From Blue-Cloud to the EOSC Node for the Digital Twin of the Ocean - Blue-Cloud 2026 Conference
Join us for the Blue-Cloud's Conference!
Europe’s ambition to restore and protect its oceans and waters relies increasingly on open, interoperable, and trusted digital infrastructures capable of transforming data into actionable knowledge.
Over the past years, Blue-Cloud has played a foundational role in federating marine and environmental data, services, and analytical tools across Europe. Through close alignment with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), Blue-Cloud has demonstrated how cloud-based, open science environments can support ocean research, innovation, and policy making.
This work directly contributes to the objectives of the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, the EU Digital Twin of the Ocean (EDITO), and the UN Ocean Decade, by enabling data-driven solutions for ocean sustainability.
As Blue-Cloud 2026 reaches its conclusion, the project hands over a mature, policy-aligned digital legacy: the EOSC Node for the Digital Twin of the Ocean, is progressing towards operational integration within the EOSC Federation.
Participants will leave with first-hand experience of the EOSC Digital Twin of the Ocean, insights into Blue-Cloud’s legacy, and a clear view of Europe’s path toward a federated, policy-aligned digital ocean ecosystem, aligned with the goals of EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, the EDITO, and the UN Ocean Decade.
Agenda (draft)
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome by Blue-Cloud 2026 Coordinators |
| 9:15 - 10:30 | EOSC Federation EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters EDITO & UNESCO UN Ocean Decade |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | A tour into the EOSC Node Digital Twin of the Ocean |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break & Poster Area tour |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Services & use cases - pitches |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Blue-Cloud Strategic Roadmap towards building a federated digital ecosystem |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:00 - 14:50 | Panel 1: Blue-Cloud 2026 in Action - Hackathon Highlights & Technical Synergies |
| 14:50 - 15:40 | Panel Discussion 1: Capacity building & training |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:10 - 17:00 | Panel Discussion 2: EOSC Node DTO contribution to the EOSC Federation |
| 17:00 - 17:50 | Panel Discussion 3: EOSC Node DTO contribution to EDITO |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Closure |
| 18:00 - 19:30 | NETWORKING COCKTAIL |