1. Contribution of the European Research Infrastructures (RI) to Open Science Strengthening and Widening the European Infrastructure for Social Sciences 3-4 May, Lisbon Portugal
Antonio Di Giulio, Head of Unit B4-Research Infrastructures
European Commission
DG Research & Innovation Research Infrastructures

2. As we mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, it is time for a united Europe of 27 to shape a vision for its future.
Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, 1 March 2017

3. A changing place in an evolving world
Economic weight
Population shift
Source: UN Statistical Division and Eurostat, EU27
Source: Eurostat and UN Statistical Division

4. A profoundly transformed economy and society
Legacy of the economic crisis
Changing demographics
Source: European Commission
Source: Rand Europe
Climate change and circular economy
New technologies

5. Drivers of Europe's Future
A changing place in an evolving world
A profoundly transformed economy and society
Heightened threats and concerns about security and borders
A questioning of trust and legitimacy

6. Some aspects at stake
Capturing and communicating the value and economic impact of social science
Advocacy programs/ Awareness for the RI
Supporting investments in knowledge capital, growth and innovation
Evidence of the economic value of knowledge-based capital
Tangible and intangible capital
Open access to data, data analysis and incorporation scientific in advice policy making

7. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR
Fostering a new approach to the scientific process, namely, Open Science
Bringing together current and future research data infrastructures and provide access to researchers to address the major concerns of our time
Developing a Coherent Framework for Data, Software and Research Communities

8. HOW? Ability to find data in a single entry point
Data quality / validation / metadata
Long term preservation of data
Data that can go beyond disciplinary use

9. Exploiting better the data generated by the RI (%)
RI to take responsibility for the Data Management dimension with specific reference to the data storage, curation, access and re-use aspects

10. The Commissioner's vision on EOSC
"Europe's final transition must be one from fragmented data sets to an integrated European Open Science Cloud.
By 2020, we want all European researchers to be able to deposit, access and analyse European scientific data through a European Open Science Cloud.."
Speech by Commissioner Carlos Moedas in Amsterdam, NL: “Open science: share and succeed”, 4 April 2016

12. Support to Research Data infrastructures under the Research Infrastructures action
RTD part
Integration at EU level of national scientific data infrastructures
Development and interoperability of pan-European Thematic Data infrastructures
more than 170 M€ in FP7 and, so far, more than 146 M€ in H2020
CNECT part (e-infrastructures)
development of data and distributed computing e-infrastructures
management and preservation of big research data
Research Data Alliance
virtual research environments
~98 M€ in FP7 and, so far, more than 110 M€ in H2020 plus HPC & Geant support
Delivering a wealth of generic and thematic data services, work-flows, interoperable standards and ontologies, ….

13. And this will make a major contribution to the EOSC.
CESSDA has a long history of excellent collaboration among the national data archives for social sciences;
With CESSDA becoming an ERIC in June a new phase in the development of a European data infrastructure for social sciences will start;
And this will make a major contribution to the EOSC.
Perspective

14. Thank you for your attention