Press Release
CDIF4EOSC Project Launch Announcement
The official launch press release will be published as soon as the project kicks off on 1 June 2026.
Horizon Europe · Grant Agreement 101292473
Connecting Research. Advancing FAIR Science.
CDIF4EOSC develops and implements the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework for the European Open Science Cloud — making research data more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable across disciplines and borders.
21
Partners
8
Countries
€8M
Budget
36
Months
1 June 2026
Start Date
36
Months Duration
€ 8
M
Million € Budget
21
European Partners
8
Countries
Horizon Europe
Project Type
Our Framework
The FAIR Principles
CDIF4EOSC advances FAIR integration beyond the original principles, incorporating data quality, sensitive data management, trust and data governance.
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Findable
Data and metadata are easy to find for both humans and computers.
A
Accessible
Once found, data and metadata can be accessed using open protocols.
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Interoperable
Data uses formats that allow integration with other datasets.
R
Reusable
Data is richly described so it can be replicated or combined in different settings.
About the Project
Developing a FAIR-by-design approach for European Open Science
The distinct approach of the CDIF4EOSC project is to build on the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF). The project will extend CDIF recommendations, adding profiles and guidelines and use-case based examples, to form a comprehensive and actionable playbook for FAIR Integration in EOSC and beyond.
- Improved FAIRness through implementation of CDIF4EOSC profiles and tools
- Wider uptake by national and European Research Infrastructures and EOSC nodes
- Operationalisation of FAIR Digital Objects across the entire research lifecycle
- Enhanced and mainstreamed specifications: FAIR-by-design through CDIF4EOSC
Frameworks
- CDIF4EOSC FAIR-by-design approach for FAIR digital objects
- Comprehensive CDIF4EOSC Playbook for FAIR integration
- Data Quality Assessment communication in metadata
Services
- FAIR-AI Tools and Services for FAIRification at scale
- EOSC Deployment with Nodes, Federation and EU Data Spaces
Solutions
Evaluating and demonstrating the benefits of CDIF4EOSC Playbook, tools and services to maximise impact across the European Research Area.
Real-World Implementation
Three Cross-Domain Use Cases
Demonstrating FAIR Digital Objects and CDIF4EOSC services across diverse research domains.
01
Ocean Sciences
Lead: NOC-BODC
Consolidating marine community standards and using AI to streamline data transfer from scientists to data centres and aggregators.
NOC
MARIS
IFREMER
IOPAN
02
Social Sciences & Environment
Lead: CESSDA ERIC
Addressing the challenges of integrating diverse datasets using the CDIF4EOSC Playbook to reduce labor-intensive data wrangling.
NCSRD
ODISSEI
SIKT
UKDS
03
Safe & Sustainable by Design (SSbD)
Lead: SINTEF / 7P9
Consolidating fragmented community standards and best practices into the CDIF4EOSC playbook, improving documentation on data quality and provenance.
7P9-SI
7P9-DE
SINTEF
NCSRD
Project Structure
Work Packages
WP1
CDIF4EOSC Playbook
WP2
Data Quality Protocols and Infrastructure
WP3
Tools and Services Development
WP4
FAIR Integration with EOSC Nodes and EU Data Spaces
WP5
CDIF4EOSC Use Cases
WP6
Integration for EOSC Federation
WP7
Dissemination, Training and Stakeholder Engagement
WP8
Project Coordination
Our Consortium
21 partners from 8 European countries working together to advance FAIR data integration.
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