FIDELIS
About the project
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) aims to develop a web of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data and services for science in Europe. The FIDELIS project will enhance the sustainability of EOSC, by establishing a network of healthy, vibrant and self-sustaining trustworthy digital repositories (TDRs).
Within its three-year lifetime, the FIDELIS project will establish and operate a European network of TDRs, fostering their harmonisation and interoperability across repositories. It will provide a framework to support repositories in becoming and remaining trustworthy and FAIR-enabling over time. FIDELIS will also contribute to the upskilling of repositories and expansion of the TDR network, by offering a training series and financial support programme.
Partners
Led by CSC – IT Center for Science, the FIDELIS consortium is composed of 24 organisations from across Europe that cover generic digital repositories at national level, as well discipline-specific repositories from the Social Sciences and Humanities, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Physical Sciences.
Project duration
The project is due to run from January 2025 to December 2027.
UK Data Service contribution
The UK Data Service’s participation in the project is centred around building a common understanding of TDRs, as well as developing a harmonised matrix of repository capabilities and characteristics.