The workshop “Strategy towards JERICO-NEXT” took place on April 30, 2015, in Brest, as a closure for the JERICO(FP7) project and a bridge towards JERICO-NEXT (H2020). The workshop focused on four topical round tables addressing key issues for the JERICO RI long-term sustainability in the context of European Strategies. It aimed at initiating an appropriate coordination between JERICO-NEXT and relevant European organizations, to be followed up during the JERICO-NEXT project