EOSC Ireland: Developing the National Node (Presented at Asiera Conference 2026)

This presentation outlines the vision, governance model, technical architecture and implementation roadmap for the development of an EOSC Ireland National Node. The proposed node will provide a coordinated national gateway connecting Irish research data, services and infrastructures to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), improving discoverability, accessibility and interoperability across the Irish research ecosystem. The presentation introduces EOSC as a federated infrastructure and explains the role of national nodes within the EOSC Federation. It examines Ireland's current research infrastructure landscape, identifies key governance and technical requirements for federation participation, and presents emerging proposals for national coordination, stakeholder engagement and sustainable funding. The presentation also describes the proposed hosting arrangement, operational roles, technical components and phased implementation approach required to establish, operate and sustain an EOSC Ireland Node. Presented at the ASIERA Conference 2026 session "EOSC Ireland: Developing the National Node", the presentation reports on progress towards establishing an Irish EOSC node and enabling Ireland's participation in the emerging EOSC Federation.