NI4OS-Europe dissemination event in Croatia: Initiatives for Open Science – NI4OS- Europe

NI4OS-Europe dissemination event in Croatia was held as part of the annual conference SRCE e-Infrastructure Days 2021 (SRCE DEI 2021). The event was dedicated to National Open Science Cloud Initiatives (NOSCI) that will be established during the NI4OS-Europe project. The session was held by the name “Initiatives for Open Science” and gathered 148 participants. In the session participated stakeholders of open science in the Republic of Croatia and presented the Initiative for the establishment of a National Open Science Cloud (NOSC) in Croatia. It was emphasized that to establish the NOSC, there should be a national research infrastructure plan that will provide financial resources and enable its long-term sustainability. It is necessary to use the existing elements to build the first version of NOSC with clear links to the European and international network. Ivan Marić, director of SRCE, announced the launch of the Croatian NOSC Initiative that will be named Croatian Open Science Cloud (HR-OOZ).