Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Europe is building its Open Science Cloud; a set of robust and interoperable e-infrastructures with the capacity to provide data and computational solutions through cloud-based services. The development and sustainable operation of such e-infrastructures are at the forefront of European funding priorities. The research community, however, is still reluctant to engage at the scale required to signal a Europe-wide change in the mode of operation of scientific practices. The striking differences in uptake rates between researchers from different scientific domains indicate that communities do not equally share the benefits of the above European investments. We highlight the need to support research communities in organically engaging with the European Open Science Cloud through the development of trustworthy and interoperable Virtual Research Environments. These domain-specific solutions can support communities in gradually bridging technical and socio-cultural gaps between traditional and open digital science practice, better diffusing the benefits of European e-infrastructures.
Source: Research Ideas and Outcomes
DOI: 10.3897/rio.2.e9933
Authors: Dimitrios Koureas, Christos Arvanitidis, Lee Belbin, Walter Berendsohn, Christian Damgaard, Quentin Groom, Anton Güntsch, Gregor Hagedorn, Alex Hardisty, Donald Hobern, Arnald Marcer, Daniel Mietchen, David Morse, Matthias Obst, Lyubomir Penev, Lars Pettersson, Soraya Sierra, Vincent Smith, Rutger Vos
Institutions: Natural History Museum, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Atlas of Living Australia, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Aarhus University, Meise Botanic Garden, Museum für Naturkunde, Cardiff University, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications, The Open University, University of Gothenburg, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Pensoft Publishers (Bulgaria), Lund University, Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $322
OpenAlex ID: W2492860554