Onto Commons

Ontology-driven data documentation for industry commons

OntoCommons addresses cross-domain interoperability by creating an ontology ecosystem with data documentation that acts as a major enabler for industry commons. The Ontology Commons EcoSystem (OCES) adopts a pluralistic approach to ontology management at the top reference level, across domains and linking to application level knowledge graphs. Partners include 20 expert research teams and 22 industrial application use cases including collaborations with Airbus, Siemens, Bosch, Aibel and IKEA.
As project partner, we are in charge of Innovation and Sustainability Management as well as ensuring long-term legacy of the OntoCommons ecosystem after the end of project. Meet our Team.

We are working on alignment of the OCES with sister global initiatives. Read about our collaboration agreement with OAGi.

Funded by the Horizon 2020 programme, grant agreement 958371. Link to project website.

Expanding EOSC

Engagement of the wider public and private sectors in EOSC

The study commissioned by the European Open Science Cloud aims to deliver practical, actionable advice and models for technology transfer and engagement with existing and potential scientific research user groups outside of academia, with the objective to scale the impact of EOSC and further incentivise and reward its community of researchers and research institutions. Our findings include the benefits of “FAIRification” (FAIR data verification) for industrial data, the key role of EOSC in the “FAIRification” of European data marketplaces, and the introduction of the JUST data owner/researcher (Judicious, Unbiased, Safe and Transparent) which stimulates accountability by responsible data stakeholders. Read our study.

The study’s findings were ported into the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda. Read the EOSC SRIA.

Funded by the EOSCsecretariat.eu which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Programme call H2020-INFRAEOSC-2018-4, Grant Agreement number 831644. Link to EOSC study page.

RE4DY

Manufacturing data networks

RE4DY unites a large number of data platforms and solutions into a giant testbed for manufacturing built around the concept of “data as a product”. The project includes 31 partners and industrial use cases including Volkswagen, AVL, +GF+ and Avio Aero, and industrial testbeds at the Swiss Smart Factory.
As project partner, we are building systems for the tracking of intellectual property in value networks and optimising ways to manage industrial agreements in novel data-driven manufacturing scenarios. Cross-domain tracking and management of IP is a major enabler for the systems of agreements in the industry commons. Meet our team.

Funded by the Horizon Europe programme, grant agreement 101058384. Link to project website.

Data Space 4.0

Manufacturing data space

EIC

Expert Group for the Design of the EIC Marketplace and Tech to Market Activities

The mission of the European Innovation Council is to strengthen European innovation by providing tools and frameworks that incentivise new research and innovation activities and support development of breakthrough technologies. 
Our group outlined a vision for an EIC Marketplace that reflects and adapts to the legislative and technological conditions of Intellectual Property in Europe. The aim is to ensure appropriate protections for creators and their works, unlock and enable further innovation that builds on existing IP, make IP findable within an open innovation platform, and benefit society and the economy by incentivising all participants to collaborate. Read our report on realising the deep tech entrepreneurial talent of Europe.

Funded by the Horizon Europe funding programme. Link to the EIC Expert Group.