Rules of engagement should enforce open APIs and interchange standards

Software Sustainability Institute:

Rules of engagement should enforce open APIs and interchange standards that allows a thriving ecosystem of infrastructure (to support FAIR, and to support general researcher use of EOSC). Whilst building capabilities in existing e-Infrastructures is welcomed, this should not be a way to lock-in users either through omission or plan.

We do not agree that the API contraint stifles innovation and we do not agree that the API contraint should be relaxed for early entrants into the EOSC.