Discover what is planned for upcoming Simpl-Open releases

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 . For a more detailed view, the quarterly sub‑pages provide a breakdown into the individual roadmap items planned for delivery.

Roadmap overview

The roadmap outlines the phased delivery of Simpl-Open capabilities across Governance, Security, Integration, Infrastructure, Administration and Data domains. Foundational capabilities such as resource management, access control, provisioning and observability are introduced in Q2. During Q3, the focus expands to federation, credential management, resource discovery and data governance. Q4 delivers advanced governance capabilities, resource sharing, contract enforcement, supporting data services and high-performance computing, completing the planned capability landscape.

Detailed roadmap description

The roadmap is organised across three quarters (Q2, Q3 and Q4) and six capability domains. Governance: • Resource management is planned from Q2 through Q3 • Audit and participant management are planned for Q4. • Policy management, contract management and consent management are planned for Q4. Security: • Access control and trust span from Q2 through Q4. • Credential management is planned from Q3 through Q4. Integration: • Data sharing is planned from Q2 through Q3. • Federation is planned during Q3. • Resource discovery begins in Q3 and continues through Q4. • Application sharing is planned during Q3. • Contract enforcement and resource sharing are planned for Q4. Infrastructure: • Provisioning spans from Q2 through Q4. • High-Performance Computing (HPC) capabilities are planned for Q4. Administration: • Observability spans from Q2 through Q4. • Notification and messaging capabilities are planned during Q3. Data: • Semantics and vocabulary capabilities are planned in Q2 and continue in Q4. • Data processing is planned during Q2. • Data governance spans from Q3 through Q4. • Supporting data services are planned for Q4.