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This release plan presents an indicative overview of the development scope planned for upcoming Simpl‑Open releases, organised by quarter. It reflects the current development priorities for Simpl‑Open. They are subject to change, depending on the input and feedback from the data sharing community, learnings from the Simpl-Live feasibility studies and other relevant developments.
Simpl-Open core functionalities roadmap 2026
The roadmap visual below presents an aggregated overview of Simpl‑Open development priorities, structured around the core architecture dimensions
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Roadmap description
The roadmap outlines the planned delivery of Simpl-Open capabilities across six domains between Q2 and Q4.Governance: • Policy Management, Contract Management and Consent Management are planned from Q2 through Q3. • Resource Management is planned during Q2. • Audit and Participant Management are planned during Q3. Security: • Access Control and Trust, and Credential Management are planned from Q2 through Q3. Integration: • Federation, Resource Discovery, Application Sharing and Resource Sharing are planned from Q2 through Q3. • Data Sharing is planned during Q2. • Contract Enforcement is planned during Q3. Infrastructure: • Provisioning is planned from Q2 through Q4. • HPC (High Performance Computing) is planned from Q3 through Q4. Administration: • Observability is planned from Q2 through Q3. • Notification and Messaging are planned during Q3. Data: • Semantics and Vocabulary, and Data Processing are planned during Q2. • Data Governance and Supporting Data Services are planned from Q2 through Q3.
Gdynia
April - June 2026
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10 Items
Hamburg
July - September 2026
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19 Items
Innsbruck
October - December 2026
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19 Items
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