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???? Are European Repositories Ready for Open Science? ???? Open Science is at the heart of Horizon Europe, ensuring that research is transparent, accessible, and reusable. But how well are European repositories prepared to meet these standards? ???? A new study, commissioned by the European Research Council (ERC) Executive Agency (ERCEA), delves into this question, assessing 241 repositories to evaluate their compliance with the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement (HE MGA). ???? The findings provide key insights into the current landscape! ?? ?? Curious to learn more? We at Trust-IT have prepared a handy summary with the key takeaways – check it out here! ?? https://lnkd.in/dxA4Sarw ?? What steps do you think European repositories should take to strengthen Open Science compliance? Let’s discuss in the comments! ??? #OpenScience ?? #HorizonEurope ???? #FAIRData ?? #ResearchCompliance ?? #Metadata ??? #TrustIT ?? #COMMpla ??

????As we build on from the work of FAIR-IMPACT EU Project and FAIRCORE4EOSC, we were delighted to follow #FAIRFest25! ??These two initiatives focus on the promotion of #FAIR Solutions across different scientific domains, and provide support in the integration of FAIR practices within the European Open Science Cloud, respectively. Learn more about the event takeaways below ??

??#EOSCEDEN and FIDELIS advance digital preservation and curation in Europe! ??These two newly-funded projects will contribute to the #EOSC endeavor by advancing and harmonising digital #preservation and data #curation practices and services in Europe, upskilling the key actors in the area and consolidating the position of #FAIR-enabling trustworthy digital #repositories in Europe. ??The FIDELIS project is set out to : ??harmonise the definition of trustworthiness in the context of the EOSC; ??establish a European network of FAIR-enabling #TDRs that will live on after the project's lifecycle; ??upskill repositories and expand the emerging #network through an active #training, engagement and support programme that includes cascading #grants for repositories and their solution implementation. ??Complimentary to FIDELIS, the EOSC EDEN project will : ??create a #framework to identify what data are candidates for digital preservation, based on the usage of #data, its quality, and scientific impact; ??develop a model for re-appraisal of data and test its usability with relevant #communities ??develop #tools and services to automate certain #preservation actions. Both projects are coordinated by CSC - IT Center for Science – IT Center for Science and they will run from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027. The projects will bring over 30 European and international organisations together to advance digital preservation and curation in Europe. ????Stay tuned for more news and updates in the field of TDRs - we are also live on : Bluesky - https://lnkd.in/drqNv_5t YouTube - https://lnkd.in/dc3_EAhx

The new year is moving rapidly forward with the kick-off of six new #HorizonEurope projects expanding the?#INFRAEOSC family. CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC?held its kick-off meeting on Tuesday, while?EOSC EDEN?and?FIDELIS?both launched today. ?? CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC: https://lnkd.in/dnkwzfhy ?? EOSC EDEN: https://lnkd.in/druKWEGx ?? EOSC FIDELIS: https://lnkd.in/dbZgU24c Three additional projects started in January: ?? The?DataGEMS?project, which kicked off on 9-10 January 2025 in Athens with over 50 participants, aims to develop a next-generation dataset discovery and management ecosystem, providing algorithms to make datasets discoverable, combinable, and explorable. Supported by approximately €6.7M from Horizon Europe, the project seeks to unlock new insights from vast, complex, and heterogeneous datasets through intuitive tools. DataGEMS promotes data FAIRness in key areas such as education, meteorology, and linguistics. https://lnkd.in/dbGdvMvf ?? The?FAIR2Adapt-EOSC.eu?project officially launched with a kick-off meeting on 13-15 January 2025 in Oslo, bringing together 17 partners from 14 countries. Funded under Horizon Europe with nearly €8M, the project aims to demonstrate the impact of FAIR and open data sharing on climate adaptation. By transforming data into actionable knowledge, FAIR2Adapt supports the EU Mission’s goal of enhancing climate resilience across European regions and communities. https://lnkd.in/dQEKQFFd ?? On 20-21 January 2025, representatives from 20 partner organisations across 10 countries met in Brussels to launch the LUMEN?project. Funded through Horizon Europe with approximately €7M, LUMEN aims to enhance cross-domain collaboration in mathematics, social sciences and humanities, Earth system science, and molecular dynamics. https://lnkd.in/dmZAwQsK

????That's a wrap on FIDELIS Kick-off Meeting! ??Few cold days in Helsinki made us a very productive consortium, planning how to best support trustworthy digital repositories, whether through mentorship, funding, and development of standardised characteristics of trustworthiness. ??For our final session, FIDELIS and EOSC EDEN projects joined forces to discuss areas of synergies, and best approaches to expanding the stakeholder network. ??What's next? Stay tuned for the joint website launch, a one-stop for all data repository and data preservation needs! ??In the meantime, we provide news and project updates via our FIDELIS LinkedIn, and our Bluesky account : https://lnkd.in/drqNv_5t #DataRepository #EOSC #partnerships #research #infrastructures #datastorage #datalifecycle #TDRs #innovation #EuropeanInnovation #funding #mentorship

The FIDELIS project had its very first all-member consortium meeting! ???? This week, we brought together members of #research institutions, #universities, and early-adopters of #TDRs from across nine #European countries!???? The #consortium discussed their vision and plans on how to develop and consolidate a supportive #network for #TrustworthyDigitalRepositories, ensuring this project helps the strengthening of the European open science #community! Stay tuned for more FIDELIS news, as we take the first steps in boosting European #openscience network!??

????We are live from Helsinki, Finland! The joint kick-off meeting of EOSC EDEN and FIDELIS projects will focus on discussing what the next 12 months hold for the digital #preservation and enhancing collaboration amongst the data #repositories, respectively. Today's discussion will focus on providing project overviews, and potential joint activities of #EOSCEDEN and #FIDELIS. Stay tuned for more updates on how FIDELIS aims to support the development of #TDRnetwork! #openscience #EOSC #trustworthydigitalrepositories #datapreservation #interoperability CSC - IT Center for Science

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is an ambitious initiative that strengthens Europe's global leadership in research data management, ensuring that scientists fully harness the power of data-driven science. ?? Given its immense potential for Finnish research and innovation, CSC has been deeply engaged in EOSC from the very beginning. ?????? Now, EOSC is taking a major step forward with two new EU-funded projects, EOSC EDEN and FIDELIS, both coordinated by CSC! ? These initiatives will: ? Create common approaches and develop new services to harmonize digital preservation and curation in Europe ????? ? Establish a network of digital repositories to advocate for its members beyond the project's duration ?? ?? Discover how EOSC EDEN and FIDELIS are advancing FAIR-compliant digital preservation for future generations! ?? https://lnkd.in/diraGXbC EOSC Association #DigitalPreservation #DataManagement

The conversations and brainstorming are still ongoing, but Day 2 of FIDELIS is coming to a close! ???? Today's sessions focused on establishing collaborative efforts between various FIDELIS project Pillars, including : ??Pillar 3 Overview - FIDELIS TDR #harmonisation & #interoperability, presented by Sikt – Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research and Tampere University! The WP Leads focused on plans for growing #membership base; From defining the added value to the data community to development of harmonised matrix of #repository capabilities and characteristics - Pillar 3 is pivotal in establishing #trustworthiness amongst repositories. ??Pillar 4 Overview - FIDELIS Training & Support, presented by WP Leads, DANS! FIDELIS is welcome to all repositories, and Pillar 4 helps in all their needs, especially focusing on delivering a comprehensive #training and #support programme, and providing the repositories with peer-to-peer mentoring. ??Pillar 5 Overview - FIDELIS Communication & Outreach, presented by WP Leads, Trust-IT Services! With a holistic approach, Pillar 5 introduces collaboration strategies to liaise with the #EOSC partnerships and brings on board an existing community of #data-intensive projects, initiatives and infrastructures in Europe! Stay tuned for tomorrow's updates on the next steps for EOSC EDEN & FIDELIS project.

Day one of the joint kick-off meeting between #FIDELIS & EOSC EDEN is drawing to a close, and already lots of "data" for thought! Including : ??Engaging discussion and brainstorm session on the value-added by FIDELIS project in the sphere of #data repositories, and development of the FIDELIS Network #governance model. ???Considered #synergies of FIDELIS & EOSC EDEN, where both projects will work on #standards, protocols and best #practices for data repositories and its longevity. Interested in how FIDELIS plans to foster interoperability and allow cross-repository services? Stay tuned for day 2! CSC - IT Center for Science