Based on RDA TIGER’s effort to socialise the impact of RDA WGs in EOSC and Europe in general, there is a clear need for closer collaboration between RDA, EOSC and other major actors in Europe, working towards a less fragmented environment and removing duplication of effort. The reuse and sharing of data according to the FAIR principles which underpins EOSC needs to be supported by community-developed and endorsed solutions that are adaptable across boundaries.

Many of the RDA outputs highlighted as potential solutions for EOSC and European-related challenges have been adopted and operationalised by initiatives outside Europe. RDA is not only the venue where these solutions are developed, but can also be the platform where knowledge exchange between EOSC and global counterparts should take place. The relationship should be fostered to allow EOSC to realise its ambition to continue to be competitive in the global data economy, while also cooperating with other international counterparts in a global setting.

The purview of EOSC Association Opportunity Area Expert Groups and Task Forces is closely linked to the key action areas, priorities, gaps and challenges described throughout the SRIA. As these groups and future iterations continue in their work, newly formed OAEGs and TFs should engage with RDA and use this report and the extensive mapping of RDA Working Groups to SRIA Implementation Challenges and MAR General Objectives as an example for the potential available solutions within the RDA community, especially those that have been widely implemented and adopted.

The analysis highlighted cross-cutting concerns of the funding streams (i.e., Scalability, Federation, Policy evolution, FAIR compliance, and Wider user base); it is clear from this that the RDA WGs activities map more strongly onto ‘Policy evolution’ and ‘FAIR compliance’. For future funding calls that address these concerns, a directive can be included by the funder for consortia to engage with suitable RDA WGs and report this dialogue in periodic reports; This alignment will enable projects to identify existing solutions and where possible make connections with those who have adopted or implemented these solutions for insights on how these concerns are being practically addressed.