The EOSC Secretariat coordinates support for the EOSC Governance, including the Executive Board. It works openly with communities to develop the European Open Science Cloud in an inclusive way. The Secretariat provides strategic and implementation planning, studies to inform decision making, and a co-creation budget for additional activities. It encourages engagement through events, webinars, and working groups to help shape the EOSC.

1. Andrea Grisilla
EOSCsecretariat.eu Coordinator
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2. Scope
The EOSC Secretariat, effectively delivering 360° support to the EOSC Governance (notably
the Executive Board), works openly and inclusively together with communities to co-create
an all-encompassing European Open Science Cloud.
#implementation_roadmap
#end_2020
#stakeholder_driven
#together
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3. Highlights
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4. 4
EOSC Governance

5. Our services
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6. Strategic
Impl. Plan &
Annual
Work Plan
2019
Map of
National
initiatives
Towards a timeline for
the governance framework
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
202020192018
FAIR Data
Action
Plan
EOSC
prototype
Portal
EOSC
RoP
EOSC
Govern.
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(GB, EB,
Secret.) Stake-
holder
Forum
Annual
Work
Plan
2020
MS+ECevaluationofPhase1
Updated
catalogue
of services
& EOSC
Portal
Initial fede-
rating core
in place
Connection of
most infrastru-
ctures and
services
EOSC post
2020
financing
orientations
and organi-
sational
settings forFAIR
certification
scheme and
PID policy
Established
Working
Groups
Stake-
holder
Forum

7. Our team
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Consortium
TGB
ARC
CERN
CNR-
ISTI
GEANT
CSCGO FAIR
Trust-IT
KIT
TUWIEN
UKRI

8. Guiding principles
Independency & neutrality
Working for and under the supervision of the EB
Interim character, with an enabling and advisory approach
Supporting a user centric EOSC implementation, with the Co-creation
budget at the command of the EB
Flexibility & agility
Transparency & openness
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9. Analyses and studies to support the
progress of the EOSC
Commissioned or conducted by the EOSC secretariat team
to serve decision making on governance
Call for tenders and experts foreseen
Confirmed topics:
Investigating innovative business models for EOSC
Rules of participation for service providers and users
Legal and organisational framework for sustainable governance.
Other studies will be conducted based on needs of the
Executive Board and its Working Groups
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What can you do?
Suggest studies for commission through the co-creation process

10. 1. Co-creation budget
EOSCSecretariat.eu retains a high degree of flexibility in its roll-out plan
by adopting a co-creation approach and providing budget for all
upcoming, foreseen and unforeseen, activities and actions related to
the work of the EOSC Secretariat to support the EOSC Governance.
2. Who can apply for co-creation activities?
✓ Individuals or natural persons residing in the Member States of the
European Union (EU), including their outermost regions and the
associated countries (AC)
✓ Applicants who are not receiving support from other instruments (EU
or national Research Infrastructure projects) for the proposed
activities, and are not being funded from other sources for an identical
activity
Co-creation opportunities
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11. 3. What are the application and evaluation criteria?
✓ Eligibility according to H2020 criteria
✓ Activities and actions which are related to the work of the EOSC
Secretariat to support the EOSC Governance, in particular the activities
of the Executive Board Working Groups, the Governance Board Sub-
Groups and the Stakeholder Forum
✓ Added value to existing EOSC activities
✓ Quantified benefits for the EOSC/KPIs and the corresponding outcome
4. Process of the request
Decision:
Approval or
rejection
Evaluation
process by
Secretariat
Steering
Group
Phase for
adjustments
Analysis /
consistency
check by
EOSC
Secretariat
Send Request
Form
(appr. 30-45 days)
Co-creation budget and request form
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Call for expert to assist with the landscaping analysis
related to the European Open Science Cloud
OBJECTIVE: to deliver the mapping of national services and infrastructures that
might contribute to the European Open Science Cloud. The methodology for the
analysis will be based on the collection of information through specific designed
surveys to be carried out by the 5b projects in the countries of pertinence.
The expert should:
a) Provide assistance with the coordinated implementation of the surveys, ensuring
in particular that the methodology is consistent across Call5b projects;
b) Coordinate the integration and analysis at EU level of the results produced by the
Call5 projects landscaping exercises;
c) Support the extension of the surveys to other countries not covered by the
former projects (e.g. Malta, Luxembourg, Ireland);
d) Provide assistance in redacting a final report that includes the integrated results
of all the surveys and an analysis and different projections at European level and a
visualization of them that can help the EOSC governance to take informed decisions.

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Call for expert to assist with the landscaping analysis
related to the European Open Science Cloud
Proved experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Experience in working in European RI and/or e-Infra landscape;
- Mapping analysis;
- Survey definition and procedures;
- Stakeholder analysis;
- Sociology and/or data analysis;
- Activity planning and coordination.
The expert is expected to work up to 45 days.
The remuneration is 500 EUR per working day. Travel costs are will be covered.
The total budget available is 36.000 EUR.
The deadline for application is 15 October 2019
Start Date of activities: 25 October 2019
End Date of activities: 15 January 2020
To see the full text of the call and
to send your application click
HERE

14. There are plenty of ways to engage on EOSC
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EOSC governance entities EOSCsecretariat
EOSC
stakeholders
Register and join the dialogue
eoscsecretariat.eu
@eoscsecretariat
Blogs WebinarsEvents
NewslettersVideos EOSC in
practice
What can you do?
Register, follow, attend, engage – Make sure you help shape the EOSC
Visit us at the EOSC-KIOSK

15. 01/07/19 EOSC Executive Board Webinar 15
Essential engagement at upcoming events
What can you do?
Engage directly with WGs and network with the key EOSC players

16. Get in touch with us!
info@eoscsecretariat.eu
www.eoscsecretariat.eu
@EoscSecretariat
Thank you!
Andrea Grisilla, Technopolis
EOSCsecretariat.eu Coordinator
andrea.grisilla@technopolis-group.com
Agis Evrigenis, Technopolis
EOSCsecretariat.eu Coordinator
agis.evrigenis@technopolis-group.com