The document discusses the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and contains questions for discussion. It notes that the EOSC aims to create a virtual environment for EU researchers to access and analyze European scientific data through integrated datasets by 2020. It asks how the EOSC could support multidisciplinary research and what characteristics would make it different than current options. Questions also address how to foster open data principles, alternative incentive and reward systems, and the roles of organizations in promoting EOSC adoption.

1. EOSC Stakeholder Forum
Brussels 28-29 November 2017
Soap-box session: Intermediaries, Research
communities & Libraries
Valentino Cavalli

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"We must create infrastructure. Europe's final transition must be one from
fragmented datasets to an integrated European Open Science Cloud. By
2020, we want all European researchers to be able to deposit, access and
analyse European scientific data through a European Open Science Cloud
Commissioner Carlos Moedas, Amsterdam, 4 April 2016

3. Open Science
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Source: Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World – A
Vision for Europe. Brussels DG Research and Innovation, 2016.
doi:10.2777/940154

4. Why is Europe not fully tapping into
the potential of data?
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Why isn’t
science open
already?
Cultures of
disincentives
Barriers to
interoperability
Fragmentation
between
infrastructures
Access to big data
computing
resources

5. A coordinated effort to change
how research is done
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by the European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under
contract no. 739563
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Why isn’t
science
open
already?
Cultures of
disincentives
Barriers to
interoperability
Fragmentation
between
infrastructures
Access to big data
computing resources
• Make data open by default
• Change incentive structures to
share data
• Raise Awareness of open data
.• Specifications for service
interoperability and data sharing
• Across disciplines and
infrastructures
• Federate scientific data
infrastructures
• User common services
where applicable
• Cloud access to compute
resources
• Sustainable funding
models

6. provide all EU researchers with a trusted virtual environment with free, open
and seamless services for data storage, management, analysis, sharing, and re-
use, across disciplines.
integrate and consolidate horizontal e-infrastructures.
federate existing and emerging thematic data infrastructures and scientific
clouds, effectively bridging todays fragmentation and ad-hoc solutions.
add value (scale, data-driven science, inter-disciplinarity, data to knowledge to
innovation) and leverage current & past infrastructure investment.
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What the EOSC will do

7. Questions - Overview
EOSC Vision. What is the EOSC for you? Name three characteristics of the EOSC that will
make the difference from what is available today How open should the EOSC be? How will
the EOSC support multidisciplinary research? What should be done to enable this.
The EOSC will create an environment for researchers to be most effective in publication,
dissemination, long-term preservation and reuse of all types of research results. Making
these optimally suitable for FAIR is a key element of the EOSC. How do you see your role
as users/enablers in fostering the uptake of the FAIR principles in your environment?
Can you think about effective alternatives to the current evaluation and reward systems
and how would you see your role as users/enablers in advocating for the establishment of
alternative incentives?
How do you see the role of you organisation/institution in promoting and supporting the
EOSC take up?
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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8. Question 1 - Vision
What is the EOSC for you?
Name three characteristics of the EOSC that will make
the difference from what is available today
How open should the EOSC be?
How will the EOSC support multidisciplinary research?
What should be done to enable this.
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European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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9. Question 2 – FAIR Research Results
The EOSC will create an environment for researchers to be
most effective in publication, dissemination, long-term
preservation and reuse of all types of research results.
Making these optimally suitable for FAIR is a key element of
the EOSC.
How do you see your role as users/enablers in fostering the
uptake of the FAIR principles in your environment?
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. Question 3 – Evaluation and Reward
Can you think about effective alternatives to the
current evaluation and reward systems and how
would you see your role as users/enablers in
advocating for the establishment of alternative
incentives?
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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. Question 4 – Role of Stakeholders
How do you see the role of you
organisation/institution in promoting and
supporting the EOSC take up?
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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
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European Commission, DG Research & Innovation under contract no. 739563
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Valentino.cavalli@kb.nl