DataGEMS is a data discovery platform with Generalized Exploratory, Management, and Search capabilities. DataGEMS is built on the principles of data FAIRness, openness and re-use. It aims to seamlessly integrate data sharing, discovery and analysis into a system that addresses the whole data lifecycle, i.e., sharing, storing, managing, discovering, analyzing and reusing (data and/or metadata), bridging the gap between the data provider and the data consumer. DataGEMS is a next-generation data discovery and management ecosystem that engulfs different types of data (structured, unstructured, real-time and historical) and enables users to (a) enrich data through powerful data profiling mechanisms (b) seamlessly discover and analyze data across and within datasets using user-intuitive discovery and analysis mechanisms, such as using natural language and patterns, and (c) effectively explore and combine data with the help of stepwise guidance mechanisms during dataset discovery and analysis. The effective and efficient functioning of these mechansims will be powered by a data and model management layer that decouples data management at the low level from the data analytics at the higher level. DataGEMS is informed by and will be initially tested and deployed to promote data FAIRness and benefit diverse user communities and types of users on core domains: education, meteorology, and language data infrastructures.

The EOSC-hub project creates the integration and management system of the future European Open Science Cloud that delivers a catalogue of services, software and data from the EGI Federation, EUDAT CDI, INDIGO-DataCloud and major research e-infrastructures. This integration and management system (the Hub) builds on mature processes, policies and tools from the leading European federated e-Infrastructures to cover the whole life-cycle of services, from planning to delivery. The Hub aggregates services from local, regional and national e-Infrastructures in Europe, Africa, Asia, Canada and South America. The Hub acts as a single contact point for researchers and innovators to discover, access, use and reuse a broad spectrum of resources for advanced data-driven research. Through the virtual access mechanism, more scientific communities and users have access to services supporting their scientific discovery and collaboration across disciplinary and geographical boundaries. The project also improves skills and knowledge among researchers and service operators by delivering specialised trainings and by establishing competence centres to co-create solutions with the users. In the area of engagement with the private sector, the project creates a Joint Digital Innovation Hub that stimulates an ecosystem of industry/SMEs, service providers and researchers to support business pilots, market take-up and commercial boost strategies. EOSC-hub builds on existing technology already at TRL 8 and addresses the need for interoperability by promoting the adoption of open standards and protocols. By mobilizing e-Infrastructures comprising more than 300 data centres worldwide and 18 pan-European infrastructures, this project is a ground-breaking milestone for the implementation of the European Open Science Cloud.