Research Collaborations vary in terms of requirements, meaning that each AAI architecture will look different. The AARC Handbook is intended to be used as a tool to foster the uptake and use of the AARC-compliant AAI.
To reach this goal, the AARC Handbook Editorial Team,
| Domain | Which research field are you serving? | |
| User Base | Who are your users? Are they affiliated with institutions in eduGAIN, external (e.g. guest, citizen science), or a mix? | |
| Access Requirements | Does the sensitivity of your research require additional access approval mechanisms? Do you need fine-grained access control, or is basic authentication sufficient? | |
| Scale | How many services do you plan to connect to your AAI? Which protocols do they require? What is a realistic estimate of effort required to migrate all users and services from one AAI to another in case of a crisis? | |
| Existing Infrastructure | Do you have an identity provider (IdP) or group management service already? | |
| Sustainability | Can you commit operational resources, or do you need a hosted service? For how long will your AAI be required? Will your available support level be able to increase with growth of participating institutes or services? | |
| Environment specific requirements | Do you need any physical connectivity to dedicated networks? Are IT interventions restricted to fixed time windows? Do you have any other unusual requirements that may not be supported by off the shelf solutions? | |
Governance | Who will take responsibility for policy decisions regarding your AAI? Do they have enough authority over your research community to make high level statements and decisions, e.g. for data protection, security policy requirement etc? |
With the publication of the first version of the AARC Handbook,
The first version of the AARC Handbook has been published at the end of the AARC TREE project. This will be further iterated by theAARC Handbook Editorial Board and the wider AARC Community.
The AARC Handbook will be maintained by the Editorial Committee and the wider AARC Community on a voluntary basis supported by project-based funded where available.
The aim of the OSCARS (Open Science Clusters' Action for Research and Society) project is to foster the uptake of Open Science in Europe by advancing and integrating FAIR research data and cross-disciplinary services within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). Through collaboration among Research Infrastructures in the five EOSC Science Clusters in the domains of:
Within the framework of the OSCARS (Open Science Clusters' Action for Research and Society) project
Through collaboration among Research Infrastructures in the five EOSC Science Clusters and the provision of funding for small-scale Open Science projects and services via cascading grants, OSCARS supports the adoption of FAIR and Open Science practices across diverse scientific communities.
The science clusters have grown out of five collaborative projects funded by the European Union in 2019 to link ESFRI and other world-class Research Infrastructures (RIs) to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). The services developed by the clusters and other outcomes of the projects are cornerstones of the emerging EOSC fabric and support both disciplinary communities and multidisciplinary initiatives with harmonised models for access to data, tools, workflows and training. Each cluster unites multiple RIs in their specific scientific domain.
Through collaboration among Research Infrastructures in the five EOSC Science Clusters and the provision of funding for small-scale Open Science projects and services via cascading grants, OSCARS supports the adoption of FAIR and Open Science practices across diverse scientific communities
