Are Our Research Infrastructures Ready for Fair Assessment? |
Research organisations are being asked to align assessment with transparency, openness, and broader forms of impact. But one question remains difficult to answer: how open are the infrastructures doing this work? A new Open Infrastructure Checklist offers a structured way to evaluate current systems. Based on the OI4RRA Framework, it guides teams through four areas, technical capacity, operational readiness, community governance, and ethical inclusivity, helping institutions understand strengths, gaps, and the policy implications. For organisations working to reform assessment, the checklist provides a starting point for planning, investment, and informed decision-making. |
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ENGAGEMENT |
Strengthening Open Research Information in Greece
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Leaders met in Athens to reflect on the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, highlighting Greece’s interest in transparent, interoperable systems. The discussion covered progress with ABACUS, a national platform built on the OpenAIRE Graph that offers a clearer view of research activity. Participants also noted sustainability and governance challenges, pointing to the need for coordinated national strategies aligned with European Open Science goals. |
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SERVICES |
Why Continuous Validation Matters |
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Researchers and institutions depend on consistent, accurate information, but metadata shifts constantly. To keep pace, the OpenAIRE Graph validates its data every month, resolving errors, checking identifiers such as ORCID, and improving metadata quality. The result is open data that can be used confidently for discovery, reporting, and responsible assessment. |
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SERVICES |
A Simpler Way to Correct Published Records |
Zenodo has introduced a new update that lets users correct and update published records more efficiently. The update improves versioning, keeps the publication history transparent, and helps maintain accuracy over time. By making record management easier, the repository supports dependable, reusable research outputs and helps authors keep their contributions up to date. |
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COMMUNITY |
Inside the Slovak Open Science Forum 2025 |
In Bratislava, the Slovak Open Science Forum brought together experts to discuss national and European progress, from UNESCO’s Open Science Recommendation and Diamond Open Access to PIDs, intellectual property, AI policy, and citizen science. The event highlighted advances, persistent infrastructure challenges, and the continued need to improve access and data quality across the research landscape. |
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PROJECTS |
Improving Digital Research Workflows: Four Practical Approaches |
RAISE Suite transforms research data into active discovery. Data Management Plans become machine-actionable, helping automate storage, privacy, metadata, and workflows. Data can flow directly into dashboards, while integrity checks maintain trust. Training programmes support adoption, embedding reproducibility and automation into everyday work for research teams. |
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UPCOMING EVENT |
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From 27–29 January 2026, the third EOSC Winter School will take place in Nice, France, bringing together EOSC-A Task Forces, Horizon Europe EOSC projects, and expert groups working on implementation. This edition also introduces a new focus group, the EOSC Federation Build-up Group, with dedicated sessions to align priorities and practical work.
Alongside the core programme, a brokerage event will invite projects and groups to pitch implementation-ready solutions to candidate EOSC Nodes, fostering collaboration across the wider EOSC ecosystem.
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See upcoming events |
15 April 09:00am - 05:00pm
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22 April 09:00am - 10:30am
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29 April 02:00pm - 03:00pm
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