Plan-Track-Assess Framework
OSTrails will:
Extend the EOSC Interoperability Framework (EIF) with formats for Digital Objects, semantics, and APIs across the Plan–Track–Assess phases, resulting in the OSTrails Interoperability Reference Architecture, which outlines how platforms and Digital Objects interconnect.
Align and enhance key services, such as DMP platforms, SKGs, and FAIR assessment tools, so they can work together as a federation.
Introduce an assessment layer with practical methods, tools, and guidance to support research at every stage.
Work closely with pilot projects across disciplines to co-create, test, and improve these solutions, ensuring they address real-world challenges and deliver practical, fit-for-purpose results.
Our ultimate goal is to enhance EOSC with a robust framework of tools, policies, and documentation, allowing research communities to design their own FAIR-aligned workflows. These solutions will be plug-and-play, flexible, and easily adapted to each user’s pace and environment.
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Related sources
Deliverable 1.1: Plan-Track-Assess Pathways
Established the foundational PTA Framework that maps how researchers, research managers, and funders interact with DMPs, SKGs, and FAIR assessment tools throughout the research lifecycle.
Deliverable 1.4: OSTrails Interoperability Reference Architecture V1
This deliverable introduces the OSTrails reference architecture and three Interoperability Frameworks for DMPs, SKGs, and FAIR Assessment. It outlines interactions between components, clarifying standardised methods while allowing flexible implementation.
Deliverable 4.2 Horizon Europe Report
A Delivered first comprehensive integration of all three Interoperability Frameworks (DMP-IF, SKG-IF, FAIR-IF) with real-world evidence, demonstrating complete Plan-Track-Assess pathway in operational context.
Technical documentation for OSTrails, the Open Science Plan-Track-Assess Pathways project.