Ayris Paul, Berthou Jean-Yves, Bruce Rachel, Lindstaedt Stefanie , Monreale Anna, Mons Barend, Murayama Yasuhiro, Södegard Caj, Tochtermann Klaus, Wilkinson Ross
2016
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) aims to accelerate and support the current transition to more effective Open Science and Open Innovation in the Digital Single Market. It should enable trusted access to services, systems and the re-use of shared scientific data across disciplinary, social and geographical borders. This report approaches the EOSC as a federated environment for scientific data sharing and re-use, based on existing and emerging elements in the Member States, with light-weight international guidance and governance, and a large degree of freedom regarding practical implementation.