Celia van Gelder (DTL/ELIXIR-NL) & Corinne Martin (ELIXIR-Hub) attended the OECD Global Science Forum Digital Skills for Data Intensive Science Workshop (28-29 October 2019, Cologne, Germany). The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation is a policy forum for national governments (this workshop was under the umbrella of the OECD’s Global Science Forum). ELIXIR was presented as a case study during the workshop. Outcomes from the workshop will be policy recommendations that will be disseminated in countries, bringing visibility to ELIXIR’s good work, in support of implementing its International Strategy.