Presentation by Simon Lambert delivered at the 1st eROSA Stakeholder Workshop in Montpellier, 6/7/2017

1. e-ROSA Stakeholder Workshop
Montpellier, 6 July 2017

2. E-infrastructures as
an opportunity:
EOSCpilot
Simon Lambert, STFC (UK)
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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3. Motivation
Why does the European Open Science Cloud need
a pilot?
To support the first phase of development of EOSC
Showing feasibility and value
Federation of services, data and infrastructures (feasibility)
Application of these in selected domains (value)
Leading the way by setting direction
Principles of governance and policy
Setting up mechanisms to ensure sustainability
For example, skills
But not to “deliver the EOSC”!
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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4. Technical Challenges: developing technical solutions
that meet the scientific needs
Scientific Challenges: deploying the EOSC to deliver
Open Science
EOSCpilot challenges
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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Cultural Challenges are also Barriers
Cultural Challenges: adopting new, more open ways
of working
Three types of challenges addressed by the EOSCpilot:
Technical Challenges are Barriers to overcome
Scientific Challenges are really Opportunities

5. Work package challenges
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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6. Work package level objectives
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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Governance
• To design and trial a stakeholder-driven governance
framework
Policy • To establish the policy environment required
Science
demonstrators
• To develop a number of science demonstrators to drive
the development of the EOSC
Services
• To create a number of EOSC pilot services that federate
data, infrastructure and services
Interoperability
• To define and implement specifications, interfaces,
standards and processes that underpin interoperability
and sharing
Skills
• To develop common standards and assessment
frameworks to develop capabilities
Community
engagement
• To identify and bring together the major groups of
stakeholders

7. EOSCpilot Partners
Domain specific research infrastructures providers,
projects and clusters
STFC, EMBL, MPG, INFN, INGV, DESY, DANS, ICOS, INAF,
BBMRI, ESS, BGS, XFEL, and ERCIN
Horizontal e-Infrastructure providers
CSC, SURF, CNRS, JISC, PRACE, BSC, GEANT, CEA, CINECA, EGI
and LIBER
(Projects EUDat, Indigo-DataCloud, EGI-Engage, AARC, and
OPENAire+ )
Research performing and support organisations
EGI, UEDIN-DCC, LIBER, TRUST-IT, ARC, CNR, DANS, KIT,
UEDIN, UGOE, UMAN, PIN and BGS
Research Funding Organisations
STFC, SURF, CNRS and CNR

8. The vision of the EOSC
www.eoscpilot.eu
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Domains
Resources/services

9. EOSC stakeholder groups
A) Research Infrastructures, links with ESFRIs
B) E-infrastructures, VREs and other pertinent H2020
projects
C) Service Providers
D) Research funding Bodies
E) Member States & national outreach
F) Scientific Research Communities
G) Academic Libraries and Institutions
H) Individuals (Researchers & (Citizen) Scientists)
I) Enterprise (Industry as service providers or consumers,
SMEs, etc.
J) General Public
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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10. Governance of the EOSC
Aim is a stakeholder-driven governance framework
Builds on existing governance infrastructures
Should bring about federation
Provides “rules of engagement”
Supports sustainability
See https://eoscpilot.eu/about/governance-
framework
Governance Development Forum
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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11. Opportunities for interaction
Governance Development Forum
Science demonstrators
Next call coming in summer
Engagement and communication activities
www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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12. www.eoscpilot.eu
The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot project is funded by the
European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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