RDA and the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Association | RDA

In July 2020, the legal entity for the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) – the EOSC Association – was set up as an AISBL in Belgium. The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is delighted to support this important initiative. Given the many similarities in the two organisations, including the not for profit, community based and foundational values of openness and transparency, over the past year, RDA has been happy to dedicate effort to consult on the statutes of the Association and form part of the task force to assist in writing the Bylaws. Hilary Hanahoe, RDA Secretary General and Ingrid Dillo, RDA Council Co-chair, were involved in the definition of the Financial articles of the Bylaws. This week sees a big milestone in the EOSC Association journey, with the first General Assembly (GA) taking place on Thursday 17 December. In addition to the presentation of the EOSC Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), the GA will be electing the President and eight Directors of the EOSC Association Board. Of the thirteen candidates standing for election, RDA is pleased to note that exactly eight of them are RDA members.