To identify and deploy above-the-net services, including those suitable for inclusion into the EOSC Exchange marketplace, continues to be a top priority for the EC, to remove geographical obstacles to innovation and bridge the digital divide. The GÉANT community has already achieved great success in doing some heavy lifting for public procurement of commercial services on behalf of the R&E community. This resulted in existing framework contracts that are used by more than 900 institutions in 26 countries and have delivered greater regulatory security for cloud consumption since 2017. Dependable renewal of these procurements is now of paramount importance to the European R&E community. Based on converging interests, the project...
