The EOSC-Nordic project received €5.9M in funding from the European Union to coordinate the development of open science policies and research data services across Nordic and Baltic countries from 2019-2022. The project involves 24 participating organizations from 11 countries and is led by Gudmund Høst of NeIC. The objectives are to increase the discoverability and use of Nordic services through the EOSC portal, promote FAIR data practices, pilot innovative solutions, and provide training to support engagement with EOSC. Activities will include mapping current policies, services and legal issues to coordinate alignment with EOSC and support open science in a cross-border environment.

1. EOSC-Nordic project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857652
Project Overview and
landscaping activities
Call: INFRAEOSC-05-2018-2019
Duration 1.9.2019 – 31.8.2022
Budget: 5.9M€
Coordinator: Gudmund Høst, NeIC Director -
Gudmund.Host@nordforsk.org

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Iceland
• UNIVERSITY OF
ICELAND
Norway
• NORDFORSK
• UNINETT SIGMA2 AS
• NORWEGIAN CENTER FOR
RESEARCH DATA
Denmark
• DENMARK TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
DENMARK
• DANISH NATIONAL ARCHIVES
• UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
• CAPITAL REGION OF DENMARK
• NORDUNET / AS
Finland
• CSC – IT CENTER OF SCIENCE
• UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
• UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE
• UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN
FINLAND
• FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL
INSTITUTE
Sweden
• UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA
• SWEDISH RESEARCH COUNCIL
• UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBORG
Estonia
• UNIVERSITY OF TARTU
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
CHEMICAL PHYSICS AND
BIOPHYSICS
Latvia
• RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Lithuania
• UNIVERSITY OF VILNIUS
Netherlands
GoFair
Germany
DKRZ
24 Participants

3. 1
2
3
4
5
Support coordination, harmoni-
sation and alignment of Nordic
and Baltic national policies and
practices related to the provision
of horizontal research data
services with EOSC
Increase the discoverability of Nordic
& Baltic services. Extend and expand
their use by making them accessible
through the EOSC portal
MAIN
OBJECTIVES
Promote and support the
uptake of FAIR data practices
and certification schemas
across the Nordics
Accelerate the progress and
attractiveness of EOSC by piloting
& delivering innovative solutions
developed and tested in a useful
and functional cross-border
environment
Provide a Knowledge Hub
to deliver training and technical
support to new service providers
and communities willing to
engage with EOSC during and
after the project lifetime
OBJECTIVE 1
OBJECTIVE 5 OBJECTIVE 4
OBJECTIVE 3
OBJECTIVE 2EOSC NORDIC

4. POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES
Identify & map the open
science policies & resource
provisioning principles
applied in the Nordic and
Baltic countries.
Investigate models, roles and
responsibilities for the
coordinated provisioning and
delivery of EOSC services and
resources at national level
SERVICES AND RESOURCES
Identify current and potential
legal hurdles associated with
the sharing of data and
resources across national
borders. Suggest solutions.
Discuss and coordinate policy
activities, and advise on
directions the national
initiatives should take to align
with relevant EOSC policies.
LEGAL CHALLENGES COORDINATE AND ALIGN
POLICIES, LEGAL ISSUES AND SUSTAINABILITY
IN A CROSS-BORDER ENVIRONMENT

5. Mapping the national landscape
• D2.1 Open science policies and resource provisioning in the Nordic and
Baltic countries (first report), due February 2020
• Current status of open science policies and access policies in EOSC-Nordic countries.
• EOSC relevant data infrastructures and services to contribute to the implementation
of the EOSC.
• a) Infrastructures of interest at European level / beyond the current remit,
• b) willingness to be federated / to contribute to the EOSC,
• c) maturity = preparedness to be federated
• Relevant services for cross border piloting
• Method: desk search and questionnaire to identified targets
• Timeline: week 44 – 46: Survey launched / week 50: 1st results / week 50 -
4: validation of results and analysis / week 5: Draft report

6. Opportunities for engagement
• EOSC-Nordic policy meeting @ e-IRG workshop, December 4, Helsinki
• European infrastructures in data management and scientific computing: Finland’s point of view.
EOSC-Nordic presentation at the seminar, November 6, Helsinki
• Nordic Open Science Joint Event with Open Aire, January-February 2020, Copenhagen
• EOSC-Nordic team will attend EOSC Symposium, November 26-28, Budapest
• website: http://eosc-nordic.eu/ (online 1 November)
• Twitter @EOSC_Nordic
• Project manager / Lene Krøl Andersen, lene.krol.andersen@deic.dk
• WP6 Communication and Engagement / Minna Lappalainen, minna.lappalainen@csc.fi
• WP2 Policy, legal issues and sustainability / Saara Kontro saara.kontro@csc.fi