The CDIF4EOSC project, coordinated by CODATA and involving 21 partners, was launched on 1 June 2026! Shortly after we released version 1.1 of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF), which will provide a baseline for the project work.
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.\
What is CDIF? What does it seek to do? What does it recommend and why is it useful to EOSC and other Research Infrastructure initiatives? How will the CDIF4EOSC project develop it further and how can you get involved?
Register here to find out more! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pYUUWpukSii3TSP6mg2kNA#/registration
This event is public and open to any interested colleagues! This is conceived as the first in a series of webinars, tutorials and other events to familiarise the broad research data stewardship community in EOSC and beyond with the vision of CDIF and the mission and objectives of the CDIF4EOSC project. The event will introduce the CDIF4EOSC project and will cover CDIF v.1.1 at a conceptual level, suitable for policy experts, data stewards and managers of research infrastructures. Some of the more technical aspects of the CDIF profiles and recommendations will be covered: although we will happily field questions from technical experts, more detailed events for a technical audience will be organised in due course.
The webinar will cover at least the following topics:
- Welcome to the CDIF4EOSC project!
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- Aims and objectives
- How to get involved, to comment and give feedback!
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- What is CDIF?
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- Vision and background
- What is the purpose of CDIF?
- What does it NOT aim to do?
- Why is it important and useful?
- Timeline of v 1.0 and subsequent developments
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- Introduction to v 1.1
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- Scope
- What is a “CDIF Profile”? (Implementation Artifacts and Conformance)
- Development and Production Process
- Maintenance: Issues, Versioning and Repositories
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- Current CDIF 1.1 profiles
- Roadmap: CDIF4EOSC and ongoing developments
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- Why is this important for EOSC and other international and national RI initiatives?
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- Next Steps: feedback on v.1.1, how to get involved with CDIF and CDIF4EOSC.