Blue-Cloud 2026 aims at a further evolution of this pilot ecosystem into a Federated European Ecosystem to deliver FAIR & Open data and analytical services, instrumental for deepening research of oceans, EU seas, coastal & inland waters. It develops a thematic marine extension to EOSC for open web-based science, serving the needs of the EU Blue Economy, Marine Environment and Marine Knowledge agendas.
Blue-Cloud 2026’s overall Objective is to expand the federated approach of Blue-Cloud, involving more aquatic data stakeholders, and interacting with European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) developments, in support of the EU Green Deal, UN SDG, EU Destination Earth, and the EU Mission Starfish on healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters, ultimately to provide a core data service for the Digital Twin of the Ocean.
The Blue-Cloud 2026 Kick-Off Meeting takes place from 13 to 15 February 2023 in Pisa, Italy. The meeting provides an opportunity for the consortium to discuss the work performed in the Blue-Cloud pilot project since 2019 and the upcoming activities to be done towards a successful implementation of the project. The Kick-Off Meeting paves the way to develop a federated European Ecosystem to deliver FAIR & Open data and analytical services, instrumental for deepening research of oceans, EU seas, coastal & inland waters and represents also a great chance to the project partners meet towards the establishment of a proactive community in the realm of blue economy.
EuroGOOS is involved in WP6, outreach, engagement, and education with the aim of contributing to the strategic Roadmap to 2030 and providing the basis for the future strategic development of the Blue-Cloud as a leading system in marine community and as a component of the EOSC. This goes well with the EuroGOOS strategy for 2030 in terms of providing training opportunities during the coming years.
Find more information https://blue-cloud.org/blue-cloud-2026
