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The second General Assembly of Austrian Mandated Organisation - EOSC Support Office Austria (EOSC SOA) took place on Monday 7th September at the Graz University of Technology. Besides taking stock of the achievements during its first year of existence in the afternoon session, the Austrian Open Science community had the opportunity to hear keynote talks on the EOSC Partnership and EOSC Association by the Association's Secretary General Ute Gunsenheimer, on the FAIRCORE4EOSC project by coordinator Tommi Suominen (CSC), and on the importance of Open Science in microbiome research by Birgit Wassermann (TU Graz).The event was tweeted online via @eoscassociation. Katrin Vohland from the Vienna Natural History Museum (NHMW) and chair of the EOSC SOA Steering Committee, gave an overview of what’s in store for the EOSC SOA in the coming year. Ilire Hasani-Mavriqi from TU Graz, the current Chair of the Management Board, summarised the activities carried out in 2022 showing the strong involvement of Austrian organisations in many key EOSC-related initiatives. To complete the overview, Juliana Giroletti from TU Wien described the achievements of the Secretariat and the communication strategy, and the leaders of the EOSC SOA’s working groups (Austria country report, Collections, Data stewardship, KPIs, Researcher and Stakeholder engagement, Technical infrastructure, and Training) showed their results from the past year and the plans for 2023. To conclude the event, Stefan Hanslik from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and Austrian delegate in the EOSC Steering Board and Petra Karlhuber from the umbrella organisation (and formal EOSC Mandated Organisation) ACONET Association expressed their support to the EOSC SOA. The individual presentations can

Topic of the 2nd VRT: Gender and Intersectionality – Theories, tools and benefits within the context of the Co-Versatile project. The aim was to raise awareness and foster an environment that encourages continuing education activity related to ethical, legal and social responsibility aspects. Additionally, to reinforce the adoption/relation of the "Sustainable Development Goals (focus on Goal 5 - UN-SDGs #5: Gender equality) with the CO-VERSATILE project, by: A brief overview of the definition/basics of gender and gender equality The introduction to the concept of Gender Equality Plans (GEP) What does "Gender in Research" and in manufacturing settings related to research mean? A general overview of the Gender Equality in Academia and Research (GEAR) toolset Analysis and exploration of the possible impact of the COVERSATILE project on different UN SDGs. Project context A series of four Interactive Virtual Roundtables (VRTs) was organised within the CO-VERSATILE project. A VRT is an activity and space developed to raise awareness, foster knowledge transfer, generate conceptual alignment, and initiate the adoption of corrective measures whenever there is a demand or a need. 1st VRT: Legal and Ethical issues 2nd VRT: Gender and Intersectionality – Theories, tools and benefits within the context of the Co-Versatile project. 3rd VRT: Intellectual Property – Data usage agreement, ownership of data and discoverability, visibility and re-use of project outcomes 4th VRT: About Results Ownership List (ROL) Furthermore, the VRTs also opened space for: Indication of relevant/supportive documents (i.e. GEAR – Gender Equality in Academia and Research) Collection of partners' testimonials presented in the 1st VRT (i.e. WP2 – Build, Measure and Learn and WP5 - Communication & dissemination activities) Conducting internal surveys (to monitor and collect data) Development of auxiliary documents for the consortium members' use, such as dossiers, templates and deliverables.

EOSCsecretariat.eu delivered support to the interim EOSC Governance between 2019-2020 while working openly and inclusively with research communities to co-create an all-encompassing European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). The project was instrumental in supporting the interim EOSC Governance and its Working Groups to deliver 20 recommendations reports and the first version of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the EOSC. The project also played a key supporting role in the establishment of the EOSC Association which now plays a key role in the EOSC Partnership for the EOSC alongside the European Commission, the Member States and Associated Countries. The partnership will pave the way for deepening Open Science practices in the new European Research Area and for contributing to the EU digital agenda. A key element of this success and impact was the EOSCsecretariat.eu Co-creation programme which provided €3.2 million of funding to support a series of activities to support the work of the EOSC Interim Governance and its Working Groups, as well as addressing requirements or gaps in the current activities funded by the European Commission. Of course, in 2020 the world changed with the COVID-19 pandemic. EOSCsecretariat.eu adapted quickly to the global emergency by re-directing funds to support research into COVID-19. A Fast-track COVID-19 call was swiftly put into place which fostered key principles of the EOSC namely, Open Science, FAIR Data and multi-disciplinary research. The Co-creation Fund was made available through a series of open calls defined by the EOSC Working Groups and open applications coming directly from the EOSC community. This enabled and empowered the community to contribute to the creation of a truly operational open science cloud serving all European stakeholders. This booklet showcases a selection of these activities which reflect the collective community effort to achieve the adoption of a real Open Science approach that the Co-creation Programme enabled. They provide a snapshot of the challenges faced by EOSC governance and the EOSC community as well as priorities, recommendations and calls to action to address them. It also demonstrates the power of collaboration to address perhaps the most pressing of societal challenges that we face today: COVID-19. Finally, we would like to thank all the beneficiaries of the Co-creation funding who have contributed to this document and all those others who participated in the programme and have helped to co-create the European Open Science Cloud as it moves into its implementation phase.

EOSCsecretariat.eu delivered support to the interim EOSC Governance between 2019-2020 while working openly and inclusively with research communities to co-create an all-encompassing European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). The project was instrumental in supporting the interim EOSC Governance and its Working Groups to deliver 20 recommendations reports and the first version of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the EOSC. The project also played a key supporting role in the establishment of the EOSC Association which now plays a key role in the EOSC Partnership for the EOSC alongside the European Commission, the Member States and Associated Countries. The partnership will pave the way for deepening Open Science practices in the new European Research Area and for contributing to the EU digital agenda. A key element of this success and impact was the EOSCsecretariat.eu Co-creation programme which provided ���3.2 million of funding to support a series of activities to support the work of the EOSC Interim Governance and its Working Groups, as well as addressing requirements or gaps in the current activities funded by the European Commission. Of course, in 2020 the world changed with the COVID-19 pandemic. EOSCsecretariat.eu adapted quickly to the global emergency by re-directing funds to support research into COVID-19. A Fast-track COVID-19 call was swiftly put into place which fostered key principles of the EOSC namely, Open Science, FAIR Data and multi-disciplinary research. The Co-creation Fund was made available through a series of open calls defined by the EOSC Working Groups and open applications coming directly from the EOSC community. This enabled and empowered the community to contribute to the creation of a truly operational open science cloud serving all European stakeholders. This booklet showcases a selection of these activities which reflect the collective community effort to achieve the adoption of a real Open Science approach that the Co-creation Programme enabled. They provide a snapshot of the challenges faced by EOSC governance and the EOSC community as well as priorities, recommendations and calls to action to address them. It also demonstrates the power of collaboration to address perhaps the most pressing of societal challenges that we face today: COVID-19. Finally, we would like to thank all the beneficiaries of the Co-creation funding who have contributed to this document and all those others who participated in the programme and have helped to co-create the European Open Science Cloud as it moves into its implementation phase.

Topic of the 3rd VRT: Intellectual property/data usage agreement, ownership of data and discoverability, visibility and re-use of project outcomes. The aim was to raise awareness and promote an environment that would encourage the discussion and production of a Results Ownership List - ROL and address ethical, legal and intellectual property aspects. Discussed topics: Definition of the ROL Data aspects in the Digital Technopole FAIR for Industry Guided discussion with focus on discoverability, visibility and re-use of project outcomes (FAIRification); intellectual property/data usage agreement; ownership of data/services; user concept and ROL Project context A series of four Interactive Virtual Roundtables (VRTs) was organised within the CO-VERSATILE project. A VRT is an activity and space developed to raise awareness, foster knowledge transfer, generate conceptual alignment, and initiate the adoption of corrective measures whenever there is a demand or a need. 1st VRT: Legal and Ethical issues 2nd VRT: Gender and Intersectionality – Theories, tools and benefits within the context of the Co-Versatile project. 3rd VRT: Intellectual Property – Data usage agreement, ownership of data and discoverability, visibility and re-use of project outcomes 4th VRT: About Results Ownership List (ROL) Furthermore, the VRTs also opened space for: Indication of relevant/supportive documents (i.e. GEAR – Gender Equality in Academia and Research) Collection of partners' testimonials presented in the 1st VRT (i.e. WP2 – Build, Measure and Learn and WP5 - Communication & dissemination activities) Conducting internal surveys (to monitor and collect data) Development of auxiliary documents for the consortium members' use, such as dossiers, templates and deliverables.

Content of 4th VRT: About Results Ownership List (ROL) The aim was to raise awareness and foster a discussion concerning Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) aspects related to the Results Ownership List - ROL. Discussed topics: IPR management within the context of the CO-VERSATILE project Background and foreground knowledge (concept and distinction of meaning) Topic covered in the ROL: new fields were introduced to the partners ROL and context Implications concerning IPR Project context A series of four Interactive Virtual Roundtables (VRTs) was organised within the CO-VERSATILE project. A VRT is an activity and space developed to raise awareness, foster knowledge transfer, generate conceptual alignment, and initiate the adoption of corrective measures whenever there is a demand or a need. 1st VRT: Legal and Ethical issues 2nd VRT: Gender and Intersectionality – Theories, tools and benefits within the context of the Co-Versatile project. 3rd VRT: Intellectual Property – Data usage agreement, ownership of data and discoverability, visibility and re-use of project outcomes. 4th VRT: About Results Ownership List (ROL) Furthermore, the VRTs also opened space for: Indication of relevant/supportive documents (i.e. GEAR – Gender Equality in Academia and Research) Collection of partners' testimonials presented in the 1st VRT (i.e. WP2 – Build, Measure and Learn and WP5 - Communication & dissemination activities) Conducting internal surveys (to monitor and collect data) Development of auxiliary documents for the consortium members' use, such as dossiers, templates and deliverables.

TheEOSC Symposium2019 represented a fundamental milestone in the EOSC roadmap. It was co-organised by the Secretariat and the main ICT eInfrastructures initiatives, namely, EOSC-hub, GEANT, OpenAIRE and PRACE in collaboration with the EOSC Governance Board, Executive Board and its Working Groups.The event sawthreeinspiring daysduring whichall stakeholders contributed todiscussions on the implementation of the EOSC. Taking place from the26th to the 28th of November 2019, in Budapest, Hungary,the EOSC Symposium brought together the shakers and makers in the growing world of EOSC,providinganswers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the European Open Science Cloud. We have collected the highlights from these intense and stimulating days in a magazine for the whole EOSC community.