DeiC - Danish e-infrastructure Consortium

This policy was authored by representatives of the EOSC FAIR Working Group and EOSC Architecture Working group. See Appendix 3 for details. This second draft of the policy was released in May 2020 for community feedback and comment. We welcome responses to and comments on this second version. Please share them with the wider community on https://pidforum.org or email them to us pid-policy@eoscsecretariat.eu. We understand that some areas may require discussion and encourage you to have that discussion on https://pidforum.org. That is where we will also provide details of opportunities for face-to-face feedback and discussion. We will develop a final policy that will be delivered to the EOSC Governance Board in October 2020.

National supercomputing was for the first time introduced in Denmark in 2014. Three national supercomputers were jointly funded by the Danish Government, Ministry of Higher Education & Science, the larger universities in Denmark and the Royal Danish Library. National compute facilities were to fill the gap of computing resources between local university resources, Nordic, European and Internationally. However, more importantly the goal was to give all researchers in Denmark equal access to computing resources in order to meet and qualify within the foreseeable future of Big Data. Three years have passed and the amount of national HPC users is steadily increasing every day. Workflows across university borders have been established, national payment models are in place and eScience expert hubs and centers are forming and adjusting to local needs and resources available. All in all, eScience is forming its landscape in Denmark. This paper illustrates the journey Denmark has been through in establishing and integrating national supercomputing into its research culture. Previously, such significant compute resources were strong competitive research parameters. They are now national collaborative facilities opening up for newcomers to HPC, increasing interdisciplinary research, transferring of HPC expertise between scientific disciplines etc. Furthermore, this paper addresses the challenges and successes in reaching this cornerstone for Denmark and in addition identifies the impact of national supercomputing on science in Denmark.

This policy was authored by representatives of the EOSC FAIR Working Group and EOSC Architecture Working group. See Appendix 3 for details. This initial policy was released in December 2019 for community feedback and comment. We welcome responses to and comments on this first version. Please share them with the wider community on https://pidforum.org or email them to us pid-policy@eoscsecretariat.eu. We understand that some areas may require discussion and encourage you to have that discussion on https://pidforum.org. That is where we will also provide details of opportunities for face-to-face feedback and discussion. We will develop a second version for March 2020 and a final policy will be delivered to the EOSC Governance Board in October 2020.

Arbejdsgruppe C blev nedsat inden for kommissoriet for FAIR Følgegruppen, som blev etableret i forbindelse med den nationale strategi for FAIR-principperne. Dette dokument er et bilag til Årsrapport 2025 for den nationale strategi for datamanagement baseret på FAIR-principperne. Et centralt element i FAIR er en såkaldt Data Management Plan (DMP), som hjælper forskere med at planlægge og definere, hvordan data håndteres, deles og bevares gennem hele projektets levetid. Den sikrer, at data bliver Findable ved at beskrive metadata og registrering i relevante arkiver. Den fremmer Accessible data ved at angive, hvordan og hvor data deles, samt definerer eventuelle adgangsbegrænsninger. Den støtter Interoperable data gennem krav om standardiserede formater og fælles terminologi. Endelig bidrager den til Reusable data ved at sikre dokumentation, brugsrettigheder og kvalitetskontrol. Med udgangspunkt i en scenarieanalyse, som gruppen har foretaget, fremkommer Arbejdsgruppe C hermed med forslag til, hvordan de statslige fonde (Fondene) kan etablere en praksis, der understøtter forskningsinstitutionerne og forskerne i at fremme FAIR-compliance. Forslaget er struktureret som en række anbefalinger.

This annual report brings together contributions from each of the six working groups operating under the FAIR Reference Group of the National Strategy for Data Management in Denmark. The working groups provide analyses and reflections on the current level of adoption and implementation of the FAIR Principles across Danish universities, highlighting progress made, ongoing challenges, and areas for further development.

In the Roadmap 2016 e-IRG intends to define a clear route on how to evolve the European e- Infrastructure system further, and turn the vision of the e-Infrastructure Commons into reality for 2020. e-IRG is convinced that the implementation of the e-Infrastructure Commons is a large step towards European leadership in research infrastructures including e-Infrastructures, including the realisation of the European Open Science Cloud and the EU Data Infrastructure, which are part of the Digital Single Market Technologies and the Public Service Modernisation Package.

Presentation given at the kickoff meeting for the Nordic‑Baltic Dataverse Hub (NAISH) at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, 21–23 April 2026.

This report documents the activities, engagements, and strategic reflections of the EOSC Denmark Coordination Forum in 2025. It covers Denmark’s role in EOSC governance during the Danish EU Presidency, updates from the EOSC Association, DeiC’s participation in completed, ongoing, and upcoming EOSC-related projects, and selected highlights from the broader EOSC project landscape.

The Financial Sustainability Task Force of the EOSC Association has consulted with stakeholders of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) via a survey to obtain feedback on the paths towards financial sustainability of EOSC, contained in its Progress Report published in November 2022. The feedback will help the Task Force inform its positioning relative to the discussions on the future of EOSC post-2027, as well as indicate possible directions for the work in the remainder of the TF’s current mandate.

Digital competences, such as advanced scientific computing and data mining tools, are often anchored in domain specific research areas. There is a substantial overlap of data types generated from the different fields of science, and hence there is a possibility for sharing knowledge and tools across disciplines. Mapping of software programming tools and identification of use cases that includes High Performance Computing (HPC) may serve as inspiration in order to bring new value of domain specific data in an interdisciplinary way. This poster share the experience from Denmark based on software mapping in 290 publications that included use of HPC.

FAIRfest: A Festival of FAIR Solutions in the European Open Science LandscapeFAIR-IMPACT and FAIRCORE4EOSC partners were pleased to invite the broad European research community to FAIRfest, a festival that celebrated advancements in FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) solutions within the European Open Science research landscape. Held in The Hague (The Netherlands) alongside the 19th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25), the event brought together European and international participants to explore the latest achievements in FAIR: Persistent Identifiers and Knowledge Graphs for Findability, Semantic Artefacts for Accessibility, technical and legal aspects for Interoperability, and certification, metrics, and guidelines for Reusability. The festival featured a vibrant Marketplace where adopters and implementers showcased FAIR-enabling solutions, tools, methodologies, and practices through stands, coffee tables, and posters. Attendees engaged directly with experts, asked questions, and learned from those already applying FAIR in real research contexts. Demonstrations of FAIRCORE4EOSC components were presented, and participants heard implementation stories from teams supported by the FAIR-IMPACT programme. The event also offered opportunities to meet FAIR Champions, Ambassadors, and interoperability specialists, creating a dynamic environment for exchange and collaboration. More info and a video of the FAIRfest can be found on the event webpage: https://www.fair-impact.eu/events/fair-impact-events/fairfest-celebrating-advancements-fair-solutions-eosc

This action plan constitutes a central component of the National Strategy for Data Management based on the FAIR Principles and forms part of a series of deliverables in the strategy’s second mandate period. The strategy covers research data that is fully or partially funded by public funds, including data produced by public research institutions — potentially in collaboration with, or co-funded by, private actors.

This action plan constitutes a central component of the National Strategy for Data Management based on the FAIR Principles and forms part of a series of deliverables in the strategy’s second mandate period. The strategy covers research data that is fully or partially funded by public funds, including data produced by public research institutions — potentially in collaboration with, or co-funded by, private actors.

Inspired by strategic reports on FAIR and EOSC from the period 2018-2024, the annual FAIR-IMPACT Synchronisation Force workshops discussed key topics on the road to more FAIR digital objects. In this White Paper the main recommendations from these workshops are taken a step further, and mapped to two Strategic Pillars of the EOSC Multi-Annual Roadmap 2026-2027 and the relevant Task Forces and Opportunity Area Expert Groups under the EOSC Association, to facilitate their uptake and impact.

The EOSC-ENTRUST project works on the development and integration of Trusted Research Environments (TREs) within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). This report outlines the work done during the second project year in the Providers work package (WP11). Between M13–M24, WP11’s key achievements include the second TRE inventory (MS10), the development of the requirements management framework, the launch of the Open TRE Provider Forum (OTPF), and a Blueprint adoption and EOSC-readiness analysis, drawing out recommendations to support adoption efforts and EOSC integration. WP11 conducted this work through biweekly meetings in which information gathering and analysis was conducted and organised.

Presentation given at the kickoff meeting for the Nordic‑Baltic Dataverse Hub (NAISH) at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, 21–23 April 2026.

This annual report brings together contributions from each of the six working groups operating under the FAIR Reference Group of the National Strategy for Data Management in Denmark. The working groups provide analyses and reflections on the current level of adoption and implementation of the FAIR Principles across Danish universities, highlighting progress made, ongoing challenges, and areas for further development.

This report documents the activities, engagements, and strategic reflections of the EOSC Denmark Coordination Forum in 2025. It covers Denmark’s role in EOSC governance during the Danish EU Presidency, updates from the EOSC Association, DeiC’s participation in completed, ongoing, and upcoming EOSC-related projects, and selected highlights from the broader EOSC project landscape.

The EOSC-ENTRUST project works on the development and integration of Trusted Research Environments (TREs) within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). This report outlines the work done during the second project year in the Providers work package (WP11). Between M13–M24, WP11’s key achievements include the second TRE inventory (MS10), the development of the requirements management framework, the launch of the Open TRE Provider Forum (OTPF), and a Blueprint adoption and EOSC-readiness analysis, drawing out recommendations to support adoption efforts and EOSC integration. WP11 conducted this work through biweekly meetings in which information gathering and analysis was conducted and organised.

Introduction In 2022, KE’s task and finish (T&F) group on alternative publishing platforms (APPs) embarked on a project to create awareness about APPs among the research community and research-supporting institutions. It aims to provide a clearer picture of what APPs look like in terms of functions, similarities, and differences. In a first step, the T&F published a scoping paper. Subsequently, we circulated a “call for entries” - an open call to all platforms working in open access, publishing, and communication, who wish to be included in a KE taxonomy of Alternative Publishing Platforms. Based on the answers to this call, the T&F group created an “ Analysis Report on Alternative Publishing Platforms” which was published in September 2023. The main outcomes of this analysis were: Most of the alternative platforms in this pilot survey were institution-based and driven by academic or similar communities. From our sample, no pattern emerged of any discipline appearing to be more innovative than any others, and indeed most alternative platforms seemed to be open to use by all fields. Most platforms within this survey were replacing the function of existing publishers in publishing research articles, books and conference proceedings. There was some innovation around peer review, with some platforms set up solely to host or organise peer review. Considering both of these aspects, only a small group of fewer than 10 of the 45 platforms should probably be described as truly exploring ‘alternative ways of doing things'. Only 11 of the platforms said that they solely concentrated on the methodological quality of the work, 2 solely on the impact of the work. Most said it was up to the editors to decide on criteria for assessment - the platforms themselves were agnostic. This is an area where further work might help elucidate the philosophies of different platforms when it comes to research assessment. Most of the platforms rely on an open source software (33 vs 14 using a proprietary software) and a majority of them also provide open APIs (26) and/or interoperability with other services (35). Regarding legal aspects, all platforms offer the possibility to use Creative Commons licences for the distributed material and allow authors to retain copyright. In its next activity, the T&F group aims to initiate further research on the topic of APPs by commissioning an in-depth analysis. Thereby, we want to discover means to support innovation in scholarly communication, which could be achieved through functionalities APPs provide, and get more insights about the maturity and development of alternative platforms. As outlined in our first scoping paper and confirmed in our analysis report, alternative approaches are diverse. We want to provide guidance for publishing platforms, research 2Alternative Publishing Platforms Scoping the second phase of the Alternative publishing platforms work organizations and funders about the current landscape of APPs. In the following, we outline the envisaged outcomes and research questions.