Base4NFDI contributes to the evolution and innovation of the German RDM service landscape and is committed to ensuring interoperability across existing infrastructures beyond Germany to underpin the transition to open science. Thus, interoperability with EOSC is at the heart of Base4NFDI.

Here, we want to highlight activities that are steering in the direction to better identifying how to establish links to EOSC EU Node activities and how to engage the Base4NFDI service teams with interoperability discussions in the months and years ahead.

In July 2025, Base4NFDI has published a news item about:

"​Base4NFDI requirements for EOSC"

Abstract:
International interoperability and engagement with EOSC is one of the key objectives of Base4NFDI. Base4NFDI services are encouraged to take a broadapproach and align with international and EOSC activities. Therefore the Basic Services are exspected to have a basic awareness of EOSC activities during their evelopment.

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In January 2025, Base4NFDI has published its first white paper on:

"Advancing Essential Services to Complement EOSC"

Abstract:
This short paper is aimed at policymakers for the NFDI (German National Research Data Infrastructure) and EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) and examines the Base4NFDI services in the context of the EOSC EU Node services. It is intended as the start of a dialogue on the Base4NFDI contribution to the federation.

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In October 2024, Base4NFDI has published its first Policy Paper:

"Base4NFDI Services and EOSC: Guidance for Interoperability"

Abstract:
The paper introduces activities of the NFDI, the emerging Base4NFDI services, current EOSC developments, and explores ways the German national initiative can find connectivity and complement the ongoing European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) activities. It examines the EOSC Interoperability Framework as a tool to find pathways for potential alignment between Base4NFDI Basic services with EOSC, lists action areas, and gives practical guidance for Base4NFDI services to enable organisational, technical, semantic and legal interoperability. Readership is targeted towards the Base4NFDI service development teams, the NFDI and EOSC communities.

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