EOSC-hub

About the project

The EOSC-hub project created the integration and management system of the future European Open Science Cloud that delivered a catalogue of services, software and data from the EGI Federation, EUDAT CDI, INDIGO-DataCloud and major research e-infrastructures. This integration and management system (the Hub) built on mature processes, policies and tools from the leading European federated e-Infrastructures to cover the whole life-cycle of services, from planning to delivery. The Hub aggregated services from local, regional and national e-Infrastructures in Europe, Africa, Asia, Canada and South America.

The Hub acted as a single contact point for researchers and innovators to discover, access, use and reuse a broad spectrum of resources for advanced data-driven research. Through the virtual access mechanism, more scientific communities and users had access to services supporting their scientific discovery and collaboration across disciplinary and geographical boundaries.

The project also improved skills and knowledge among researchers and service operators by delivering specialised trainings and by establishing competence centres to co-create solutions with the users. In the area of engagement with the private sector, the project created a Joint Digital Innovation Hub that stimulated an ecosystem of industry/SMEs, service providers and researchers to support business pilots, market take-up and commercial boost strategies.

EOSC-hub built on existing technology already at TRL 8 and addressed the need for interoperability by promoting the adoption of open standards and protocols. By mobilizing e-Infrastructures comprising more than 300 data centres worldwide and 18 pan-European infrastructures, this project was a ground-breaking milestone for the implementation of the European Open Science Cloud.