 "On the 23rd of April 2015, Bob Jones, CERN & HNI Co-Coordinator, was invited by the European Commission to present the ‘European Open Science Cloud’ at the 3rd Digital European Research Area (ERA) Forum meeting. The concept of open science and a European open science cloud seems to be widely accepted, but how to implement it remains largely unknown and Helix Nebula and the European Science cloud are examples that can be used to define the future structure. European open science cloud is now one of the ERA’s priorities as part of the EC’s strategy for the single digital market. The audience enquired about the amount of funding needed to get from 5% to 100% scale and how to encourage the adoption of commercial cloud services by research organisations. The ERA conference to be held in Brussels on 22-23 June will conclude the outcome of the ‘science 2.0’ consultation." Toward the Open European Science Cloud "The objective of this paper is to propose the establishment of the European Open Science Cloud that will enable digital science by introducing IT as a Service to the public research sector in Europe. The rationale calls for a hybrid model that brings together public research organisations and e‐Infrastructures with commercial suppliers to build a common platform offering a range of services to Europe’s research communities. The exploitation platform will make use of, and cooperate with, existing European e‐infrastructures by jointly offering integrated services to the end‐user. This hybrid public‐commercial cloud model represents a significant change from the status‐quo and will bring benefits for the stakeholders: end‐users, research organisations, service providers (public and commercial) and funding agencies. A time‐line for a pilot and its subsequent expansion together with a funding model engaging all stakeholder groups is described." Read more on >> Toward the Open European Science Cloud - Zenodo
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