Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies

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1 NEREUS Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies

2 Core mission NEREUS WHAT IS SPACE ABOUT??? Spreading use of space technologies at regional level Stimulating the development of space applications Awareness raising/promotion for potential of space and its benefits for regions and their citizen

3 NEREUS Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies Membership: 24 European Regions and 40 Associate Members regions share the governance of the network Bringing benefits of space uses to regions and their citizens Advocacy for regions on matters of space uses Providing regional stakeholders a platform for interregional cooperation and information/knowledge sharing and thus better access to space

4 Regional Dimension Space community secured ambitious space budget for current decade (around 12 billion EUR) Europe s space systems at the edge of operability Real exploitation/capitalisation of space infrastructure comes with local and regional level! You need to reach society and the non-space sector!

5 Different regional player in territory Regional Authorities/ Regional Administrations Potential Enduser Regional Research Organisations Universities Regional networks SMEs Cluster Relevant regional player in territories

6 Plattform bringen together End-user and Service provider Regional Authorities/ Regional Administrations Potential Enduser Service Provider Service Developer NEREUS-Plattform

7 Plattform bringen together different regions 24 Full Members (regions) + 40 Associate Members Abruzzo (I) Andalusia (Spain) Apulia (I) Aquitaine (F) Azores (Portugal) Baden-Württemberg (D) Basilicata (I) Bavaria (D) Brandenburg (D) Brittany (F) East Midlands (UK) Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (D) Guyana (F) Hesse (D) Lazio (Italiy) Lombardy (Italy) Madrid (Spain) Mazovia (Poland) Midi-Pyrenees (F) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur (F) South Holland (NL) Tuscany (I) Veneto (Italy) Wallonia (B)

8 Why regions? Regions in their institutional role: large end-user group thus key market for space based data and services Regions need Copernicus data to comply with current EU-environmental legislation, to implement wide range of EU-Directives e.g. EU-Air Quality Directives, Ground Water Directive, INSPIRE etc. Regions as a fertile ground to develop space applications Regions are the closest level to the European citizen Regions host different institutional player and different economic and business communities (non-space sector and space sector) Regions support and host innovation stimulating structures (such as business parks, clusters, networks, etc.)

9 What do we offer to regions? (1) Advocate for regions on matters of space uses NEREUS Direct channel to European regions and its stakeholders Dynamic Platform- Mobilising EUfunded projects Info/Knowledge exchange Promotion of regional space activities

10 What do we offer to regions? (2) Mobilising convincing EU-funded projects and activities Promoting member s space activities and projects (NEREUS-website, events, publications, dissemination of project results) Information and knowledge exchange Networking and building strong partnerships

11 Dynamic Platform to mobilize projects Joint NEREUS/ESA-initiatives, latest: Improving Copernicus take-up among Local and Regional Authorities via dedicated thematic workshops DORIS_NET and its network of Regional Contact Offices (13 NEREUS-partners) ended Feb 2013 THE ISSUE (5 NEREUS-Partners) ERASMUS ongoing summer school in EO/Copernicus BRESAT and SABER initiatives: Thematic Networks on Broadband - ongoing

12 NEREUS/ESA-publication Joint NEREUS/ESA publication Through a call for articles project team gathered 67 regional GMES-uses from 47 different regions covering 17 Members States Reference book for policy makers to understand the social and economic benefits of Copernicus uses in Europe

13 Lessons learnt Numerous examples are already available to demonstrate that Copernicus is an important tool to contribute to better informed decision making, more effective deployment of resources and long term planing and decision making Space community and service provider need to communicate more effectively with non-specialist audience, more focused on solutions, benefits etc. Potential end-user better defined and approached Dialogue/interaction between LRA and service-provider needs to be enhanced More knowledge and information about needs of LRA s is needed

14 NEREUS/ESA-Workshops Applications of Sentinel data for supporting land, coastal and marine spatial planning and management in European Outermost Regions and small oceanic islands (hosted by Azores scheduled for September 2015) Copernicus satellites as sentinels" of environmental and economical changes: Trip from Mountains to Valley (hosted by Lombardy around Expo-Milan in October 2015) Natural Resource Management using Copernicus Data and Services (hosted by Bavaria in Munich in November 2015)

15 SPACE4GROWTH and Jobs- conference 28 May 2015, Committee of the Regions (CoR), Brussels The idea is to gain a better understanding of the impact of space based services and products on regional development role of public demand in the space sector and how regional policies and programs can stimulate the development of space applications and to create better framework conditions for service provider Participating regions will share best practices and introduce their S3-strategies

16 SPACE GIRLS/SPACE WOMEN Space through the eyes of women Traveling Photo Exhibition portraying girls and women of different generations and nationalities who share their passion for space (study space, work in space, space professionals)

17 Thank you for your attention