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European e-Infrastructures Assembly

This page is organised in descending chronological order: the most recent information appears at the top.

How can the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) evolve into a truly sustainable and federated ecosystem post-2027?

On 30 October 2025, in a joint position paper, the five leading pan-European e-Infrastructures – EGI, EUDAT, GÉANT, OpenAIRE, and PRACE – outline the critical requirements for a successful transition.

Drawing on decades of collective experience in providing cross-border, federated services, the paper addresses key challenges that must be solved for EOSC to thrive:

  • Move beyond the “free at the point of delivery” model to ensure the long-term sustainability of essential cross-border services.
  • Ensure that service integrators and Nodes have a decisive voice in the strategic governance and technical direction of the EOSC Federation.
  • Establish fair Service Level Agreements that recognise and compensate for the technical contributions and responsibilities of e-Infrastructures.

This discussion is highly relevant for all stakeholders attending the EOSC Symposium 2025 next week in Brussels. The paper provides a foundation for conversations on governance, sustainability, and the operational future of EOSC after Horizon Europe.

This paper is a vital read for all EOSC stakeholders, including funders, policy makers, research infrastructures, and national service providers. It provides a clear pathway to a governance and financial model that is fair, transparent, and built on the proven capabilities of Europe’s core e-Infrastructures.
Discover the full analysis and recommendations.

You can read the full text of the joint paper here, or download thit in PDF here.
You can also find this joint paper on Zenodo.

On 3 October 2024, five European e-Infrastructures signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create an Assembly which aims to address policy, governance and sustainability matters relevant to its members in a coordinated manner with the overall purpose of jointly strengthening the position of, and promoting the functions, responsibilities and role of the e-Infrastructures to support the excellence of research and innovation in Europe.

This MoU was made between:

You can read the full text of the MoU here, or download it in PDF here.
You can find our Press Release on the Signing Ceremony of the MoU, with photos, here.

European e-Infrastructures offer a wide portfolio of innovative digital services that are tailored to the needs of the science and research communities and align with the interoperability requirements of EOSC. Through their collaboration in the e-Infrastructure Assembly, these leading providers – EGI, EUDAT, GÉANT, OpenAIRE, and PRACE – offer a fundamental support and expertise to organisations founding or developing EOSC nodes and federating the local web of data with EOSC and the EOSC EU Node. Their scalable and ready-to-use solutions align with the EOSC interoperability requirements and bring assistance and expertise to the development of new and existing EOSC node’s core capabilities and additional resources.

To browse each organisation’s portfolio, follow the links below:

You can read the summary document detailing the service offers of the e-Infrastructures involved, here or download it in PDF here.

About the European e-Infrastructures Assembly

The European e-Infrastructures Assembly is the collaboration of leading European e-Infrastructures EGI, EUDAT, GÉANT, OpenAIRE, and PRACE. The group was established in October 2024 to bolster the position and promote the services of e-Infrastructures, empowering researchers across Europe to drive innovation and advance scientific discovery.

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