It is important that ESFRI Forum and other relevant bodies are strongly involved in the implementation of EOSC.
Given the dispersed nature of scientific research and the variety of tools and processes required by scientists in different fields and locations, a federated environment requires a similarly decentralized business model to support the technical environment that will be developed. The development of novel capabilities, long-term storage/maintenance of data resources and fixed cost capabilities are likely to be provided using direct payments to organisations setting up nodes in the EOSC.