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The aim of this implementation study is to provide a stable infrastructure for unifying software containers solutions within ELIXIR. This infrastructure will provide an access point for end-users to find, generate, store, monitor, and even benchmark software containers solutions. Hardware infrastructure will be provided by an ELIXIR Node from the ELIXIR Compute Platform for software containers deployment while ELIXIR-ES will provide the backup system using EUDAT protocols and infrastructures. In the long-term this registry could become a relying service to the ELIXIR AAI allowing infrastructures to manage users accounts.

The impact of this infrastructure will be demonstrated across ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases. Software containers are a key technology which enables the rapid deployment of software resources including workflows across a variety of systems e.g. HPC, Cloud environments, and local computers; and the connection with existing database repositories. Additionally, this technology will be used to support training activities carried out by ELIXIR, where trainers will be able to focus on the training content rather than in the technological framework of the training, during face to face or remote sessions. Such a leading role on the development of this infrastructure will greatly increase ELIXIR's visibility across many domains of life sciences and even beyond. The coordinated effort to develop this infrastructure is similar to previous efforts carried out in ELIXIR, such as the Beacon Project and Bioschemas and will also link into work taking place in the ELIXIR Compute and Interoperability Platforms in coordination with the GA4GH.

The aim of this implementation study is to provide a stable infrastructure for unifying software containers solutions within ELIXIR. This infrastructure will provide an access point for end-users to find, generate, store, monitor, and even benchmark software containers solutions. Hardware infrastructure will be provided by an ELIXIR Node from the ELIXIR Compute Platform for software containers deployment while ELIXIR-ES will provide the backup system using EUDAT protocols and infrastructures. In the long-term this registry could become a relying service to the ELIXIR AAI allowing infrastructures to manage users accounts.

The impact of this infrastructure will be demonstrated across ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases. Software containers are a key technology which enables the rapid deployment of software resources including workflows across a variety of systems e.g. HPC, Cloud environments, and local computers; and the connection with existing database repositories. Additionally, this technology will be used to support training activities carried out by ELIXIR, where trainers will be able to focus on the training content rather than in the technological framework of the training, during face to face or remote sessions. Such a leading role on the development of this infrastructure will greatly increase ELIXIR's visibility across many domains of life sciences and even beyond. The coordinated effort to develop this infrastructure is similar to previous efforts carried out in ELIXIR, such as the Beacon Project and Bioschemas and will also link into work taking place in the ELIXIR Compute and Interoperability Platforms in coordination with the GA4GH.

The aim of this implementation study is to provide a stable infrastructure for unifying software containers solutions within ELIXIR. This infrastructure will provide an access point for end-users to find, generate, store, monitor, and even benchmark software containers solutions. Hardware infrastructure will be provided by an ELIXIR Node from the ELIXIR Compute Platform for software containers deployment while ELIXIR-ES will provide the backup system using EUDAT protocols and infrastructures. In the long-term this registry could become a relying service to the ELIXIR AAI allowing infrastructures to manage users accounts.

The impact of this infrastructure will be demonstrated across ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases. Software containers are a key technology which enables the rapid deployment of software resources including workflows across a variety of systems e.g. HPC, Cloud environments, and local computers; and the connection with existing database repositories. Additionally, this technology will be used to support training activities carried out by ELIXIR, where trainers will be able to focus on the training content rather than in the technological framework of the training, during face to face or remote sessions. Such a leading role on the development of this infrastructure will greatly increase ELIXIR's visibility across many domains of life sciences and even beyond. The coordinated effort to develop this infrastructure is similar to previous efforts carried out in ELIXIR, such as the Beacon Project and Bioschemas and will also link into work taking place in the ELIXIR Compute and Interoperability Platforms in coordination with the GA4GH.

The aim of this implementation study is to provide a stable infrastructure for unifying software containers solutions within ELIXIR. This infrastructure will provide an access point for end-users to find, generate, store, monitor, and even benchmark software containers solutions. Hardware infrastructure will be provided by an ELIXIR Node from the ELIXIR Compute Platform for software containers deployment while ELIXIR-ES will provide the backup system using EUDAT protocols and infrastructures. In the long-term this registry could become a relying service to the ELIXIR AAI allowing infrastructures to manage users accounts.

The impact of this infrastructure will be demonstrated across ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases. Software containers are a key technology which enables the rapid deployment of software resources including workflows across a variety of systems e.g. HPC, Cloud environments, and local computers; and the connection with existing database repositories. Additionally, this technology will be used to support training activities carried out by ELIXIR, where trainers will be able to focus on the training content rather than in the technological framework of the training, during face to face or remote sessions. Such a leading role on the development of this infrastructure will greatly increase ELIXIR's visibility across many domains of life sciences and even beyond. The coordinated effort to develop this infrastructure is similar to previous efforts carried out in ELIXIR, such as the Beacon Project and Bioschemas and will also link into work taking place in the ELIXIR Compute and Interoperability Platforms in coordination with the GA4GH.

The aim of this implementation study is to provide a stable infrastructure for unifying software containers solutions within ELIXIR. This infrastructure will provide an access point for end-users to find, generate, store, monitor, and even benchmark software containers solutions. Hardware infrastructure will be provided by an ELIXIR Node from the ELIXIR Compute Platform for software containers deployment while ELIXIR-ES will provide the backup system using EUDAT protocols and infrastructures. In the long-term this registry could become a relying service to the ELIXIR AAI allowing infrastructures to manage users accounts.

The impact of this infrastructure will be demonstrated across ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases. Software containers are a key technology which enables the rapid deployment of software resources including workflows across a variety of systems e.g. HPC, Cloud environments, and local computers; and the connection with existing database repositories. Additionally, this technology will be used to support training activities carried out by ELIXIR, where trainers will be able to focus on the training content rather than in the technological framework of the training, during face to face or remote sessions. Such a leading role on the development of this infrastructure will greatly increase ELIXIR's visibility across many domains of life sciences and even beyond. The coordinated effort to develop this infrastructure is similar to previous efforts carried out in ELIXIR, such as the Beacon Project and Bioschemas and will also link into work taking place in the ELIXIR Compute and Interoperability Platforms in coordination with the GA4GH.

The aim of this implementation study is to provide a stable infrastructure for unifying software containers solutions within ELIXIR. This infrastructure will provide an access point for end-users to find, generate, store, monitor, and even benchmark software containers solutions. Hardware infrastructure will be provided by an ELIXIR Node from the ELIXIR Compute Platform for software containers deployment while ELIXIR-ES will provide the backup system using EUDAT protocols and infrastructures. In the long-term this registry could become a relying service to the ELIXIR AAI allowing infrastructures to manage users accounts.

The impact of this infrastructure will be demonstrated across ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases. Software containers are a key technology which enables the rapid deployment of software resources including workflows across a variety of systems e.g. HPC, Cloud environments, and local computers; and the connection with existing database repositories. Additionally, this technology will be used to support training activities carried out by ELIXIR, where trainers will be able to focus on the training content rather than in the technological framework of the training, during face to face or remote sessions. Such a leading role on the development of this infrastructure will greatly increase ELIXIR's visibility across many domains of life sciences and even beyond. The coordinated effort to develop this infrastructure is similar to previous efforts carried out in ELIXIR, such as the Beacon Project and Bioschemas and will also link into work taking place in the ELIXIR Compute and Interoperability Platforms in coordination with the GA4GH.

The aim of this implementation study is to provide a stable infrastructure for unifying software containers solutions within ELIXIR. This infrastructure will provide an access point for end-users to find, generate, store, monitor, and even benchmark software containers solutions. Hardware infrastructure will be provided by an ELIXIR Node from the ELIXIR Compute Platform for software containers deployment while ELIXIR-ES will provide the backup system using EUDAT protocols and infrastructures. In the long-term this registry could become a relying service to the ELIXIR AAI allowing infrastructures to manage users accounts.

The impact of this infrastructure will be demonstrated across ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases. Software containers are a key technology which enables the rapid deployment of software resources including workflows across a variety of systems e.g. HPC, Cloud environments, and local computers; and the connection with existing database repositories. Additionally, this technology will be used to support training activities carried out by ELIXIR, where trainers will be able to focus on the training content rather than in the technological framework of the training, during face to face or remote sessions. Such a leading role on the development of this infrastructure will greatly increase ELIXIR's visibility across many domains of life sciences and even beyond. The coordinated effort to develop this infrastructure is similar to previous efforts carried out in ELIXIR, such as the Beacon Project and Bioschemas and will also link into work taking place in the ELIXIR Compute and Interoperability Platforms in coordination with the GA4GH.

How to reach the Life Sciences community beyond Academia, in Industry and in the Job Seeking Market, through training? Inspired by this question, ELIXIR, its German Node and BioNT, put together a bioinformatics training needs survey. Besides providing valuable input for the survey collaborators, the results of the survey directly impacted BioNT’s training. This project builds on the experience of the survey and proposes what could be the next step.

BioNT develops and delivers free and openly accessible training workshops that, while still accessible to the academic community, target trainees that are seeking a job in the biotech/biomed sector, as well as employees of the diverse ecosystem of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Life Sciences.

The project gathers the expertise of both academia and SME partners, putting together a 12-events program divided into two curricula (4 courses in the basic curriculum delivered twice, 4 courses in the advanced curriculum, for a total of 8 different courses), with offers ranging from introduction to programming and bioinformatics, to system administration and machine learning. The first of BioNT’s workshops, “A practical introduction to bioinformatics and RNA-seq using Galaxy'' will be delivered in early September, providing further insights into the challenges and practical aspects of providing training to SMEs and job seekers.

This project will foster the interaction and exchange between ELIXIR, especially the German, Spanish and Norwegian nodes connected to the BioNT project, and the academic and SME partners at BioNT. This would be achieved through a face-to-face meeting hosted by one of BioNT’s SME partners, HPCNow!, in Barcelona. During this meeting, we aim to work on two main goals:

1. analyse and report the results from the bioinformatic training needs survey and the course delivery experience, and
2. produce guidelines on SME-targeted training, also in light of the first workshop delivered by BioNT.

Both documents will be shared within the different communities attending the meeting, potentially reaching the training community worldwide. The event will be open to anyone from the involved ELIXIR nodes.

How to reach the Life Sciences community beyond Academia, in Industry and in the Job Seeking Market, through training? Inspired by this question, ELIXIR, its German Node and BioNT, put together a bioinformatics training needs survey. Besides providing valuable input for the survey collaborators, the results of the survey directly impacted BioNT’s training. This project builds on the experience of the survey and proposes what could be the next step.

BioNT develops and delivers free and openly accessible training workshops that, while still accessible to the academic community, target trainees that are seeking a job in the biotech/biomed sector, as well as employees of the diverse ecosystem of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Life Sciences.

The project gathers the expertise of both academia and SME partners, putting together a 12-events program divided into two curricula (4 courses in the basic curriculum delivered twice, 4 courses in the advanced curriculum, for a total of 8 different courses), with offers ranging from introduction to programming and bioinformatics, to system administration and machine learning. The first of BioNT’s workshops, “A practical introduction to bioinformatics and RNA-seq using Galaxy'' will be delivered in early September, providing further insights into the challenges and practical aspects of providing training to SMEs and job seekers.

This project will foster the interaction and exchange between ELIXIR, especially the German, Spanish and Norwegian nodes connected to the BioNT project, and the academic and SME partners at BioNT. This would be achieved through a face-to-face meeting hosted by one of BioNT’s SME partners, HPCNow!, in Barcelona. During this meeting, we aim to work on two main goals:

1. analyse and report the results from the bioinformatic training needs survey and the course delivery experience, and
2. produce guidelines on SME-targeted training, also in light of the first workshop delivered by BioNT.

Both documents will be shared within the different communities attending the meeting, potentially reaching the training community worldwide. The event will be open to anyone from the involved ELIXIR nodes.

How to reach the Life Sciences community beyond Academia, in Industry and in the Job Seeking Market, through training? Inspired by this question, ELIXIR, its German Node and BioNT, put together a bioinformatics training needs survey. Besides providing valuable input for the survey collaborators, the results of the survey directly impacted BioNT’s training. This project builds on the experience of the survey and proposes what could be the next step.

BioNT develops and delivers free and openly accessible training workshops that, while still accessible to the academic community, target trainees that are seeking a job in the biotech/biomed sector, as well as employees of the diverse ecosystem of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Life Sciences.

The project gathers the expertise of both academia and SME partners, putting together a 12-events program divided into two curricula (4 courses in the basic curriculum delivered twice, 4 courses in the advanced curriculum, for a total of 8 different courses), with offers ranging from introduction to programming and bioinformatics, to system administration and machine learning. The first of BioNT’s workshops, “A practical introduction to bioinformatics and RNA-seq using Galaxy'' will be delivered in early September, providing further insights into the challenges and practical aspects of providing training to SMEs and job seekers.

This project will foster the interaction and exchange between ELIXIR, especially the German, Spanish and Norwegian nodes connected to the BioNT project, and the academic and SME partners at BioNT. This would be achieved through a face-to-face meeting hosted by one of BioNT’s SME partners, HPCNow!, in Barcelona. During this meeting, we aim to work on two main goals:

1. analyse and report the results from the bioinformatic training needs survey and the course delivery experience, and
2. produce guidelines on SME-targeted training, also in light of the first workshop delivered by BioNT.

Both documents will be shared within the different communities attending the meeting, potentially reaching the training community worldwide. The event will be open to anyone from the involved ELIXIR nodes.

Building on the existing ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme, this ELIXIR Staff Exchange project allowed trainers in ELIXIR Nodes to travel to another Node and receive training as part of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme. Successful participants of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer courses were also eligible to apply for travel grants to deliver training in another ELIXIR Node.

The project also introduced the term Certified ELIXIR Trainer for an individual who has completed the full ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer course and delivered at least two bioinformatics courses in the twelve months following the completion of the Train-the-Trainer course.

Building on the existing ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme, this ELIXIR Staff Exchange project allowed trainers in ELIXIR Nodes to travel to another Node and receive training as part of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme. Successful participants of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer courses were also eligible to apply for travel grants to deliver training in another ELIXIR Node.

The project also introduced the term Certified ELIXIR Trainer for an individual who has completed the full ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer course and delivered at least two bioinformatics courses in the twelve months following the completion of the Train-the-Trainer course.

Building on the existing ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme, this ELIXIR Staff Exchange project allowed trainers in ELIXIR Nodes to travel to another Node and receive training as part of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme. Successful participants of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer courses were also eligible to apply for travel grants to deliver training in another ELIXIR Node.

The project also introduced the term Certified ELIXIR Trainer for an individual who has completed the full ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer course and delivered at least two bioinformatics courses in the twelve months following the completion of the Train-the-Trainer course.

Building on the existing ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme, this ELIXIR Staff Exchange project allowed trainers in ELIXIR Nodes to travel to another Node and receive training as part of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme. Successful participants of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer courses were also eligible to apply for travel grants to deliver training in another ELIXIR Node.

The project also introduced the term Certified ELIXIR Trainer for an individual who has completed the full ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer course and delivered at least two bioinformatics courses in the twelve months following the completion of the Train-the-Trainer course.

Building on the existing ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme, this ELIXIR Staff Exchange project allowed trainers in ELIXIR Nodes to travel to another Node and receive training as part of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer programme. Successful participants of the ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer courses were also eligible to apply for travel grants to deliver training in another ELIXIR Node.

The project also introduced the term Certified ELIXIR Trainer for an individual who has completed the full ELIXIR Train-the-Trainer course and delivered at least two bioinformatics courses in the twelve months following the completion of the Train-the-Trainer course.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

There is a lot of material to teach software development, data manipulation, etc., but much of it is scattered, disorganized, contradictory, or inaccessible because it assumes too much prior knowledge. Contrarily there is a lack of training material in biocuration and for the development of content standards (terminologies, minimum information checklists, exchange formats) and their use in e.g. annotation tools.

Nevertheless, funders and researchers increasingly call for enhanced, standards driven experimental annotation at the source and data sharing to maximise data reproducibility and reuse, in order to drive science and scientific discoveries.

To tackle this evident gap, this ELIXIR project led by ELIXIR-UK with support from other ELIXIR Nodes aims to leverage the work of the existing Software Carpentry initiative and launch the Data Carpentry initiative for ELIXIR, closely working with the existing international Data Carpentery network.

The outcomes of the project are published: Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The Task 3 has four main objectives:

1. Engage with Training coordinators across the nodes in order to improve the quality, findability and interoperability of TeSS Training Resources,
2. Support the nodes in the implementation of Bioschemas
3. Support the integration of the outcome of Task 2, ELIXIR Training
4. Collections and Learning Paths in TeSS through the participation of TrCs in the TeSS Club,
5. Assess e-learning solutions across ELIXIR.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

The aim of this Implementation Study is to guide ELIXIR users to identify those competencies they require and the suitable courses to acquire such competencies to be able to carry out their daily work more effectively. The Study will establish three Work Packages (WP) bridging efforts across ELIXR Platforms, key bioinformatics and data-science initiatives, and Industry partners, to meet Industry needs.

• WP1: To define bioinformatics competencies; build a competency framework (incorporating current frameworks). From this framework design and implement training courses.
• WP2: To map existing ELIXIR training courses to the competency framework from WP1 and make available through TeSS.
• WP3: To link individual TeSS training resources together to form learning paths that users will be able to follow to progressively build knowledge, leveraging the competency and mapping work in WP1 and WP2.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

ELIXIR is about integration of diverse resources including tools, training materials and technical services. Within EXCELERATE, ELIXIR is building portals to collate information on tools and data services (bio.tools), training events and material (TeSS, WP11 e-learning environment), compute resources (WP4 technical service registry) and cross-linked policy, standards and databases (FAIRsharing, WP4). A focus of EXCELERATE is to set up these portals such that they can interoperate.

Currently, a scientist can use TeSS to find training events and materials and then, in a separate search, use bio.tools to find relevant tools, and FAIRsharing to find standards and databases. At the moment these ELIXIR portals provide a useful, but fragmented service.  Ideally, linking TeSS and bio.tools to ELIXIR’s computer resources via common workflow diagrams would enable end-users to discover and learn about the prevalent bioinformatics workflows. In this implementation study, we want to achieve the first step and link TeSS and bio.tools via most prevalent bioinformatics workflows and lay the foundation to later incorporate other ELIXIR platforms, such as the compute resources, to provide an even more useful service for the researcher.

The goal of this implementation study is to provide the life-scientist end-user with a powerful tool to find and use ELIXIR resources - across the spectrum - based on intuitive graphical diagrams of the most prevalent scientific workflows.

Part of the EOSC-Hub project proposal it to establish an ELIXIR Competency Centre (ECC).  The EOSC-Hub proposal is currently under review by the EC and a funding decision is expected around late summer 2017 with a tentative project start date of January 2018. The focus of the ECC is to look at the distribution of reference data sets within the EOSC environment and it is proposed by the Compute Platform ExCo to kick-start the work within the ECC through a proof of concept study (funded by the ELIXIR-Hub) on making big data sets available on remote compute infrastructures.

Therefore the overall purpose of this Proof of Concept Study is to bring together funded work already taking place within ELIXIR-Excelerate, EUDAT2020 and the ELIXIR nodes into an integrated activity:

• Deployment and integration of FTS3 by CESNET for use by ELIXIR and integrated into the ELIXIR AAI for use by RDSDS and other activities.
• Deploy and test in a wide area testbed the first pre-releases from EMBL-EBI of the Reference Data Set Distribution Service (RDSDS) currently being developed by EMBL-EBI within the EUDAT 2020 project.
• The expansion and performance of the current data transfer testbed to explore FTS3 and RDSDS by identifying ELIXIR nodes (and others) capable of hosting large reference data sets and the reference data sets that will be transferred to test the system

This study is now completed, the work is described in the end report. The outcome of this study is summarised in a webinar:

This study is associated with: The use of Cloud & VM for training.

Part of the EOSC-Hub project proposal it to establish an ELIXIR Competency Centre (ECC).  The EOSC-Hub proposal is currently under review by the EC and a funding decision is expected around late summer 2017 with a tentative project start date of January 2018. The focus of the ECC is to look at the distribution of reference data sets within the EOSC environment and it is proposed by the Compute Platform ExCo to kick-start the work within the ECC through a proof of concept study (funded by the ELIXIR-Hub) on making big data sets available on remote compute infrastructures.

Therefore the overall purpose of this Proof of Concept Study is to bring together funded work already taking place within ELIXIR-Excelerate, EUDAT2020 and the ELIXIR nodes into an integrated activity:

• Deployment and integration of FTS3 by CESNET for use by ELIXIR and integrated into the ELIXIR AAI for use by RDSDS and other activities.
• Deploy and test in a wide area testbed the first pre-releases from EMBL-EBI of the Reference Data Set Distribution Service (RDSDS) currently being developed by EMBL-EBI within the EUDAT 2020 project.
• The expansion and performance of the current data transfer testbed to explore FTS3 and RDSDS by identifying ELIXIR nodes (and others) capable of hosting large reference data sets and the reference data sets that will be transferred to test the system

This study is now completed, the work is described in the end report. The outcome of this study is summarised in a webinar:

This study is associated with: The use of Cloud & VM for training.

Part of the EOSC-Hub project proposal it to establish an ELIXIR Competency Centre (ECC).  The EOSC-Hub proposal is currently under review by the EC and a funding decision is expected around late summer 2017 with a tentative project start date of January 2018. The focus of the ECC is to look at the distribution of reference data sets within the EOSC environment and it is proposed by the Compute Platform ExCo to kick-start the work within the ECC through a proof of concept study (funded by the ELIXIR-Hub) on making big data sets available on remote compute infrastructures.

Therefore the overall purpose of this Proof of Concept Study is to bring together funded work already taking place within ELIXIR-Excelerate, EUDAT2020 and the ELIXIR nodes into an integrated activity:

• Deployment and integration of FTS3 by CESNET for use by ELIXIR and integrated into the ELIXIR AAI for use by RDSDS and other activities.
• Deploy and test in a wide area testbed the first pre-releases from EMBL-EBI of the Reference Data Set Distribution Service (RDSDS) currently being developed by EMBL-EBI within the EUDAT 2020 project.
• The expansion and performance of the current data transfer testbed to explore FTS3 and RDSDS by identifying ELIXIR nodes (and others) capable of hosting large reference data sets and the reference data sets that will be transferred to test the system

This study is now completed, the work is described in the end report. The outcome of this study is summarised in a webinar:

This study is associated with: The use of Cloud & VM for training.

Part of the EOSC-Hub project proposal it to establish an ELIXIR Competency Centre (ECC).  The EOSC-Hub proposal is currently under review by the EC and a funding decision is expected around late summer 2017 with a tentative project start date of January 2018. The focus of the ECC is to look at the distribution of reference data sets within the EOSC environment and it is proposed by the Compute Platform ExCo to kick-start the work within the ECC through a proof of concept study (funded by the ELIXIR-Hub) on making big data sets available on remote compute infrastructures.

Therefore the overall purpose of this Proof of Concept Study is to bring together funded work already taking place within ELIXIR-Excelerate, EUDAT2020 and the ELIXIR nodes into an integrated activity:

• Deployment and integration of FTS3 by CESNET for use by ELIXIR and integrated into the ELIXIR AAI for use by RDSDS and other activities.
• Deploy and test in a wide area testbed the first pre-releases from EMBL-EBI of the Reference Data Set Distribution Service (RDSDS) currently being developed by EMBL-EBI within the EUDAT 2020 project.
• The expansion and performance of the current data transfer testbed to explore FTS3 and RDSDS by identifying ELIXIR nodes (and others) capable of hosting large reference data sets and the reference data sets that will be transferred to test the system

This study is now completed, the work is described in the end report. The outcome of this study is summarised in a webinar:

This study is associated with: The use of Cloud & VM for training.

Part of the EOSC-Hub project proposal it to establish an ELIXIR Competency Centre (ECC).  The EOSC-Hub proposal is currently under review by the EC and a funding decision is expected around late summer 2017 with a tentative project start date of January 2018. The focus of the ECC is to look at the distribution of reference data sets within the EOSC environment and it is proposed by the Compute Platform ExCo to kick-start the work within the ECC through a proof of concept study (funded by the ELIXIR-Hub) on making big data sets available on remote compute infrastructures.

Therefore the overall purpose of this Proof of Concept Study is to bring together funded work already taking place within ELIXIR-Excelerate, EUDAT2020 and the ELIXIR nodes into an integrated activity:

• Deployment and integration of FTS3 by CESNET for use by ELIXIR and integrated into the ELIXIR AAI for use by RDSDS and other activities.
• Deploy and test in a wide area testbed the first pre-releases from EMBL-EBI of the Reference Data Set Distribution Service (RDSDS) currently being developed by EMBL-EBI within the EUDAT 2020 project.
• The expansion and performance of the current data transfer testbed to explore FTS3 and RDSDS by identifying ELIXIR nodes (and others) capable of hosting large reference data sets and the reference data sets that will be transferred to test the system

This study is now completed, the work is described in the end report. The outcome of this study is summarised in a webinar:

This study is associated with: The use of Cloud & VM for training.

The Marine Metagenomics Community has adopted the use of the Common Workflow Language (CWL) as an interoperable way to describe their analysis pipelines. One of the most complex and fully developed CWL workflows implements the EBI metagenomics analysis pipeline.

In coordination with MG-RAST, a US based metagenomics analysis pipeline, there are now two different large-scale metagenomics CWL workflows. Each uses a different CWL execution framework (namely Toil and AWE) and are run on different compute infrastructures. During the course of the coming year, the Marine Use Case expects META-pipe (the ELIXIR-NO, marine specific metagenomics pipeline) and other metagenomics related tools (e.g. ITS1 analysis from ELIXIR-IT) to adopt CWL. These additional tools can be used as alternatives for pre­existing tools or extend the functionality of the current workflows.

This Implementation Study aims to:

1. demonstrate the benefits of using CWL by combining different workflows components to make new workflows;
2. extend the current CWL workflows to enable greater reuse;
3. enhance the execution frameworks to improve both deployment and scalability;
4. deploy a single CWL workflow on different ELIXIR cloud environments to enable parallel processing and reproducibility.

To provide an exemplar to both the ELIXIR and the broader scientific communities, we will work through a community case study and ensure that the data, analysis and results conform to a bona fide Research Object (RO), ensuring that they comply with FAIR principles. We will develop appropriate training materials for two key target audiences - producers of (workflows and ROs) and consumers.

This study is closely linked with the work of the Bioschemas Community.

The Marine Metagenomics Community has adopted the use of the Common Workflow Language (CWL) as an interoperable way to describe their analysis pipelines. One of the most complex and fully developed CWL workflows implements the EBI metagenomics analysis pipeline.

In coordination with MG-RAST, a US based metagenomics analysis pipeline, there are now two different large-scale metagenomics CWL workflows. Each uses a different CWL execution framework (namely Toil and AWE) and are run on different compute infrastructures. During the course of the coming year, the Marine Use Case expects META-pipe (the ELIXIR-NO, marine specific metagenomics pipeline) and other metagenomics related tools (e.g. ITS1 analysis from ELIXIR-IT) to adopt CWL. These additional tools can be used as alternatives for pre­existing tools or extend the functionality of the current workflows.

This Implementation Study aims to:

1. demonstrate the benefits of using CWL by combining different workflows components to make new workflows;
2. extend the current CWL workflows to enable greater reuse;
3. enhance the execution frameworks to improve both deployment and scalability;
4. deploy a single CWL workflow on different ELIXIR cloud environments to enable parallel processing and reproducibility.

To provide an exemplar to both the ELIXIR and the broader scientific communities, we will work through a community case study and ensure that the data, analysis and results conform to a bona fide Research Object (RO), ensuring that they comply with FAIR principles. We will develop appropriate training materials for two key target audiences - producers of (workflows and ROs) and consumers.

This study is closely linked with the work of the Bioschemas Community.

The Marine Metagenomics Community has adopted the use of the Common Workflow Language (CWL) as an interoperable way to describe their analysis pipelines. One of the most complex and fully developed CWL workflows implements the EBI metagenomics analysis pipeline.

In coordination with MG-RAST, a US based metagenomics analysis pipeline, there are now two different large-scale metagenomics CWL workflows. Each uses a different CWL execution framework (namely Toil and AWE) and are run on different compute infrastructures. During the course of the coming year, the Marine Use Case expects META-pipe (the ELIXIR-NO, marine specific metagenomics pipeline) and other metagenomics related tools (e.g. ITS1 analysis from ELIXIR-IT) to adopt CWL. These additional tools can be used as alternatives for pre­existing tools or extend the functionality of the current workflows.

This Implementation Study aims to:

1. demonstrate the benefits of using CWL by combining different workflows components to make new workflows;
2. extend the current CWL workflows to enable greater reuse;
3. enhance the execution frameworks to improve both deployment and scalability;
4. deploy a single CWL workflow on different ELIXIR cloud environments to enable parallel processing and reproducibility.

To provide an exemplar to both the ELIXIR and the broader scientific communities, we will work through a community case study and ensure that the data, analysis and results conform to a bona fide Research Object (RO), ensuring that they comply with FAIR principles. We will develop appropriate training materials for two key target audiences - producers of (workflows and ROs) and consumers.

This study is closely linked with the work of the Bioschemas Community.

The Marine Metagenomics Community has adopted the use of the Common Workflow Language (CWL) as an interoperable way to describe their analysis pipelines. One of the most complex and fully developed CWL workflows implements the EBI metagenomics analysis pipeline.

In coordination with MG-RAST, a US based metagenomics analysis pipeline, there are now two different large-scale metagenomics CWL workflows. Each uses a different CWL execution framework (namely Toil and AWE) and are run on different compute infrastructures. During the course of the coming year, the Marine Use Case expects META-pipe (the ELIXIR-NO, marine specific metagenomics pipeline) and other metagenomics related tools (e.g. ITS1 analysis from ELIXIR-IT) to adopt CWL. These additional tools can be used as alternatives for pre­existing tools or extend the functionality of the current workflows.

This Implementation Study aims to:

1. demonstrate the benefits of using CWL by combining different workflows components to make new workflows;
2. extend the current CWL workflows to enable greater reuse;
3. enhance the execution frameworks to improve both deployment and scalability;
4. deploy a single CWL workflow on different ELIXIR cloud environments to enable parallel processing and reproducibility.

To provide an exemplar to both the ELIXIR and the broader scientific communities, we will work through a community case study and ensure that the data, analysis and results conform to a bona fide Research Object (RO), ensuring that they comply with FAIR principles. We will develop appropriate training materials for two key target audiences - producers of (workflows and ROs) and consumers.

This study is closely linked with the work of the Bioschemas Community.

The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles aim to maximize the discovery and reusability of digital resources. While the principles have enjoyed rapid uptake across communities (ELIXIR, G20, EOSC, H2020, NIH), the implementation details remain unclear.

Recently, we developed a prototype software infrastructure and a set of metrics to assess the FAIRness of digital resources (http://fairmetrics.org/). In this ELIXIR Implementation Study we will put these into practice for the ELIXIR community by starting to FAIRify ELIXIR Core Data Resources ArrayExpress, ENA, PDBe, PRIDE, CatH, CHEMBL, ChEBI, UNIPROT, HPA, INTERPRO, MINT, and STRING-db.

Our study will first establish effective guidelines for implementation, then involve hands-on FAIRification workshops, in which FAIRness will be assessed before and after the work done. Our work will raise awareness around what it takes to be FAIR, and to help drive interoperability between core ELIXIR resources and with efforts outside of ELIXIR.

The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles aim to maximize the discovery and reusability of digital resources. While the principles have enjoyed rapid uptake across communities (ELIXIR, G20, EOSC, H2020, NIH), the implementation details remain unclear.

Recently, we developed a prototype software infrastructure and a set of metrics to assess the FAIRness of digital resources (http://fairmetrics.org/). In this ELIXIR Implementation Study we will put these into practice for the ELIXIR community by starting to FAIRify ELIXIR Core Data Resources ArrayExpress, ENA, PDBe, PRIDE, CatH, CHEMBL, ChEBI, UNIPROT, HPA, INTERPRO, MINT, and STRING-db.

Our study will first establish effective guidelines for implementation, then involve hands-on FAIRification workshops, in which FAIRness will be assessed before and after the work done. Our work will raise awareness around what it takes to be FAIR, and to help drive interoperability between core ELIXIR resources and with efforts outside of ELIXIR.

The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles aim to maximize the discovery and reusability of digital resources. While the principles have enjoyed rapid uptake across communities (ELIXIR, G20, EOSC, H2020, NIH), the implementation details remain unclear.

Recently, we developed a prototype software infrastructure and a set of metrics to assess the FAIRness of digital resources (http://fairmetrics.org/). In this ELIXIR Implementation Study we will put these into practice for the ELIXIR community by starting to FAIRify ELIXIR Core Data Resources ArrayExpress, ENA, PDBe, PRIDE, CatH, CHEMBL, ChEBI, UNIPROT, HPA, INTERPRO, MINT, and STRING-db.

Our study will first establish effective guidelines for implementation, then involve hands-on FAIRification workshops, in which FAIRness will be assessed before and after the work done. Our work will raise awareness around what it takes to be FAIR, and to help drive interoperability between core ELIXIR resources and with efforts outside of ELIXIR.

The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles aim to maximize the discovery and reusability of digital resources. While the principles have enjoyed rapid uptake across communities (ELIXIR, G20, EOSC, H2020, NIH), the implementation details remain unclear.

Recently, we developed a prototype software infrastructure and a set of metrics to assess the FAIRness of digital resources (http://fairmetrics.org/). In this ELIXIR Implementation Study we will put these into practice for the ELIXIR community by starting to FAIRify ELIXIR Core Data Resources ArrayExpress, ENA, PDBe, PRIDE, CatH, CHEMBL, ChEBI, UNIPROT, HPA, INTERPRO, MINT, and STRING-db.

Our study will first establish effective guidelines for implementation, then involve hands-on FAIRification workshops, in which FAIRness will be assessed before and after the work done. Our work will raise awareness around what it takes to be FAIR, and to help drive interoperability between core ELIXIR resources and with efforts outside of ELIXIR.

The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles aim to maximize the discovery and reusability of digital resources. While the principles have enjoyed rapid uptake across communities (ELIXIR, G20, EOSC, H2020, NIH), the implementation details remain unclear.

Recently, we developed a prototype software infrastructure and a set of metrics to assess the FAIRness of digital resources (http://fairmetrics.org/). In this ELIXIR Implementation Study we will put these into practice for the ELIXIR community by starting to FAIRify ELIXIR Core Data Resources ArrayExpress, ENA, PDBe, PRIDE, CatH, CHEMBL, ChEBI, UNIPROT, HPA, INTERPRO, MINT, and STRING-db.

Our study will first establish effective guidelines for implementation, then involve hands-on FAIRification workshops, in which FAIRness will be assessed before and after the work done. Our work will raise awareness around what it takes to be FAIR, and to help drive interoperability between core ELIXIR resources and with efforts outside of ELIXIR.

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

The objectives of this task are to:

• Identify training gaps
• Facilitate the development of FAIR training materials
• Support and bridge ELIXIR Communities in developing Training Collections and Learning Paths
• Draft a template for ELIXIR certification of training material and courses.

Task 2 will continue to implement the concept of “co-production” between TrP and the collaborating Platforms, Communities or Nodes in the WPs where such interactions are called for.

It is important to note for WP2 in particular, that the organization of dedicated hackathons towards preparing new training materials is no longer considered a priority to be funded from TrP Core Funding. However, as it is evident that these training material generation hackathons are still needed, it is expected that they will be funded through other sources such as the co-production model , e.g. by Communities, Platforms, Nodes or other projects that are in need of those hackathons, as well as utilizing the already existing funding schemes by the Hub (Staff Exchange, Travel Grant, etc).

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

Gap analysis, training materials development and training delivery

The objectives of this task are to:

1. Identify emerging gaps in training provision
2. Facilitate the development of training materials
3. Support the organization of training events.

This study will develop a 'Co-production' model whereby the Training Platform works with a Platform, Community or Node to plan training events, requiring commitment (expertise and/or funding) from the appropriate body. Under current funding, the Training Platform wil be able to support, each year: 

• 3 hackathons (3PM in WP2) 
• 10 courses (2PM in WP3) 

WP1 - Gap analysis in ELIXIR Platforms, Communities, Nodes and Industry

Work Package 1 will produce a biannual report on the training needs and gaps for all ELIXIR Platforms and Communities with a prioritization of training courses, through dedicated surveys and in a limited number of dedicated meetings between the TrP and representatives of the Platforms, Communities, Nodes, resource providers and Industry

WP2 - Development of Training materials for identified gaps and for ELIXIR Services, Resources, and Communities

The Training Platform will organize hackathons to gather the experts in the identified topics and together produce training materials, to be made available in TeSS, adhering to the concepts of FAIR (also in relationship with the respective group of the TrP), and tracking of their reuse available. The use of such materials will be promoted in

• Dedicated courses
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Supported through the staff exchange programme.

WP3 - Scaling up ELIXIR Training

The Training Platform will launch a competitive RFP to select topics for a limited number of training courses, and will also support running of new or mature courses which are organized and funded by other Platforms, Communities or Nodes.

This staff exchange program aims at enhancing the collaboration of the Portuguese and Swiss Nodes to initiate
collaborative training in data management and bioinformatics with Brazilian R&I organisations.

The participants intend to collectively plan and deliver a course in biological data management, during which
ELIXIR resources and guidelines related to data management will feature heavily. Parallel to this, initial
discussions will start to assess the possibility of sharing experiences about Train-the-Trainer initiatives in ELIXIR
and in the Brazilian organisations involved, thereby fostering future collective initiatives. Altogether, it is anticipated
that the project will usefully raise ELIXIR’s visibility with, and appreciation by, Brazilian bioinformaticians, notably
with regards to ELIXIR’s resources and know-how. Data management skills of approx 15 life scientists will be
improved.

Ongoing activities to establish national leagues of bioinformatics students in Portugal and Brazil will have a
milestone in March 2023, at the Bioinformatics Open Days (BOD), foreseen at University of Minho (Portugal),
where representatives of Brazil are also expected. The Portuguese league (https://lpb.dei.uc.pt/) has been started
this year, fostered by the Brazilian experience (https://lbb.ime.usp.br/home), and will run from December 2022 to
March 2023, with a scientific committee of experts from Europe and Brazil, and featuring the participation of teams
from the EU and South America. This will be mimicked in the Brazilian league to start early 2023 and finish in June
2023, in the X-Meeting 2023, the international conference of the Brazilian Association for Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology, which will be held on Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, from the 13th to the 16th of June 2023
(https://www.x-meeting.com/events/), co-located with the proposed course. These initiatives are student-driven
competitions aimed to foster interest in the Bioinformatics field.

Impact statement
This programme will contribute to the internationalization of all organisations involved. For ELIXIR, this project
contributes directly to implementing its International Strategy, with a key country in Latin America.
The discovery of participants' landscape regarding data management will benefit the state of the art of this topic
and seed further collaborations in the future, based on the relationship capital developed during the project.
The initiation of discussions towards Train-the-Trainer initiatives is likely to trigger future collaborative courses.

This staff exchange program aims at enhancing the collaboration of the Portuguese and Swiss Nodes to initiate
collaborative training in data management and bioinformatics with Brazilian R&I organisations.

The participants intend to collectively plan and deliver a course in biological data management, during which
ELIXIR resources and guidelines related to data management will feature heavily. Parallel to this, initial
discussions will start to assess the possibility of sharing experiences about Train-the-Trainer initiatives in ELIXIR
and in the Brazilian organisations involved, thereby fostering future collective initiatives. Altogether, it is anticipated
that the project will usefully raise ELIXIR’s visibility with, and appreciation by, Brazilian bioinformaticians, notably
with regards to ELIXIR’s resources and know-how. Data management skills of approx 15 life scientists will be
improved.

Ongoing activities to establish national leagues of bioinformatics students in Portugal and Brazil will have a
milestone in March 2023, at the Bioinformatics Open Days (BOD), foreseen at University of Minho (Portugal),
where representatives of Brazil are also expected. The Portuguese league (https://lpb.dei.uc.pt/) has been started
this year, fostered by the Brazilian experience (https://lbb.ime.usp.br/home), and will run from December 2022 to
March 2023, with a scientific committee of experts from Europe and Brazil, and featuring the participation of teams
from the EU and South America. This will be mimicked in the Brazilian league to start early 2023 and finish in June
2023, in the X-Meeting 2023, the international conference of the Brazilian Association for Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology, which will be held on Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, from the 13th to the 16th of June 2023
(https://www.x-meeting.com/events/), co-located with the proposed course. These initiatives are student-driven
competitions aimed to foster interest in the Bioinformatics field.

Impact statement
This programme will contribute to the internationalization of all organisations involved. For ELIXIR, this project
contributes directly to implementing its International Strategy, with a key country in Latin America.
The discovery of participants' landscape regarding data management will benefit the state of the art of this topic
and seed further collaborations in the future, based on the relationship capital developed during the project.
The initiation of discussions towards Train-the-Trainer initiatives is likely to trigger future collaborative courses.

This implementation study is designed to

1. Further identify communities of curators within ELIXIR, with the aim to reach out to those who may not initially identify with this role;
2. Review and map the type of curation work being done, for which databases across ELIXIR, and in which life science/health domains;
3. Identify the tools they are currently using for curation tasks;
4. Assess the capacity requirements for new curators and training provision available;
5. Produce an initial map of biocurators, manually curated knowledgebases and data repositories, curation tools / resources covering a range of topics and domains;  this will ensure that these resources are added to FAIRsharing as appropriate, providing an interoperable community resource mapping the landscape of biocuration and biological databases across Europe and the ELIXIR Nodes;
6. Link training for biocuration resources to training available in TeSS and identify gaps in training provision.

The outcomes of this study have been published in F1000Research and were presented in a webinar.

Part of this work has been presented in the ISB Biocuration 2019 meeting (Cambridge, UK, April 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P.  Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:735 (slides)
2. McQuilton P.  FAIRsharing.org – mapping the landscape of databases, standards and policies (describing, linking and assessing their FAIRness) F1000Research2019, 8:712 (slides) 
3. Palagi PM, McQuilton P and Beard N. TeSS: the ELIXIR training portal. F1000Research2019, 8:709 (slides) 

and also in the ELIXIR All-Hands Meeting 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P. Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:1519 (slides)

This work is carried out in collaboration with 

• ELIXIR Data Platform 
• Capacity Building (ELIXIR-SI) 
• Interoperability Platform
• International Society for Biocuration (ISB)
• GOBLET (ELIXIR UK)

This implementation study is designed to

1. Further identify communities of curators within ELIXIR, with the aim to reach out to those who may not initially identify with this role;
2. Review and map the type of curation work being done, for which databases across ELIXIR, and in which life science/health domains;
3. Identify the tools they are currently using for curation tasks;
4. Assess the capacity requirements for new curators and training provision available;
5. Produce an initial map of biocurators, manually curated knowledgebases and data repositories, curation tools / resources covering a range of topics and domains;  this will ensure that these resources are added to FAIRsharing as appropriate, providing an interoperable community resource mapping the landscape of biocuration and biological databases across Europe and the ELIXIR Nodes;
6. Link training for biocuration resources to training available in TeSS and identify gaps in training provision.

The outcomes of this study have been published in F1000Research and were presented in a webinar.

Part of this work has been presented in the ISB Biocuration 2019 meeting (Cambridge, UK, April 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P.  Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:735 (slides)
2. McQuilton P.  FAIRsharing.org – mapping the landscape of databases, standards and policies (describing, linking and assessing their FAIRness) F1000Research2019, 8:712 (slides) 
3. Palagi PM, McQuilton P and Beard N. TeSS: the ELIXIR training portal. F1000Research2019, 8:709 (slides) 

and also in the ELIXIR All-Hands Meeting 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P. Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:1519 (slides)

This work is carried out in collaboration with 

• ELIXIR Data Platform 
• Capacity Building (ELIXIR-SI) 
• Interoperability Platform
• International Society for Biocuration (ISB)
• GOBLET (ELIXIR UK)

This implementation study is designed to

1. Further identify communities of curators within ELIXIR, with the aim to reach out to those who may not initially identify with this role;
2. Review and map the type of curation work being done, for which databases across ELIXIR, and in which life science/health domains;
3. Identify the tools they are currently using for curation tasks;
4. Assess the capacity requirements for new curators and training provision available;
5. Produce an initial map of biocurators, manually curated knowledgebases and data repositories, curation tools / resources covering a range of topics and domains;  this will ensure that these resources are added to FAIRsharing as appropriate, providing an interoperable community resource mapping the landscape of biocuration and biological databases across Europe and the ELIXIR Nodes;
6. Link training for biocuration resources to training available in TeSS and identify gaps in training provision.

The outcomes of this study have been published in F1000Research and were presented in a webinar.

Part of this work has been presented in the ISB Biocuration 2019 meeting (Cambridge, UK, April 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P.  Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:735 (slides)
2. McQuilton P.  FAIRsharing.org – mapping the landscape of databases, standards and policies (describing, linking and assessing their FAIRness) F1000Research2019, 8:712 (slides) 
3. Palagi PM, McQuilton P and Beard N. TeSS: the ELIXIR training portal. F1000Research2019, 8:709 (slides) 

and also in the ELIXIR All-Hands Meeting 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P. Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:1519 (slides)

This work is carried out in collaboration with 

• ELIXIR Data Platform 
• Capacity Building (ELIXIR-SI) 
• Interoperability Platform
• International Society for Biocuration (ISB)
• GOBLET (ELIXIR UK)

This implementation study is designed to

1. Further identify communities of curators within ELIXIR, with the aim to reach out to those who may not initially identify with this role;
2. Review and map the type of curation work being done, for which databases across ELIXIR, and in which life science/health domains;
3. Identify the tools they are currently using for curation tasks;
4. Assess the capacity requirements for new curators and training provision available;
5. Produce an initial map of biocurators, manually curated knowledgebases and data repositories, curation tools / resources covering a range of topics and domains;  this will ensure that these resources are added to FAIRsharing as appropriate, providing an interoperable community resource mapping the landscape of biocuration and biological databases across Europe and the ELIXIR Nodes;
6. Link training for biocuration resources to training available in TeSS and identify gaps in training provision.

The outcomes of this study have been published in F1000Research and were presented in a webinar.

Part of this work has been presented in the ISB Biocuration 2019 meeting (Cambridge, UK, April 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P.  Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:735 (slides)
2. McQuilton P.  FAIRsharing.org – mapping the landscape of databases, standards and policies (describing, linking and assessing their FAIRness) F1000Research2019, 8:712 (slides) 
3. Palagi PM, McQuilton P and Beard N. TeSS: the ELIXIR training portal. F1000Research2019, 8:709 (slides) 

and also in the ELIXIR All-Hands Meeting 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P. Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:1519 (slides)

This work is carried out in collaboration with 

• ELIXIR Data Platform 
• Capacity Building (ELIXIR-SI) 
• Interoperability Platform
• International Society for Biocuration (ISB)
• GOBLET (ELIXIR UK)

This implementation study is designed to

1. Further identify communities of curators within ELIXIR, with the aim to reach out to those who may not initially identify with this role;
2. Review and map the type of curation work being done, for which databases across ELIXIR, and in which life science/health domains;
3. Identify the tools they are currently using for curation tasks;
4. Assess the capacity requirements for new curators and training provision available;
5. Produce an initial map of biocurators, manually curated knowledgebases and data repositories, curation tools / resources covering a range of topics and domains;  this will ensure that these resources are added to FAIRsharing as appropriate, providing an interoperable community resource mapping the landscape of biocuration and biological databases across Europe and the ELIXIR Nodes;
6. Link training for biocuration resources to training available in TeSS and identify gaps in training provision.

The outcomes of this study have been published in F1000Research and were presented in a webinar.

Part of this work has been presented in the ISB Biocuration 2019 meeting (Cambridge, UK, April 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P.  Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:735 (slides)
2. McQuilton P.  FAIRsharing.org – mapping the landscape of databases, standards and policies (describing, linking and assessing their FAIRness) F1000Research2019, 8:712 (slides) 
3. Palagi PM, McQuilton P and Beard N. TeSS: the ELIXIR training portal. F1000Research2019, 8:709 (slides) 

and also in the ELIXIR All-Hands Meeting 2019 (Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019):

1. Holinski A, Burke M, Morgan S, Palagi P and McQuilton P. Mapping the landscape of biocuration – where are the biocurators and what do they need? F1000Research2019, 8:1519 (slides)

This work is carried out in collaboration with 

• ELIXIR Data Platform 
• Capacity Building (ELIXIR-SI) 
• Interoperability Platform
• International Society for Biocuration (ISB)
• GOBLET (ELIXIR UK)

TeSS is the ELIXIR Training Portal, and has been developed in the Training Platform programme
since the start of ELIXIR. The core functionality of serving life science students, researchers and trainers interested in training content and events already exists and is accepted and used across the community, both inside and outside ELIXIR. TeSS serves ~2200 users monthly and had 118% increase from Oct 2019 to Oct 2020. TeSS hosts information on close to 12K past events and hundreds of upcoming events. The database includes more than 1500 training materials and 69 workflows.

The TeSS Infrastructure Service sets out to develop the TeSS as a full fledged infrastructure
service of production quality and widen its development base to multiple Nodes.

TeSS is the ELIXIR Training Portal, and has been developed in the Training Platform programme
since the start of ELIXIR. The core functionality of serving life science students, researchers and trainers interested in training content and events already exists and is accepted and used across the community, both inside and outside ELIXIR. TeSS serves ~2200 users monthly and had 118% increase from Oct 2019 to Oct 2020. TeSS hosts information on close to 12K past events and hundreds of upcoming events. The database includes more than 1500 training materials and 69 workflows.

The TeSS Infrastructure Service sets out to develop the TeSS as a full fledged infrastructure
service of production quality and widen its development base to multiple Nodes.

TeSS is the ELIXIR Training Portal, and has been developed in the Training Platform programme
since the start of ELIXIR. The core functionality of serving life science students, researchers and trainers interested in training content and events already exists and is accepted and used across the community, both inside and outside ELIXIR. TeSS serves ~2200 users monthly and had 118% increase from Oct 2019 to Oct 2020. TeSS hosts information on close to 12K past events and hundreds of upcoming events. The database includes more than 1500 training materials and 69 workflows.

The TeSS Infrastructure Service sets out to develop the TeSS as a full fledged infrastructure
service of production quality and widen its development base to multiple Nodes.

TeSS is the ELIXIR Training Portal, and has been developed in the Training Platform programme
since the start of ELIXIR. The core functionality of serving life science students, researchers and trainers interested in training content and events already exists and is accepted and used across the community, both inside and outside ELIXIR. TeSS serves ~2200 users monthly and had 118% increase from Oct 2019 to Oct 2020. TeSS hosts information on close to 12K past events and hundreds of upcoming events. The database includes more than 1500 training materials and 69 workflows.

The TeSS Infrastructure Service sets out to develop the TeSS as a full fledged infrastructure
service of production quality and widen its development base to multiple Nodes.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

Scientists have been managing data ever since they collected specimens and shared results of their study with their peers. The advent of the digital computer has allowed for data acquisition in unprecedented amounts to the extent that the organisational task of data management (DM) has become a core activity. Also, external pressure is rising on researchers in general to make sure their experiments are reproducible and that the resulting data is accessible and reusable for others for a longer time (“data stewardship”, DS).

This pressure puts even higher demands on the data management practice. Data management and stewardship plans will be a prerequisite for most (public) funding soon. However, data management and data stewardship are not everyday practice for researchers and they are considered more of an administrative task rather than a contribution to proper research.

The goal of this implementation study is to kick-start coherent DM/DS activities in ELIXIR and formulate and implement first solutions for good DM/DS in ELIXIR.

Currently, there are two main activities in this project, namely to develop and deliver training in DM/DS, as well as to build an infrastructure component (portal or wizard) to support good DM/DS. These two parts will use each other’s results but be executed as separate and complementary projects. More investments are needed after this period to reach a broader audience and feedback experience. DM/DS methods particularly for larger research projects for instance require more structural planning and are not in the scope of this Implementation Study.

The two main target audiences for both of these activities are life science researchers who have to make DS plans on the one hand, and data stewards, curators, data managers and other experts in data handling on the other hand. In addition, members of these audiences who are involved in ELIXIR will be asked to actively contribute and help assemble and review the information for the training events, as well as the content of the portal.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

This study aims to empower the expanding ELIXIR network, supporting members in growing their capacities is necessary in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The Training Platform will continue to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework (developed under EXCELERATE) to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. 

WP1 - Train the trainer

• At least 4 TtT courses per year 
• trainers exchange among Nodes
• training materials constantly improved
• assessment of the ELIXIR Train the Trainers’ Exchange Programme

WP2 - Management and operations

A gap analysis will be undertaken in 2019 to assess the needs in training of management and operations across Nodes. A working group will be formed to design and implement this analysis, with suitable training resources on management and operations being made available through TeSS.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

Capitalizing on the outcomes of the Work Programme 2019-2021, we continue to support the ELIXIR members to grow their skills and capacities in order to maintain the quality of ELIXIR training, services and resources. The TP continues to expand the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) framework, to increase the skills of ELIXIR trainers as well as their number across Nodes. The Node’s capacity in management and operations will be developed through specific actions aligned with the results of the gap analysis previously performed in the 2019-2021 Work Plan.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

The focus of this task is TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Platform’s flagship resource and key reference training portal for the ELIXIR community. This is the principal channel of communication and aggregator of information about ELIXIR training events.

TeSS began as an ELIXIR-UK pilot project prior to EXCELERATE, and has matured during EXCELERATE. As of July 2018, TeSS had displayed more than 8,000 training events, with a monthly average of at least 200 upcoming events; in addition, TeSS currently holds more than 1,000 training materials, aggregated from 51 training providers, of which 13 are ELIXIR Nodes. In the last three years, TeSS has been visited by around 13,000 unique users across Europe and beyond.

This task has four main objectives:

1. to maintain and sustain the standard minimal features of TeSS, including critical dependencies with other ELIXIR Registries and Nodes, with 3rd-party data and training content providers, etc.;
2. to develop TeSS (i.e. add functional capabilities);
3. to showcase, within TeSS, the training solutions available from all Nodes, both increasing their visibility and expanding the portfolio of TP’s e-learning activities; and
4. to make the ELIXIR Training Handbook available through TeSS.

This study will build on the EXCELERATE (WP11) training grant.

WP1: Publication and adoption of the ELIXIR Training toolkit

This Work Package will draft a Training Handbook detailing all of the materials developed so far, aiming to provide a comprehensive reference resource for developing training capacity. 

• Course development and organisation,
• Instructor training, impact assessment,
• Online documentation for implementing Bioschemas specifications, etc
• Expanding existing training programs rolling out new ones
• A one-stop shop that consolidates all best practices and guidelines

WP2: Toolkit expansion – Impact assessment

This Work Package will tailor the strategy and core metrics developed through EXCELERATE to also measure the impact that training is having on ELIXIR Services, Platforms and Communities through

• Short term surveys (at the end of training)
• Longer term - 6 and 12 months after an event 
• Engaging with ELIXIR Services, Platforms and Communities.

This study will build on the EXCELERATE (WP11) training grant.

WP1: Publication and adoption of the ELIXIR Training toolkit

This Work Package will draft a Training Handbook detailing all of the materials developed so far, aiming to provide a comprehensive reference resource for developing training capacity. 

• Course development and organisation,
• Instructor training, impact assessment,
• Online documentation for implementing Bioschemas specifications, etc
• Expanding existing training programs rolling out new ones
• A one-stop shop that consolidates all best practices and guidelines

WP2: Toolkit expansion – Impact assessment

This Work Package will tailor the strategy and core metrics developed through EXCELERATE to also measure the impact that training is having on ELIXIR Services, Platforms and Communities through

• Short term surveys (at the end of training)
• Longer term - 6 and 12 months after an event 
• Engaging with ELIXIR Services, Platforms and Communities.

This study will build on the EXCELERATE (WP11) training grant.

WP1: Publication and adoption of the ELIXIR Training toolkit

This Work Package will draft a Training Handbook detailing all of the materials developed so far, aiming to provide a comprehensive reference resource for developing training capacity. 

• Course development and organisation,
• Instructor training, impact assessment,
• Online documentation for implementing Bioschemas specifications, etc
• Expanding existing training programs rolling out new ones
• A one-stop shop that consolidates all best practices and guidelines

WP2: Toolkit expansion – Impact assessment

This Work Package will tailor the strategy and core metrics developed through EXCELERATE to also measure the impact that training is having on ELIXIR Services, Platforms and Communities through

• Short term surveys (at the end of training)
• Longer term - 6 and 12 months after an event 
• Engaging with ELIXIR Services, Platforms and Communities.

The ELIXIR Training Platform has developed a series of training best practices and guidelines, covering several aspects of training development and delivery. These practices are the building blocks of the ‘ELIXIR Training Toolkit’, a collection of resources available in the ELIXIR website. The toolkit will be maintained and updated during this task as well as disseminated to the ELIXIR community for its adoption.
All nodes adopting the toolkit are encouraged to report on the ELIXIR training activities that they put in place, utilizing the quality and impact framework developed in the previous ELIXIR work programme and in EXCELERATE. This task will focus on implementing a sustainable strategy for Quality and Impact for training and encourage its adoption outside of the Training Platform.

The ELIXIR Training Platform has developed a series of training best practices and guidelines, covering several aspects of training development and delivery. These practices are the building blocks of the ‘ELIXIR Training Toolkit’, a collection of resources available in the ELIXIR website. The toolkit will be maintained and updated during this task as well as disseminated to the ELIXIR community for its adoption.
All nodes adopting the toolkit are encouraged to report on the ELIXIR training activities that they put in place, utilizing the quality and impact framework developed in the previous ELIXIR work programme and in EXCELERATE. This task will focus on implementing a sustainable strategy for Quality and Impact for training and encourage its adoption outside of the Training Platform.

The ELIXIR Training Platform has developed a series of training best practices and guidelines, covering several aspects of training development and delivery. These practices are the building blocks of the ‘ELIXIR Training Toolkit’, a collection of resources available in the ELIXIR website. The toolkit will be maintained and updated during this task as well as disseminated to the ELIXIR community for its adoption.
All nodes adopting the toolkit are encouraged to report on the ELIXIR training activities that they put in place, utilizing the quality and impact framework developed in the previous ELIXIR work programme and in EXCELERATE. This task will focus on implementing a sustainable strategy for Quality and Impact for training and encourage its adoption outside of the Training Platform.

The ELIXIR Training Platform has developed a series of training best practices and guidelines, covering several aspects of training development and delivery. These practices are the building blocks of the ‘ELIXIR Training Toolkit’, a collection of resources available in the ELIXIR website. The toolkit will be maintained and updated during this task as well as disseminated to the ELIXIR community for its adoption.
All nodes adopting the toolkit are encouraged to report on the ELIXIR training activities that they put in place, utilizing the quality and impact framework developed in the previous ELIXIR work programme and in EXCELERATE. This task will focus on implementing a sustainable strategy for Quality and Impact for training and encourage its adoption outside of the Training Platform.

The ELIXIR Training Platform has developed a series of training best practices and guidelines, covering several aspects of training development and delivery. These practices are the building blocks of the ‘ELIXIR Training Toolkit’, a collection of resources available in the ELIXIR website. The toolkit will be maintained and updated during this task as well as disseminated to the ELIXIR community for its adoption.
All nodes adopting the toolkit are encouraged to report on the ELIXIR training activities that they put in place, utilizing the quality and impact framework developed in the previous ELIXIR work programme and in EXCELERATE. This task will focus on implementing a sustainable strategy for Quality and Impact for training and encourage its adoption outside of the Training Platform.

The ELIXIR Training Platform has developed a series of training best practices and guidelines, covering several aspects of training development and delivery. These practices are the building blocks of the ‘ELIXIR Training Toolkit’, a collection of resources available in the ELIXIR website. The toolkit will be maintained and updated during this task as well as disseminated to the ELIXIR community for its adoption.
All nodes adopting the toolkit are encouraged to report on the ELIXIR training activities that they put in place, utilizing the quality and impact framework developed in the previous ELIXIR work programme and in EXCELERATE. This task will focus on implementing a sustainable strategy for Quality and Impact for training and encourage its adoption outside of the Training Platform.

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available. 

Bioinformatics analysis typically involves a large number of software and reference data, making the installation process a time-consuming task. This problem is aggravated in a course setting, where every participant needs to have an identical installation, sufficient hardware to run it, and, ideally, access to an identical set-up after the course.

Ready-to-run virtual machine (VM) images containing an operating system and pre-installed analysis software, as well as containers, are gaining momentum in bioinformatics. These images and containers can be run on cloud platforms, which allows easy scaling for running tens or hundreds of simultaneous jobs in a course setting.

Several ELIXIR Nodes already provide cloud resources for national use. In order to enable also other Nodes to use cloud for training, it is necessary to investigate which of these cloud providers would be willing to provide cloud resources for international use in a sustainable manner.

As cloud, VMs and containers are new topics to many bioinformatics trainers, it is important that technical help is available. ELIXIR needs to have a streamlined process for requesting cloud resources and technical help, so that a suitable cloud is found promptly for a course and there is a clear mechanism for reimbursing the technical personnel and computing resource costs for the provider.

This study is now complete, the final report and other documents will be added as they are available.