From Blue-Cloud to the EOSC Node for the Digital Twin of the Ocean - Blue-Cloud 2026 Conference

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Blue-Cloud Event
28 May 2026 09:00–19:30
Comet Louise, Brussels (Belgium)

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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

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