EU - EOSC Focus - EOSC Focus

EOSC Focus will support the co-programmed EOSC Partnership in delivering its mission of establishing Open Science as the “new normal” and achieving the key objectives, which are outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and the EOSC Association (EOSC-A). EOSC Focus is a collaboration of eight Members of EOSC-A and the EOSC Association AISBL itself – the hub of key stakeholders in the European research environment, which provides insights on overarching themes important for the realisation of EOSC. The consortium demonstrates excellent complementarity across the diverse regions and stakeholder groups needed to ensure appropriate coverage of countries and stakeholders. EOSC Focus will provide an effective EOSC stakeholder forum; consolidate and enhance existing monitoring frameworks; identify strategic gaps to inform future iterations of the SRIA; develop and test resourcing models for a sustainable EOSC; implement the EOSC Rules of Participation; and collaborate with other EOSC-related projects, other partnerships, and international initiatives. EOSC Focus is organised into six work packages: WP 1 Project Coordination; WP 2 Stakeholder Engagement and Management; WP 3 SRIA Update and Technical Development; WP 4 Monitoring and Impact Assessment, WP 5 Sustainability of EOSC, and WP 6 Communication, Dissemination & Stakeholder Forum. The combination of these work packages will help the sometimes divergent activities of the broader stakeholder community to focus on the big goal of delivering EOSC. The impact of EOSC Focus will contribute to the increased availability, accessibility, and re-use of data. It will make research results more accessible for citizens; it will increase the quality and outreach of science and thus lead to more results from science and its innovation up-take.