Summary

This course introduces the EOSC Federation, explaining its purpose, governance structure, the role of Nodes and their interconnection, and presents the current status of development. It also explores key achievements, challenges, and lessons learned from the Federation’s evolution. The online session will be complemented by training materials based on the Federation Handbook, videos as well as insights and lessons learned to date.

Description

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the EOSC Federation, explaining its purpose, governance structure, the role of Nodes and their interconnection, and current status of development.

The course targets participants involved in and linked to any EOSC Node within the EOSC Federation who are interested in understanding how the Federation operates. This includes grantees of the EOSC Gravity project’s Preparatory and Interproject cascading grant calls, as well as organisations and experts across the EOSC community seeking to deepen their knowledge of the Federation and the processes that support its development.

The importance of the EOSC Federation is reflected in the growing number of Nodes, the increasing availability of resources, and the expanding participation of organisations in working groups and operational activities across the Federation. The EOSC Federation will consist of dozens of EOSC Nodes that are interconnected and can collaborate to share and manage scientific data, knowledge, and resources within and across thematic and geographical research communities.

This course will present the purpose, objectives, governance framework, and key achievements of the EOSC Federation, while also outlining the next steps in its evolution. The session will be complemented by training materials based on the Federation Handbook, videos as well as insights and lessons learned to date.

Prior knowledge of EOSC is recommended, particularly regarding its aims, vision, and evolution.

By the end of this course, the learner will:

• Be able to understand the historical background of the EOSC Federation and main drivers for its development;
• Identify the governance structures and the decision-making process;
• Reflect on the major challenges and obstacles in engaging in the Federation development;
• Identify the lessons learned and added value of the EOSC Federation, considering the first wave of Nodes;
• Formulate questions to understand deeper the process of becoming a node.

Contributors

Bob Jones
EOSC Association

Isabel Caetano
EOSC Association

Zoltán Pompor
Pro-M

Presenters (for online session)

Bob Jones
EOSC Association