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EUROPEAN OPEN SCIENCE CLOUD (EOSC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Digitalization of Scientific
\nActivity and Participation
\nin the European Open
\nScience Cloud<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>
News<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Project No.<\/p>\n<\/div>

1.1.1.6\/1\/25\/I\/001<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Status<\/p>\n<\/div>

In Implementation<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Time period<\/p>\n<\/div>

01.01.2026 \u2013 30.11.2029<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Total funding<\/p>\n<\/div>

16,742,224 EUR<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

ERDF<\/p>\n<\/div>

14,230,890 EUR<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

State Budget<\/p>\n<\/div>

2,511,334 EUR<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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ABOUT THE PROJECT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Why is the project
\nnecessary?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Research is increasingly based on big data, computing power, and international collaboration. However, Latvia\u2019s research digital infrastructure and data services are currently fragmented across institutions. Data is often stored locally or on separate cloud services, and the procedures for describing and accessing it vary; and the capabilities of the existing academic data transmission network no longer fully meet today\u2019s requirements for working with large data sets.<\/p>\n<\/div>

The project addresses these challenges as a unified system. It will connect research organizations through a secure and high-performance academic network, providing shared data storage, processing, and publishing services, as well as reliable authentication, cybersecurity, a service catalog, and user support.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Latvia\u2019s national node will serve as a connection point to the EOSC federation<\/a>. This will give Latvian researchers access to European data, tools, and infrastructure, while making research resources created in Latvia more discoverable and usable on an international scale. In April of 2026 year, Latvia was invited to join the second wave of candidate nodes in the EOSC Federation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Objective<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>

To provide Latvian researchers with secure, modern, and convenient access to well-managed research data, data processing tools, and digital research services by establishing a national EOSC node<\/a> and connecting it to the European research data and services ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Secure access to data and resources<\/h4>\n<\/div>

Researchers have access to a reliable environment for storing, processing, and sharing data.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Connection to the European Research Area<\/h4>\n<\/div>

Latvia’s data and services are interoperable with the EOSC Federation, and researchers have access to European resources and collaboration opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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New opportunities for Data-Driven Research<\/h4>\n<\/div>

Shared computing power, analytics, and artificial intelligence tools help facilitate large-scale and interdisciplinary research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

WHAT IS EOSC?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The European Common Data Space for Research and Innovation<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC<\/a>) is not a single, centralized data cloud. It is a federation of interconnected national, thematic, and infrastructure nodes\u2014a \u201csystem of systems\u201d\u2014where researchers can find, publish, and reuse data,
\nsoftware, tools, and digital services across institutional, sectoral, and national boundaries.<\/p>\n

The EOSC is based on the principles of open science and FAIR<\/a>: research resources must be discoverable, accessible in accordance with applicable rules, interoperable, and reusable. Open science does not mean that all data is public, but rather that controlled access and appropriate security measures are applied to sensitive or restricted-access data.<\/p>\n

Latvia’s EOSC national node will serve as the local entry point to this federation\u2014with infrastructure, services, support, and governance maintained in Latvia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

PROJECT BENEFITS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

National targets to be achieved as part of the project<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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EOSC National Node Research and Academic Data Transmission Network<\/h4>\n<\/div>

A single EOSC National node research and academic data transmission network has been established.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Due date: April 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Network Users<\/h4>\n<\/div>

At least 26 users from the EOSC national node network have been secured.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Due date: October 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Management and Security Services<\/h4>\n<\/div>

At least three fully functional network management, business continuity, and cybersecurity services have been established.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Expiration Date: March 31, 2029.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Data Usage Services<\/h4>\n<\/div>

At least five services have been established for the storage, processing, analysis, publication, archiving, and reuse of data.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Expiration Date: March 31, 2029.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

An Operational EOSC National Node<\/h4>\n<\/div>

One EOSC National node accessible to users has been established.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Expiration Date: November 30, 2029.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Users of the EOSC National Node<\/h4>\n<\/div>

At least 26 EOSC National nodes and the users of the management, security, and data utilization services provided by them are supported.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Expiration Date: November 30, 2029.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

WHO IS THIS PROJECT INTENDED FOR?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

National infrastructure for the entire research ecosystem<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Primary target groups<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

A wider range of beneficiaries<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>