On 2 July, the CDIF4EOSC project, held a public webinar to publicly launch the project and CDIF v.1.1.
The recording, meeting notes, and presentations are publicly available and can be accessed from the link below:
- Webinar Recording
- Meeting Notes
- Launch of CDIF4EOSC and CDIF v.1.1 Presentation
- CDIF Profiles Presentation
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This event was 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 introduced the CDIF4EOSC project and covered 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 were also introduced.
Specifically, the following topics were covered:
- Introduction to CDIF4EOSC and to CDIF v1.1
- What is a CDIF profile?
- Overview of CDIF v1.1 profiles
- Which CDIF profile should I use?
- CDIF metadata production
About the CDIF4EOSC Project and CDIF
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.
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.