the federation model. These EOSC nodes will establish a set of essential federating capabilities, compatible with the EOSC EU Node reference architecture, following the EOSC Federation Handbook and EOSC interoperability framework. They should have a clearly described identity and offer unique value to EOSC users, for example representing a specific thematic domain (e.g. data or computing) or geographical area amongst the Horizon Europe participating and associated countries.
To become an EOSC node, the proposals are expected to demonstrate the ability to assess and address the existing gaps regarding the federating capabilities at technical, legal and organisational level. The proposals are expected to indicate adherence to the EOSC governance structure, federation policies and capabilities. They should also address business models, service management procedures, and technical and semantic interoperability. Furthermore, the proposals should propose a credible plan to ensure the sustainability of the proposed solutions beyond the project lifespan, including how to take over or replicate the federating role currently ensured by the EOSC EU Node[2].
More specifically, the proposals should focus on all of the following aspects:

Satisfy the minimal node requirements as defined by the EOSC tripartite governance[3], and go beyond them by further development and refinement of the harmonized participation model, taking into account the variety of thematic and national dimensions in the EOSC federation. These requirements include:

Compliance with the requirements on the legal status of the organisation;
Compliance with the requirements aiming at large-scale, quality service provisioning;
Capacity to onboard third-party services[4];
Capacity to contribute to and/or take-over the EOSC federating capabilities;
Adoption and integration of the EOSC federation rules and policies, and further refinement and practical adaptation of best practices;
Support to effectively monitor and report the activities of the services provided.

Integrate and offer EOSC core federating capabilities pioneered by the EOSC EU Node, such as Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting, Research Catalogues and Knowledge Graph, Application Workflows, Monitoring and Helpdesk
Contribute to a robust and coordinated strategy for evolving and sustaining the federated governance model for EOSC by fostering effective collaboration and coordination among the other node operators offering federating capabilities. This can be done for example by distributing the work and taking a share in facilitating the identification, selection and integration/enrolment of other organisations interested in becoming responsible for operating an EOSC node and representing various countries, regions and scientific disciplines.
Enrich the existing guidelines and best practices for the onboarding and enrolment processes.
Evolve and refine the EOSC federation specifications to drive the evolution across governance, operations, sustainability and technical interoperability.
Designate and train the EOSC node operators, especially those offering federating capabilities, for high level of responsibilities within the EOSC federation.
Develop and run community engagement and support programmes around the EOSC nodes and the surrounding ecosystem.

[1] https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2021-2022/wp-3-research-infrastructures_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf;
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2023-2024/wp-3-research-infrastructures_horizon-2023-2024_en.pdf
[2] https://open-science-cloud.ec.europa.eu/. Financial support for third-parties (FSTP), that will make value-added data, tools and services ready to be onboarded and available via the node, can be included in the proposals. The FSTP budget will only cover the cost of onboarding.
[3] https://eosc.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EOSC-A_GA8_20240527-28_Paper-G_Update_EOSC_Nodes_requirements-DRAFT-v240524.pdf
[4] Financial support for third-parties (FSTP), that will make value-added data, tools and services ready to be onboarded and available via the node, can be included in the proposals. The FSTP budget will only cover the cost of onboarding.

European Research & Innovation Days 2025
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-17 | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Mark your calendars! The European Research & Innovation (R&I) Days 2025 will take place on 16–17 September 2025 at The Square in Brussels. The sixth edition of this flagship event of the European Commission will bring together policymakers, researchers, business leaders and the wider innovation community to discuss how research and innovation drives Europe’s competitiveness, sustainability and industrial leadership, underpinning the EU’s top priorities.
Register now
This year’s edition will come at a pivotal moment of discussions on the EU’s next long-term budget and key policy actions such as the Startup and Scaleup Strategy, the European Life Sciences Strategy, the AI in Science Strategy and the European Innovation and European Research Area Acts.

Open Science FAIR 2025
2025-09-15 - 2025-09-17 | CERN
The fifth edition of the event, hosted by CERN’s Open Science Section and co-organised with OpenAIRE, will bring together a diverse and influential community of researchers, policymakers, publishers, funders, and Open Science advocates from around the world.

OSCA Perspectives - From Institutional Commitment towards National and European Infrastructures
2025-09-11 - 2025-09-12 | Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria
The OSCA (Open Scientific Collections Austria) consortium is an association of natural science museums and university collections with the aim of building up skills and capacities for the digitization of natural science collections in Austria. The consortium will meet from September 11th to 12th, 2025, at the Natural History Museum in Vienna to discuss perspectives related to the digital transformation of natural science collections. In 2025, Austria will also become part of the European Research Infrastructure DiSSCo (Distributed System of Scientific Collections) as an early adopter, with the goal of establishing a federated European Infrastructure as a powerful tool for data-intensive research based on real world collection objects.
On the first day the talks will focus on the processes involved from institutional commitment towards national and European infrastructures. Various infrastructures will be presented and talks will outline the overall visions, emphasizing the richness and contextualization within the landscape of Research Infrastructures.
On the second day, a hands-on workshop and interactive training will give the opportunity to work on data transfer from institutions to the OSCA Cache, the national data aggregation node for DiSSCo.

The conference is free of charge. We kindly ask participants to organize their own travel to Vienna and accommodation in Vienna.
If you are interested in participating, please register by August 25, 2025 via osca@nhm.at

Swiss Open Academic Data
2025-09-10 | Zurich
SOAD has the ambition to build a community for Swiss researchers and practitioners around open academic data. We’re looking to connect users of all experience levels, organize annual gatherings, and explore ways to share best practices across platforms like OpenAIRE, OpenAlex, and ORCID. Whether you’re experienced or just curious, you can expect engaging discussions, hands-on workshops, and collaborative opportunities to deepen your understanding and learn how to make the most of these open data sources. Together, we aim to tackle common challenges, share insights, and create a supportive network to make open academic data more accessible and impactful across Swiss institutions.
The call for contributions is now open!

Open Science Festival at the University of Vienna
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-09 | Universität Wien
Join us for two days of inspiration, innovation, and connection at the historic Campus of the University of Vienna! The Open Science Festival brings together researchers, students, and research support staff to:

Explore the future of Open Science through keynotes and panel discussions
Build skills in interactive workshops
Discover ongoing work through poster sessions and lightning talks
Make connections and become part of a vibrant academic community through networking opportunities

Whether you’re a student, researcher, or research support specialist – there’s something for everyone.
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details! Registration info is coming soon!
We can’t wait to welcome you to Vienna and see you there!

Call for lightning talks and demos at the EOSC Symposium 2025 now open
2025-09-05 23:59
The EOSC Symposium 2025 Programme Committee is pleased to invite researchers, organisations, projects, and initiatives to submit proposals for lightning talks and demos at the upcoming EOSC Symposium 2025. The submission deadline is 05 September 2025.
All proposals will undergo a peer-review process by the EOSC Symposium Programme Committee. The Committee will ensure a balanced representation of the EOSC community across geography, discipline, and gender. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 22 September 2025. For detailed guidelines and to submit your proposal, visit the call for lightning talks and demos page.
Overview and purpose of the call
The call offers a valuable platform to showcase innovative ideas and practical solutions that demonstrate how EOSC is advancing research across Europe. Selected speakers will have five minutes to present their work through either a concise presentation (up to three slides) or a short video (up to four minutes) with live commentary. All lightning talks must be delivered in person, providing an excellent opportunity for direct engagement with a diverse and influential audience including policy makers, funders, researchers, and representatives from European research infrastructures.
Proposals should clearly illustrate the added value of EOSC and preference will be given to demo presentations that effectively highlight before-and-after scenarios showing how EOSC has contributed to solving research challenges. Please note that participation in the EOSC Symposium includes a registration fee, which will not be waived for selected speakers, though they will be granted priority registration.
The EOSC Symposium 2025, taking place from 03 to 05 November 2025 at the historic Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, will mark an important milestone as the EOSC Federation moves into its operational phase. Participate in the call for lightning talks and demos for the opportunity to showcase your work at this flagship event and demonstrate how EOSC is helping to advance the future of research in Europe.

29th Annual International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators
2025-09-03 - 2025-09-05 | Bristol
The 29th Annual STI-ENID Conference, themed “Reconciliation of Research and Measurement,” explores how to bridge divides in methodology, epistemology, and indicator debates while addressing equity and diversity in research culture. Hosted by the University of Bristol, renowned for its commitment to reconciliation and inclusion, the conference fosters critical dialogue on harmonizing diverse perspectives and practices to advance equitable, impactful research.
The 2025 conference will explore themes around reconciling our own research and perspectives with new developments in the field such as: how CoARA is interpreted and implemented; how we can work with a new generation of meta-researchers; and, towards that end, how we can embrace a wider interdisciplinary and methodological tool sets in our a stronger STI-ENID community.
Together, we’ll chart pathways toward more united research systems and a stronger STI-ENID community.

Digital Europe Programme – AI Continent (SO2)
2025-09-02 17:00 | Online
Das Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) unterstützt den digitalen Wandel der europäischen Gesellschaft. Am 15. April startet die achte Ausschreibung. Die Einreichfrist endet am 2. September. Ziel der Aktivitäten unter SO2 „AI Contintent“ sind die Entwicklung von AI Technologien und die Schaffung eines Ökosystems, um Innovation und wirtschaftlichen Wachstum in der Europäischen Union voranzutreiben.
Was wird gefördert?
Im aktuell achten Call im Digital Europe Programme sind fünf Themen im Schwerpunkt AI ausgeschrieben. Für aktuelle Informationen zu Events und Informationsveranstaltung der Europäische Kommission (EK) zu den Ausschreibungsthemen beachten Sie bitte die Website Shaping Europe’s digital future der EK.
Sie planen eine Einreichung und suchen nach passenden Partnern? Nutzen Sie die b2match Plattform zur internationalen Vernetzung – organisiert von DEP4ALL, dem Netzwerk der Nationalen Kontaktstellen für Digital Europe.
[TIPP] Am 5. Mai 2025 veranstaltet die EK einen Online Info Day für das Thema „Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data“. Besuchen Sie die Veranstaltung um weitere Informationen zu den Themen und Ihre Einreichung zu erhalten.
Mit dem Thema Support to the Secretariat for the Alliance on processors and semiconductor technologies werden Aktivitäten der Industrial Alliance on processors and semiconductor technologies unterstützt. Diese Gemeinschaft bringt die relevanten Akteure aus ganz Europa zusammen, um Europas Fähigkeiten in Design und Herstellung fortschrittlicher Chips zu stärken, technologische Lücken zu identifizieren und so die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und digitale Souveränität zu fördern. Im Ausschreibungsthema wird ein Projekt zu 100% gefördert, das Budget dafür ist 1 Mio. Euro.
Das Thema Multi-Country Project in Agri-Food unterstützt ein länderübergreifendes Projekt im Agrar- und Lebensmittelsektor, das durch den Einsatz digitaler Infrastrukturen die Effizienz, Nachhaltigkeit und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Branche steigern soll. Zusätzlich soll der Zugang zu Daten, deren Austausch und Wiederverwendung zur Entscheidungsfindung und Innovation gefördert werden. Das Förderbudget der EK beträgt 15 Mio. Euro, Projektpartner werden seitens der EK zu 100% gefördert.
Ziel des Themas Data Spaces Support Centre ist es, die Aktivitäten des Data Spaces Support Centre weiterzuführen und – mit Schwerpunkt auf die Umsetzung – den Übergang von der Planungs- zur Betriebsphase der Gemeinsamen Europäischen Datenräume zu koordinieren. Damit soll eine sichere und vertrauenswürdige Datennutzung über Sektoren hinweg insbesondere für den öffentlichen Sektor und KMU ermöglicht werden. In diesem Thema wird ein Projekt zu 100% mit einem Budget von bis zu 10 Mio. Euro gefördert.
Mit dem Thema Apply AI: GenAI for the public administrations soll die Einführung skalierbarer und übertragbarer generativer KI-Lösungen in öffentlichen Verwaltungen beschleunigt werden. Es werden bis zu vier Pilotprojekte unterstützt, in denen europäische GenAI-Anwendungen entwickelt und in verschiedenen Verwaltungen eingesetzt werden. Insgesamt steht ein Förderbudget von 21 Mio. Euro zur Verfügung. Die Förderquote beträgt 50%.
Ausführliche Informationen zum Topic gab es beim Infotag am 14. April – dessen Aufzeichnung und Folien sind jetzt auch online verfügbar.

Das Thema Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data unterstützt Projekte, die digitale Lösungen zur automatisierten und datensicheren Erfüllung von EU-Vorgaben erproben, indem sie den regulatorischen Meldeprozess für verschiedene Anwendungsfälle effizienter und datenschutzfreundlicher gestalten. Es werden drei bis vier Projekte gefördert, insgesamt steht ein Budget von 8 Mio. Euro durch die EK zur Verfügung. Die Förderquote beträgt 50%.
Für dieses Ausschreibungsthema besteht die Möglichkeit um nationale Ko-Finanzierung anzusuchen. Voraussetzung ist die fristgerechte Zusendung des vollständig ausgefüllten und firmenmäßig gezeichneten One-Pager per E-Mail an patricia.trinkl@ffg.at und max.arends@ffg.at bis spätestens 21. August 2025. Bitte beachten Sie, dass eine nationale Ko-Finanzierung ab einem Ko-Finanzierungsbetrag von mindestens 100.000 Euro möglich ist. Die Evaluierung der eingelangten One-Pager erfolgt nach Ende der oben genannten Frist. Im Falle einer positiven Evaluierung und verfügbaren Ko-Finanzierungsmitteln erhalten Sie vor Einreichfrist der EK eine Rückmeldung in Form eines “Letter of Intent”. Gerne stehen wir vorab für Fragen zur Verfügung.

Digital Europe Programme – Accelerating the Best Use of Technologies (SO5)
2025-09-02 17:00 | Online
Das Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) unterstützt den digitalen Wandel der europäischen Gesellschaft. Am 15. April startet die achte Ausschreibung. Die Einreichfrist endet am 2. September. Ziel der Aktivitäten unter SO5 „Accelerating the Best Use of Technologies “ ist die Unterstützung von KMU und öffentlichen Einrichtungen bei der digitalen Transformation und bei gleichzeitiger Weiterführung bereits begonnener Aktivitäten aus dem DIGITAL.
Was wird gefördert?
Im aktuell achten Call im Digital Europe Programme sind zwei Themen im Schwerpunkt „Accelerating the Best Use of Technologies“ ausgeschrieben. Für aktuelle Informationen zu Events und Informationsveranstaltung der Europäische Kommission (EK) zu den Ausschreibungsthemen beachten Sie bitte die Website Shaping Europe’s digital future der EK.
Sie planen eine Einreichung und suchen nach passenden Partnern? Nutzen Sie die b2match Plattform zur internationalen Vernetzung – organisiert von DEP4ALL, dem Netzwerk der Nationalen Kontaktstellen für Digital Europe.
[TIPP] Am 14. Mai 2025 veranstaltet die EK einen Online Info Day für die beiden ausgeschriebenen Themen. Besuchen Sie die Veranstaltung um weitere Informationen zu den Themen und Ihre Einreichung zu erhalten.
Das Thema European Network of Factcheckers stärkt die Kapazitäten der europäischen Factchecking-Community und soll Faktenchecks in allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten und Sprachen – einschließlich relevanter Minderheitensprachen – verfügbar machen. Dabei soll auf bestehenden Initiativen wie dem European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) und dem European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) aufgebaut werden. Auch assoziierte Nachbar-, Beitritts- und Kandidatenländer sollen einbezogen werden. Gefördert wird ein Projekt zu 100% (Dritte mit 50%). Zur Verfügung stehen 5 Mio. Euro.
Das Ausschreibungsthema Network of Safer Internet Centres (SICs) unterstützt weiterhin nationale Safer Internet Centres (SICs), die Informations-, Aufklärungs- und Beratungsangebote zum sicheren Umgang mit dem Internet für Kinder, Jugendliche, Eltern und Pädagog:innen bereitstellen. Gefördert werden mehrere Projekte zu 50%. Zur Verfügung stehen 42 Mio. Euro wobei die Kosten pro Projekt zwischen 300.000 Euro und 3,7 Mio Euro vorgesehen sind.
Für das Thema Network of Safer Internet Centres besteht die Möglichkeit um nationale Ko-Finanzierung anzusuchen. Voraussetzung ist die fristgerechte Zusendung des vollständig ausgefüllten und firmenmäßig gezeichneten One-Pager per E-Mail an patricia.trinkl@ffg.at und max.arends@ffg.at bis spätestens 21. August 2025. Bitte beachten Sie, dass eine nationale Ko-Finanzierung ab einem Ko-Finanzierungsbetrag von mindestens 100.000 Euro möglich ist. Die Evaluierung der eingelangten One-Pager erfolgt nach Ende der angegebenen Frist. Im Falle einer positiven Evaluierung und verfügbaren Ko-Finanzierungsmitteln erhalten Sie vor Einreichfrist der EK eine Rückmeldung in Form eines “Letter of Intent”. Gerne stehen wir vorab für Fragen zur Verfügung.Im aktuell achten Call im Digital Europe Programme sind zwei Themen im Schwerpunkt „Accelerating the Best Use of Technologies“ ausgeschrieben. Für aktuelle Informationen zu Events und Informationsveranstaltung der Europäische Kommission (EK) zu den Ausschreibungsthemen beachten Sie bitte die Website Shaping Europe’s digital future der EK.

Digital Europe Programme – Advanced Digital Skills (SO4)
2025-09-02 17:00 | Online
Das Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) unterstützt den digitalen Wandel der europäischen Gesellschaft. Am 15. April startet die achte Ausschreibung. Die Einreichfrist endet am 2. September. Ziel der Aktivitäten unter SO4 „Advanced Digital Skills“ sind der Ausbau von Bildungsangeboten für digitale Schlüsseltechnologien sowie die Förderung von Talenten und fortgeschrittenen Fähigkeiten von Arbeitskräften in Europa.
Was wird gefördert?
Im aktuell achten Call im Digital Europe Programme sind drei Themen im Schwerpunkt Advanced Digital Skills ausgeschrieben. Für aktuelle Informationen zu Events und Informationsveranstaltung der Europäische Kommission (EK) zu den Ausschreibungsthemen beachten Sie bitte die Website Shaping Europe’s digital future der EK bzw. die Veranstaltungsseite auf der Digital Skills & Jobs Platform.
Sie planen eine Einreichung und suchen nach passenden Partnern? Nutzen Sie die b2match Plattform zur internationalen Vernetzung – organisiert von DEP4ALL, dem Netzwerk der Nationalen Kontaktstellen für Digital Europe.
[TIPP] Am 16. Mai 2025 veranstaltet die EK einen Online Info Day für die drei ausgeschriebenen Themen. Besuchen Sie die Veranstaltung um weitere Informationen zu den Themen und Ihre Einreichung zu erhalten.
Mit dem Thema Sectoral digital skills academies: Digital Skills Academy in GenAI wird die Gründung einer AI Skills Academy gefördert, die Bildungs- und Trainingsprogramme im Bereich Künstliche Intelligenz, insbesondere Generative AI anbietet. Die Akademie soll sich dabei auf digitale Kenntnisse fokussieren, die eine Nutzung von GenAI in wichtigen Wirtschaftssektoren unterstützen. Das zu fördernde Projekt bildet damit den ersten Teil der AI Skills Academy.
In diesem Thema wird ein Projekt zu 50% als Lump Sum gefördert, das zur Verfügung stehende Budget beträgt 7 Mio. Euro.
Die zweite zur Förderung ausgeschriebene Akademie Sectoral digital skills academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy soll als zentrale Anlaufstelle für Aus- und Weiterbildung im Bereich Quantentechnologien dienen. Sie soll praxisnahe Schulungen auf verschiedenen Bildungsniveaus anbieten, die Entwicklung von Fachkräften fördern und die Ziele der Europäischen Erklärung zu Quantentechnologien unterstützen. Die Akademie ergänzt damit bestehende EU-Initiativen, schließt Qualifikationslücken und schafft ein starkes Bildungsökosystem, um Talente zu gewinnen und Karrieren, besonders auch für Frauen, in der Quantentechnologie zu fördern.
Gefördert wird eine Quantum Skills Academy zu 50% als Lump Sum Projekt, das zur Verfügung stehende Budget beträgt 10 Mio. Euro.
Eine weitere, dritte Akademie wird mit dem Thema Sectoral digital skills academies: Virtual Worlds Skills Academy unterstützt. Die EU Virtual Worlds Skills Academy soll Aus- und Weiterbildungsangebote im Bereich virtueller Welten stärken und gemeinsam mit der Industrie weiterentwickeln. Dabei sollen bestehende Programme analysiert, Lücken identifiziert und neue, flexible Bildungsangebote geschaffen werden. Ein zentrales Ziel ist die Entwicklung eines Kompetenz- und Qualifikationsrahmens (CQF), der als Referenz für Aus- und Weiterbildungsanbieter in der EU dienen wird. Zudem soll die Akademie ein starkes Netzwerk von Akteuren fördern und sich auch hier im Bereich virtueller Welten, gezielt für die Förderung von Karrieren, insbesondere für Frauen, einsetzen. Gefördert wird die Virtual Worlds Academy mit 50%, zur Verfügung stehen 10 Mio. Euro.
Für alle drei Akademien besteht die Möglichkeit um nationale Ko-Finanzierung anzusuchen. Voraussetzung ist die fristgerechte Zusendung des vollständig ausgefüllten und firmenmäßig gezeichneten One-Pager per E-Mail an patricia.trinkl@ffg.at und max.arends@ffg.at bis spätestens 21. August 2025. Bitte beachten Sie, dass eine nationale Ko-Finanzierung ab einem Ko-Finanzierungsbetrag von mindestens 100.000 Euro möglich ist. Die Evaluierung der eingelangten One-Pager erfolgt nach Ende der angegebenen Frist. Im Falle einer positiven Evaluierung und verfügbaren Ko-Finanzierungsmitteln erhalten Sie vor Einreichfrist der EK eine Rückmeldung in Form eines “Letter of Intent”. Gerne stehen wir vorab für Fragen zur Verfügung.

CORDI 2025
2025-08-26 - 2025-08-28 | Aachen
The second edition of the Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI) will take place from August 26 to 28, 2025 at RWTH Aachen University . A broad program is planned in the CARL lecture hall center with keynotes, lectures, poster sessions and a market of opportunities. A call for papers and a call for posters will be published at www.nfdi.de/cordi-2025/ .
CoRDI stands for more comprehensive knowledge through better use of research data and the resulting social added value.
Mark the last week of August 2025 in your calendar now. The organisers look forward to welcoming national and international players from all research fields as well as from the infrastructure sector to CoRDI 2025 in Aachen.

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Research Service Days
2025-08-20 - 2025-08-22 | Tampere University
The annual Research Service Days is a professional event for research administration and management experts at universities and research institutes. This year the event is organised by Tampere University and TAMK.
Don’t miss GraspOS partners’ presentations on 21 August:

From 13:15-14:30: Open Science as Part of Researcher Evaluation, Maria Pietilä, Anni Tarkiainen, Heikki Laitinen & Katri Rintamäki, University of Eastern Finland.
At 14:30: A Hybrid Indicator for Assessing a University’s Societal Engagement (Poster), Anni Tarkiainen, Heikki Laitinen & Katri Rintamäki, University of Eastern Finland

Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030
2025-08-11 23:59 | Online
Gender equality is a fundamental right for all and a fundamental value of the EU. The roadmap for women’s rights, adopted in March 2025, sets out a long-term vision for fully achieving women’s rights in Europe.
To help turn this vision into reality, the new 2026-2030 gender equality strategy will outline the concrete measures that the European Commission intends to carry out over the next five years to advance gender equality in Europe.

Jetzt mitmachen: Öffentliche Konsultation der EU zur Open Data Richtlinie (bis 25. Juli 2025)
2025-07-25 23:59 | Online
Die Europäische Kommission evaluiert derzeit die Open Data Richtlinie (EU) 2019/1024, sowie weitere zentrale Regelwerke der europäischen Datenpolitik. Ziel ist es, zu erheben, wie offene Daten in Europa genutzt werden, welche Wirkungen erzielt wurden – und wo weiterhin rechtliche oder technische Hürden bestehen. Die Konsultation läuft noch bis Freitag, den 25. Juli 2025.
Stakeholder aus Wirtschaft, Zivilgesellschaft, Wissenschaft und öffentliche Unternehmen sind eingeladen, an der Umfrage teilzunehmen und ihre Erfahrungen und Einschätzungen einzubringen.
Warum teilnehmen?

Ihre Stimme hilft mit, die Wirkung der Open Data Richtlinie besser zu verstehen
Die Ergebnisse fließen in Evaluierungen und mögliche Weiterentwicklungen ein
Sie tragen zur Weiterentwicklung europäischer Rechtsakte und der europäischen Datenstrategie bei

Direkte Teilnahme an der Umfrage (je nach Organisationstyp):

Für Unternehmen und zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen:
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ODD_BusinessCivilSociety2025
Für Forschungseinrichtungen und Förderstellen:
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ODD_ResearchFunding2025
Für öffentliche Unternehmen:
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ODD_PublicUndertakings2025

Hintergrund zur Evaluation
Die Umfrage ist Teil einer größeren Studie zur Bewertung mehrerer Daten-Rechtsakte der EU (Open Data Richtlinie 2019/1024, Verordnung für den freien Verkehr nicht-personenbezogener Daten 2018/1807, Data Governance Act 2022/868), die eine wichtige Rolle bei der Verbesserung des vertrauensvollen Datenaustauschs im Hinblick auf die Schaffung eines Binnenmarktes für Daten spielen. Die Europäische Kommission (DG CNECT) hat hierzu externe Gutachter beauftragt. Ziel ist ein fundierter Bericht über den Nutzen, Umsetzungsgrad und Verbesserungspotenziale dieser Regelungen.

6. EOSC Coffee Lecture: “Die wachsende EOSC-Föderation – The Next Wave"
2025-07-23 15:00 - 16:00
Die Europäische Open Science Cloud (EOSC) ist eine wegweisende Initiative, die darauf abzielt, einen integrativen und offenen Raum für den Austausch und die Nutzung von Forschungsdaten in Europa zu schaffen.
Kostenfreie EOSC Coffee Lectures der ZBW vermitteln Klarheit darüber, was die EOSC ist und was sie nicht ist, stellen den aktuellen Stand sowie relevante Entwicklungen im Zusammenhang der EOSC vor und zeigen auf, wie man sich in die Aktivitäten der EOSC einbringen kann.
Die EOSC Coffee Lectures laden alle ein, die sich in ihrer wissenschaftlichen Tätigkeit mit Forschungsdaten befassen oder an der Umsetzung und dem Betrieb von Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen beteiligt sind.
Die Coffee Lectures werden in deutscher Sprache gehalten von Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann. Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann ist Direktor der ZBW und ab 01. Juli 2025 neuer Präsident der EOSC Association. National ist er involviert in mehrere Konsortien der NFDI und Mitglied im NFDI-Senat.

Anstehende EOSC Coffee Lectures:

6. EOSC Coffee Lecture:
“Die wachsende EOSC-Föderation – The Next Wave”
Datum: Mittwoch, 23. Juli 2025
Uhrzeit: 15:00-16:00
Inhalte:

Update zum Stand des Aufbaus der EOSC Föderation
Rahmenbedingungen für Aufnahme weiterer Knotenpunkte
Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten für weitere Knotenpunkte
Zeitplan für die nächste Welle von Knotenpunkten

Anmeldung zur EOSC Coffee Lecture

FSCI 2025
2025-07-21 - 2025-07-25
Working towards Open Scholarship in the Age of Intelligent Automation
Featuring virtual courses taught online
We are pleased to announce the FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute (FSCI) of 2025, which will be held: Monday, July 21st through Friday July 25th Working towards Open Scholarship in the Age of Intelligent Automation is the FSCI 2025 theme. FSCI organizers have sought and found course submissions contributing to and exploring this theme, though all ideas in scholarly communication were welcome for consideration. The theme has also shaped the institute’s plenary events.
So take a look at our FSCI 2025 Courses & Abstracts, select a course or two – and then Register Today!
In a world where AI plays a role in an increasing amount of our workflows, we all work to increasing draw the academic publishing community towards a world of Open Scholarship, in various ways and at differing levels. FSCI is a platform for professionals in the field to educate your colleagues about an aspect of this important work. FSCI courses often focus on one particular aspect of this work and provide practical training, while paying attention to the broader issues at play. Other FSCI courses look more squarely at theoretical problems and explore new solutions. We hope to focus on these components as we present a variety of courses on topics across the scholarly communication ecosphere. Further, please help us get the word out to your colleagues in research and scholarly communication by sharing this information with your network. As always, thanks for your assistance in helping FSCI to develop and grow.
Consider applying for a scholarship for FSCI 2025
FSCI is the production of a wide array of volunteers; all of the instructors and most involved in planning contribute their time and effort and help us keep the tuition fees for FSCI low. However, we know that for some in our community of scholars, even our modest tuition fees are a barrier to participation. To allow full participation by the global FSCI community, we have set aside a minimum of 100 complementary seats for the most qualified scholarship applicants. The scholarships will be available to all applicants who participate in Scholarly Communication, with preference given to both those who demonstrate active support for Open Scholarship in their communities of practice, and to those interested scholars from the Global South(s). Please fill out this form to apply for a scholarship. Applications will be due by June 20. Decisions will be made by a panel of FSCI volunteers, and applicants will be notified of their application status as soon as the week of June 16. If you intend to apply, please do not register for FSCI until you are notified of the status of your scholarship application. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will receive a discount registration code to apply at checkout.

Jetzt mitreden: EU startet öffentliche Konsultation zur Strategie für eine europäische Datenunion
2025-07-18 23:59
Warum eine neue Datenstrategie?
Seit der Verabschiedung der EU-Datenstrategie im Jahr 2020 hat sich die digitale Landschaft stark gewandelt: Die rasante Entwicklung generativer Künstlicher Intelligenz, geopolitische Spannungen und der zunehmende Druck auf europäische Unternehmen, im internationalen Wettbewerb zu bestehen, machen eine Aktualisierung notwendig.
Insbesondere zwei Berichte – der Draghi-Bericht zur wirtschaftlichen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der EU und der Letta-Bericht zum Binnenmarkt – betonen die strategische Bedeutung eines umfassenden, sektorenübergreifenden Datenraums. Die neue Initiative soll helfen, dieses Potenzial systematisch zu heben.
Was ist geplant?
Die vorgeschlagene Strategie verfolgt drei zentrale Ziele:

Investitionen fördern und Datenzugang verbessernEs sollen gezielt Datenbestände für Forschung und Innovation – etwa im Bereich KI – erschlossen werden. Start-ups und KMU sollen einfacher Zugang zu hochwertigen Datenquellen erhalten.

Regelwerke vereinfachen und Verwaltungsaufwand senkenDer derzeitige Flickenteppich aus nationalen und sektorspezifischen Regelungen soll gestrafft und besser aufeinander abgestimmt werden. Auch digitale Berichtspflichten sollen optimiert werden.

Internationale Datenströme strategisch gestaltenDie EU will eine klare internationale Datenstrategie entwickeln, um Datenimporte und -exporte sicher und effizient zu gestalten – etwa durch bilaterale Vereinbarungen und gemeinsame Standards.

Was bedeutet das für Österreich?
Gerade für ein exportorientiertes Land mit starker KMU-Landschaft wie Österreich bietet die Initiative große Chancen. Einheitliche Regelungen und ein funktionierender Datenbinnenmarkt stärken die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit heimischer Betriebe – und bieten gleichzeitig neue Perspektiven für datengetriebene Innovationen im öffentlichen Sektor.
Zudem wird die Rolle öffentlicher Daten hervorgehoben: Behörden und öffentliche Stellen sind zentrale Datenlieferanten und zugleich gefordert, vertrauenswürdige Rahmenbedingungen für die Weiterverwendung ihrer Daten zu schaffen.
Jetzt Stellung nehmen – Ihre Meinung zählt!
Die Konsultation ist bis 18. Juli 2025 geöffnet. Rückmeldungen sind in allen 24 EU-Amtssprachen möglich – über das Online-Portal der Kommission:
👉 Ihre Meinung zählt – Öffentliche Konsultation zur Datenunion
Eingeladen zur Teilnahme sind:

Bürgerinnen und Bürger

Unternehmen und Technologieanbieter

Forschungseinrichtungen und Hochschulen

Behörden und öffentliche Datenlieferanten

Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und Berufsverbände

Nutzen Sie die Chance, die europäische Datenzukunft aktiv mitzugestalten – für ein digitales Europa, das Innovation und Vertrauen verbindet.
