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I wanted to share this recent announcement from our friend Rachel
Bruce, the Deputy Chief Innovation Officer at JISC.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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Dear Colleagues,
Members of this list might be interested in the report published by the
EC today on the European Open Science Cloud. While earlier versions of
the report were used to inform various meetings this is now the final
version endorsed by Commissioner Carlos Moedas.
11 October 2016 ˇV first report from the High Level Expert Group
The Commission has published today the first report of the Commission
High Level Expert Group on the European Open Science Cloud (HLEG EOSC).
The Report recommends to close discussions about the ˇĄperceived needˇ¦
of a science cloud and to take immediate action on the EOSC in close
concert with Member States, building on existing capacity and
expertise. They also recommend writing clear Rules of Engagement for
access to the EOSC and for the provision of services based on research
data (e.g. TDM, data analytics, etc.). But the implications of the
report reach further in several aspects of Open Science policy more
broadly. They recommend framing the EOSC as the EU contribution to a
future, global Internet of FAIR Data and Services underpinned by open
protocols. They recommend to set-up and fund a concerted effort to
develop core data expertise in Europe. They estimate that half a
million 'core data scientists' are needed to make the most of open
research data in Europe. Finally, they recommend changing radically the
funding model for research data, from traditional and rigid funding
schemes of the past - e.g. small and unaccounted part of a time-limited
and space-bound grants to an overall co-funded national / EC funding
scheme. They estimate that on average about 5% of total research
expenditure should be spent on properly managing and 'stewarding' data
in an integrated fashion.
The Recommendations of the HLEG EOSC provide a solid starting point for
further reflection and engagement of scientific user communities,
research funders and Member States in the making of the initiative.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience/index.cfm?pg=open-science-cloud
I have the pleasure of being a member of the group that wrote the
report. The discussions in the group and the resulting recommendations
will help to provide the basis of a framework for an open science
infrastructure. The Expert Group are now working on developing some of
the recommendations, for example the basis of a set of rules of
engagement for the European Open Science Cloud.
I should say that many do point out ˇĄcloudˇ¦ is a bit misleading ˇV it
might be better expressed as an open science commons!
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