The CDIF4EOSC project, coordinated by CODATA, started on 1 June 2026!
The distinct approach of the CDIF4EOSC project (CDIF4EOSC: Developing and implementing the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework for EOSC) is to build on the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF). The project will extend the CDIF recommendations, adding profiles and guidelines, and use case based examples, to form a comprehensive and actionable playbook for FAIR Integration in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and beyond.
This is a remarkable opportunity to extend and refine CDIF, and to furnish EOSC with a comprehensive and implementable guide to interoperability!
Core Objectives
Going beyond the original FAIR principles, CDIF4EOSC will develop a FAIR-by-design approach for creating FAIR digital objects. The overarching objective of the project is to enable FAIR integration by developing the CDIF4EOSC Playbook and situating this at the heart of EOSC practices, and fully integrated in the EOSC Federation.
The project will work closely with three Use Cases on oceans sciences, climate adaptation and safe-and-sustainable by design materials development, develop a suite of AI-assisted FAIRification tools and services and ensure integration with the EOSC Federation, EOSC Nodes and the Common European Data Spaces.
The suite of AI-assisted FAIRification tools and services will accelerate FAIRification at scale and have significant benefits for EOSC and the European Research Area. To maximise impact, targeted steps will be taken to implement the project outputs in EOSC Federation Nodes and Common European Data Spaces.
CDIF4EOSC Kick-Off Meeting
The partners and participants in the CDIF4EOSC project will hold the project’s formal, internal and Kick-Off Meeting online on Weds 3 June. More on that soon! An interim CDIF4EOSC website is already available at https://cdif4eosc.eu and th
Later this month, the benchmark version 1.1 of the CDIF Book will be released alongside a production platform.
An important raft of substantive deliverables will be released at the end of February 2027. The will comprise, D1.1: charting the roadmap for the CDIF4EOSC Playbook, D2.1 presenting the findings of the Data Quality Work Package, D5.1 outlining the findings of the Use Cases requirements analysis and D6.1, offering a guide for integration and adoption within EOSC.
More on the CDIF4EOSC’s dissemination activities, stakeholder forum and much more soon! Watch this space!