Project description
Enhancing EU Open Research Repository on Zenodo
Zenodo is an open repository for researchers to upload papers, datasets, software and more to support the European Commission’s open science policy. The EU-funded HORIZON-ZEN Plus project aims to enhance the EU Open Research Repository (EOR Repository) on Zenodo. Building on the HORIZON-ZEN project, it will improve support for FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) and AI-ready research outputs. The project will enable cost-effective data curation and facilitate the reuse of high-quality datasets for AI applications. It will integrate AI-assisted curation tools and enhance metadata validation, while ensuring interoperability with the EOSC EU Node and the Open Research Europe platform.
Objective
The HORIZON-ZEN+ project aims to advance the EU Open Research Repository (EOR Repository) on Zenodo, a key enabler of the European Commission’s Open Science policy. Building on the success of the HORIZON-ZEN project (2023–2025), HORIZON-ZEN+ enhances the repository’s ability to support FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) and AI-ready research outputs. The project addresses two strategic challenges: enabling cost-effective, scalable data curation, and facilitating the discovery and reuse of high-quality datasets across disciplines for AI applications. To this end, the project will integrate AI-assisted curation tools, advanced metadata validation, and automated support workflows; improve deposit and discovery interfaces with support for AI-specific metadata and data packaging standards; and deepen interoperability with the EOSC EU Node and Open Research Europe platform. By embedding these enhancements directly in Zenodo and its open-source platform InvenioRDM, HORIZON-ZEN+ ensures broad uptake and long-term sustainability, strengthening Europe’s open science infrastructure and supporting researchers in meeting FAIR and AI-readiness mandates.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
This project's classification has been human-validated.
Keywords
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.4.2 - Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
MAIN PROGRAMME
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EURATOM-2025-REPOSITARY-IBA
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