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SPECTRUMCoP

Elevating data-intensive science in Europe

Final Project Outputs

Final Event recording

<p>SPECTRUM was an EU-funded project that developed a Strategic Research, Innovation and Deployment Agenda (SRIDA) and a Technical Blueprint for a European compute and data continuum. <a href="https://cdn.spectrumproject.eu/about/">Read more about the project&#8230;</a></p>


SPECTRUM

Technical Blueprint

SRIDA

Discover our Final Results:

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<p>June 2026 marks the close of the SPECTRUM project—a 2.5-year journey to shape the future of data-intensive science in Europe, in close collaboration with the relevant scientific communities, in particular the High-Energy Physics and Radio Astronomy communities.</p>
<p>On June 3rd in Brussels, we invite you to explore what we’ve achieved: the final results, the Strategic Research, Innovation, and Deployment Agenda (SRIDA), and the Technical Blueprint.</p>
<p>We’ll walk you through our key recommendations, reflect on how these outcomes took shape, and, above all, discuss what comes next. Join us to be part of the conversation!</p>


Expert Report

<p>The SPECTRUM Experts Meeting (Barcelona, 18-19 February 2026) reviewed the key findings from the public consultation on the Technical Blueprint and the Strategic Research, Innovation and Deployment Agenda (SRIDA) for a European compute and data continuum.</p>
<p>The full report is now available.</p>


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Gwen Franck

SPECTRUM Final Project Outputs now available

 A shared vision for the future of data-intensive science in Europe – SPECTRUM Final Event Report


<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-collaborative-space-for-data-intensive-science">A collaborative space for data-intensive science</h2>



<p>The SPECTRUM Community of Practice (SPECTRUMCoP) brought together scientific communities, research infrastructures and e-infrastructure providers across Europe. Designed as a space for exchange and collaboration, the CoP enabled experts from High Energy Physics, Radio Astronomy and European digital infrastructures to work on shared challenges and imagine the future of European strategies for data-intensive science.</p>



<p>Through working groups, plenary meetings and the <a href="https://confluence.egi.eu/display/SPECTRUMCoP/SPECTRUM+Community+of+Practice+Home">SPECTRUM Knowledge Hub</a>, the Community of Practice supported discussions on key topics such as data management, workflows, software portability, access policies, skills, sustainability and governance. Its role was not only to collect feedback for <a href="https://www.spectrumproject.eu/article/spectrum-final-project-outputs-now-available">the SRIDA and the Technical Blueprint</a>, but to turn community knowledge into practical input for the future European compute and data continuum.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-turning-community-feedback-into-concrete-results">Turning community feedback into concrete results</h2>



<p>During the second half of the SPECTRUM project, the Community of Practice moved from discussion to action. It supported a broad consultation process, including individual interviews, <a href="https://www.spectrumproject.eu/spectrum-consultation">a public webinar</a>, a consultation survey, priority-review meetings and the organisation of extensive discussions (e.g. during the <a href="https://www.spectrumproject.eu/article/spectrum-experts-meeting">Barcelona Experts Meeting</a>). These activities helped gather expert views, test project assumptions and refine recommendations for Europe’s future digital research infrastructures.</p>



<p>The feedback collected through SPECTRUMCoP directly contributed to the strategic and technical work of the project. By connecting community needs with project recommendations, the CoP helped ensure that SPECTRUM results were grounded in real scientific use cases, operational constraints and long-term infrastructure priorities.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-comes-next-supporting-the-future-of-spectrumcop">What comes next: supporting the future of SPECTRUMCoP</h2>



<p>The impact of the SPECTRUM Community of Practice goes beyond the end of the project. Its main achievement is not only a set of meetings, documents or consultation results, but a practical model for continued collaboration between scientific users, research infrastructures and e-infrastructure providers.</p>


Valentin Jay Blanchard

SPECTRUMCoP: sustaining collaboration for the future of data-intensive science in Europe

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