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The European Commission: Strategies for STI in Europe
Jarkko SirénEuropean Commission - DG INFSO
Géant and e-Infrastructures
FréDoc Bordeaux, 10 October 2011
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What can we do for science
To facilitate a rapid transition to e-Science, the European Commission and Member States have made significant investments in e-Infrastructures…
Linking the ideas at the speed of the light: GÉANT
Accessing knowledge: scientific data
Innovating the scientific process: global virtual research communities
Designing future facilities: PRACE - High-Performace Computing
Sharing the best resources: e-Science distributed computing
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Collaborative Data Infrastructures for access and preservation
European and global
Policy for Scientific Information in Europe
Forthcoming Communication and Recommendation
Access to results of EU funded research
Digital Agenda & Innovation Union
Communication and Recommendation & Horizon 2020
Three areas of EC action in Scientific Information
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Collaborative Data Infrastructures
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Scientific data
Data is growing exponentially. “A fundamental characteristic of our age is the rising tide of
data – global, diverse, valuable and complex. In the realm of science, this is both an opportunity and a challenge”(Report of the High-Level Group on Scientific Data, Oct 2010)
Often kept in “drawers”, should be put online for better cooperation.
Huge possibilities through interlinking with publications, visualizations and mashups, etc.
The concept of “machine-actionable scholarly communication”.
Scientific Data: The way forward…
Discuss the way forward to develop in Europe a Collaborative Data Infrastructure
Collaborative Data Infrastructure
Flexible but reliable Secure yet open Local and global Affordable and high-performance
Scientific Data Infrastructure
Develop a broad conceptual framework for how different companies, institutes, universities, governments and individuals would interact in such system.
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vision 2030high-level experts group on Scientific Data
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network infrastructure, GÉANT
distributed computing/software infrastructure
scientific data infrastructure
Scientific Data Infrastructure Initiatives
Data Services
Community Support Services
Astronomy
Climatology
Chemistry
History
Biology
• Computing Infrastructure• Persistent Storage Capacity• Integrity• Authentication & Security
• API• Data Discovery & Navigation• Workflows Generation
Demography
Scientific Data(Discipline Specific)
Other Data
Researcher 1
Non Scientific World
Scientific WorldResearcher 2
Aggregated Data Sets(Temporary or Permanent)
Workflows
Aggregation Path
Source: High-level Group on Scientific Data
Tools for virtual research environments
Tools for virtual research environments
Generic services, storage and computation
OA participatory infrastructure
Agriculture
Environment
Physics, Engineering
Biology
Medicin
e
Atmosphere/Space Physics
Social SciencesScientific Data(Discipline Specific)
Other Data
Researcher 1
Non Scientific World
Scientific WorldResearcher 2
Aggregated Data Sets(Temporary or Permanent)
Workflows
Aggregation Path
transPLANT
EUDAT
AgINFRA
iMarine
OPENAire Plus
diXa
SCIDIP-ESESPAS
ENGAGE
PanDataODI
Scientific Data Landscape of Initiatives – call9 (draft)Scientific Data Landscape of Initiatives – call9 (draft)
VREs
VREs
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Data layer
User Communities
€4M
Simulation software & services layer
€43M
Computing layer: Distributed Computing & PRACE
PRACE €20M
eScience Environment
€27M
€1M
e-Infrastructures Call9
Support actions
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Call 10 (July 2011 – November 2011) • Support to existing and new RI
• Third implementation phase of PRACE
• Support to policy development and programme implementation• International cooperation with the USA on common data policies
and standards relevant to global research infrastructures in the environment field and on common e-infrastructure for scientific data
• Coordination actions, conferences and studies
Research Infrastructures calls in FP7
Line of action/Activity Funding scheme(s) M€indicative
1.2 Support to new research infrastructures
1.2.3 Construction of new infrastructures (or major upgrades) – implementation phase
Combination of Collaborative projects and Coordination
and Support Actions (CP-CSA)
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1.3 Support to policy development and programme implementation
INFRA-2012-3.2: International cooperation with the USA on a common e-infrastructure for scientific data
Coordination and Support Actions
(CSA-CA or CSA-SA)
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INFRA-2012-3.3: Coordination actions, conferences and studies supporting policy development, including
international cooperation, for e-Infrastructures14.00
Call overview e-infrastructures part
Date of publication: 20 July 2011
Deadline: 23 November 2011, at 17.00.00, Brussels local time
Information Package: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/capacities?callIdentifier=FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1
1.2.3 Construction of new infrastructures (or major upgrades) – implementation phase
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Third implementation phase of PRACE
Piloting joint pre-commercial procurement of HPC resources (hw, sw)
Deploying services for industrial users, including SME’s, e.g. simulation, prototyping
Scaling of applications and development of new utilities and algorithms to address major socio-economic challenges
Open licensing of new tools
Broaden training and outreach activities to:
Engage more user communities
Ensure human resources in HPC
Establish an EU-US coordination platform aiming at full interoperability of scientific data infrastructure
Demonstrate the coordination through several joint EU-USA prototypes -> to ensure persistent availability of data across scientific domains and national boundaries
Collection of requirements and approaches for standardisation, lowering access barriers, harmonisation of IP frameworks, and mechanisms for networking of experts and multidisciplinary communities
Joint prototypes to leverage and build upon similar initiatives in Europe and USA
3.2: International cooperation with the USA on a common e-infrastructure for scientific data
Reinforcing the cooperation with the USA in jointly addressing global scientific challenges through interoperable RI across the Atlantic
Emphasis on management of scientific data addressing the full life cycle of data in the
environment field (topic 3.1; DG RTD) Promoting an interoperable data e-infrastructure
(topic 3.2; DG INFSO) Implemented through a non-binding partnership with
the NSF, each side providing funds for their own projects
Investigators work on areas of mutual interest Synergies and collaboration with corresponding NSF-
funded initiatives mandatory Complementarity and interlinkage between projects
3.2: International cooperation with the USA on a common e-infrastructure for scientific data(2)Expected Impact
3.3: Coordination actions, conferences and studies supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for e-infrastructures
a) Developing strategies and/or establishing coordination structures, e.g.:
Support the European exa-scale computing communities in international efforts
For extremely large or highly distributed and heterogeneous scientific databases
Coordination between e-Infrastructure operators
a) Feasibility studies, concepts, designs and assessments for e-infrastructures deployed in 2014-2020 in the areas:
Data infrastructures, cloud infrastructures based on PPP’s, simulation and prototyping services to industry, software infrastructures
a) Studies and actions for: Analysis and promotion of trust-building towards open
scientific data e-infrastructures Promote future interoperability in the scientific data
domain – including aspects of common standards Analysis and evaluation of business models for Open
Science in order to achieve financial sustainability Promotion of open standards and interoperability for grids
and clouds, and creation of frameworks for procurement of computing services for e-Science – common standards and relevant actors
a) Dissemination of results and success stories of European e-infrastructure projects / Coordination and community building for citizen-scientist with e-Science and e-infrastructures
3.3: Coordination actions, conferences and studies supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for e-infrastructures(2)
a) Actions towards development of education-related e-infrastructures Linking scientific repositories and research data
infrastructures to learning resources for skills and curricula development for information and data scientists; online platforms for supporting student exchanges
a) International cooperation identification and synergy of development aid projects
related to ICT/e-infrastructures Promoting e-infrastructures of common interest to Europe
and developing regions; etc. Contributing to efforts in international organisations and
for a supporting e-Infrastructures for global research communities
3.3: Coordination actions, conferences and studies supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for e-infrastructures(3)
• provide solid ground for future choices and help in decision making and deployment concerning e-Infrastructures.
• Feasibility studies should establish implementable concepts for future e-Infrastructures.
• Dissemination actions should raise the visibility of the e-Infrastructures activity towards wider audiences.
• International cooperation activities: support to efforts to develop globally connected and interoperable e-infrastructures, in particular between the EU and developing regions in the world.
– activities related to development aid projects should provide software tools to support the identification and rationalisation of interventions of the different donors and other funding schemes in the targeted regions.
Support measures are expected to strengthen the development of a consistent and dynamic European policy for research infrastructures including the data produced by this infrastructure
3.3: Coordination actions, conferences and studies supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for e-infrastructures(4)Expected Impact
If you have a question…
Contact person: Bernhard Fabianek (topic 1.2.3: PRACE)
Pekka Karp (topic 3.2: EU-USA)
Leonardo Flores (topic 3.3: Support actions)
Krystyna Marek (overall call co-ordination)
e-mail address: INFSO-RI-CALLS@ec.europa.eu
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Call 11 (July 2012 – November 2012) 2013 deployment, operation and evolution of the pan-
European high-capacity and high-performance communication networking (GÉANT)
Research Infrastructures calls in FP7
Questions we should address...
What is the best way to establish together a European Data Infrastructure for access and preservation of digital scientific information?
How to develop an international framework for a Data Infrastructure (architecture, governance, etc) taking into account what is happening in other regions of the world (US, Australia, Brazil, India…)
Questions we should address
How to foster interoperability between platforms across institutions, disciplines and countries while keeping the balance between community led initiatives and horizontal e-Infrastructures?
What policies and programs should Europe consider to ensure that the areas of Open publications, open data, open software and open education are more productively integrated?
Questions we should address...
How to improve access to scientific information by all European researchers and students? For instance by creating a European scholar passport for academic and scientific information resources
What are the best licensing agreements needed to ensure the best possible access and use of the scientific results?
Questions we should address
How to ensure a good balance between funding innovation by proof of new service concepts and the provision of persistent (sustainable) data services?
How to adapt academic curricula to include “Data Scientist”, “Digital Librarian” profiles?
Science as the great conversation
The vision of a new Republic of Science with a different, richer, more intense conversation
Jean-Claude Guédon
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Map of Scientific Collaboration from 2005 to 2009(Olivier H. Beauchesne)
http://olihb.com/2011/01/23/map-of-scientific-collaboration-between-researchers/
Science as the great conversation
An interesting approach is to create an IETF-like structure -open and free -based on true competence
Its communication device, RFC's [Requests for Comments], look a lot like a reinvention of the great conversation in science
Jean-Claude Guédon
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Policies for Scientific Information in Europe
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If I had to start again with the work of bridging the gap between the European people, I would not start from coal and steel, but from science and technology
Jean Monnet
Strategies for Research Information in Europe
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ERA and “5th freedom” in Lisbon Treaty
Communication on Scientific Information (2007)
ICT infrastructures for e-Science (2009)
Directive on the re-use of public sector information (2003)
EU2020: smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (March 2010)
Digital Agenda
Innovation Union
EC policy on Scientific Information (I)
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Member States and the Commission should (art. 17): Extend e-Infrastructures to industrial research and
innovation, to public services and SMEs Explore governance models for efficient, seamless and
technologically leading public services Examine incentives for pre-commercial procurement,
including for the deployment of e-Infrastructures Major research infrastructures to enjoy e-I support Broaden access to scientific data and open repositories and
ensure coherent approach to data access and curation
Competitiveness Council Conclusions of 3 December 2009 (2/2)
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Three vectors of a renewed European strategy:
ICT infrastructures for e-ScienceCOM(2009) 108
e-Infrastructure
Europe as hub of excellence in
e-Science
Sustainable and continuous services of production quality
24/7
Innovation by exploiting know-how
beyond science (public services,
large scale experimentation,…)
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Consultation on Horizon 2020
Feb 2011
Hearings and Consultation on Communication and Recommendation on Scientific Information
May and September 2011
Access to and preservation of Scientific Information
EC policy on Scientific Information (II)
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Communication on Open Data
Nov 2011
Communication and Recommendation on Scientific Information
Early 2012
PSI Directive update
Support for research in Scientific Information policies
Support for R&D in data-handling technologies
EC policy on Scientific Information (III)
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The EC has a role as coordinator of national initiatives
Global cooperation
International organisations
G8 + O5 countries
IPR issues in Scientific Information need to be explored further
Aspects to be considered in the future
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European Infrastructurefor Scientific Data
We don't know how scholarly communication will adapt to new paradigms bringing closer human and machine readable information...
Opportunities for innovation in the publishing market
new concepts: “enriched publications”
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European Infrastructurefor Scientific Data
Open Access Pilot in FP7, what about FP8?... OpenAIRE e-Infrastructure Data Management Plans
“Scientific data has the power to transform our lives for the better – it is too valuable to be locked away.”
Neelie Kroes, VP of the European Commission
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Open Access to EU funded research results
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e-infrastructure for OA pilot: history
FP7 Open Access pilot follows the Conclusions of the EU Competitiveness Council of 22 and 23 November 2007
Infrastructure provided by OpenAIRE project
Its key objective is to enable fast and reliable access to EU-funded research results, in particular peer reviewed research articles
Projects from 7 areas of FP7 are required to deposit articles and make their best effort to ensure OA
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Access to Scientific Information (1)
Open Access is now anchored in EU policy In the Digital Agenda for Europe and the Innovation
Union “…publicly funded research should be widely disseminated
through Open Access publication of scientific data and papers.”
“To this end the Commission will appropriately extend current Open Access publication requirements as stipulated in Commission Decision C(2008) 4408”
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Access to Scientific Information (2)
Background COM 2007 “Scientific information in the digital age” COM 2009 “ICT Infrastructures for e-Science” “Riding the Wave” report of the HLEG on Scientific Data
Guiding principles Long term preservation of Scientific Information Time/technology mature to link scientific papers and data Open access for publications (gold and/or green) Pilot for scientific data building on the experience of the FP7 OA
pilot
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• EU budget review
• Financial Regulation revision
• Green Paper: common strategic framework for EU R&D and innovation funding
• FP7 interim evaluation
• Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) proposal
• CSF proposals
2010
2011
2012
• FP simplification communication• EU2020 Strategy
• Digital Agenda for Europe
• Innovation Union
• Other Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives
2013
• CSF decisions
• Multi-annual Financial Framework decision
Timeline
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• conclusion of the consultation
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Additional slides
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Scientific facilities, research communities
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Linking at the speed of the lightLinking at the speed of the light
Sharing computers, software and instrumentsSharing computers, software and instruments
Sharing and federating scientific dataSharing and federating scientific data
e-Infrastructures Visionempower research communities through ubiquitous,
trusted and easy access to services for data, computation, communication and collaborative work