NEREUS: the Network of European REgions Using Space technologies

Paper number

IAC-11,E6,1,1,x9313

Author

Mr. Franck Durand-Carrier, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France

Year

2011

Abstract

NEREUS is a network set up by European regions involved in the development and use of Space technologies in Europe. Regional authorities make a substantial contribution to Space policy, by creating services for the general public through new market initiatives and by their ability to ensure active participation by the various socio-economic stakeholders in their regions. By working together in a non-profit international association, the European regions and their corresponding affiliated organisations can pursue the following goals:

o bringing regional influence to bear on the planning and development of European Space programmes and activities related to infrastructures and applications;

o implementing and promoting partnerships and cooperation schemes between the European Regions, with a view to developing shared or complementary strengths and assets;

o ensuring that the needs of end-users are correctly taken into account in the Space services provided by European Union programmes;

o ensuring the availability of Space services across all regions, for the balanced development of the European Union and the full expression of its Space sector potential;

o helping to improve promotion of Europe’s Space activities in a context of increasing global competition;

o giving Europe’s citizens a greater role in the shaping of European policy and the development of Space-service markets.

For this purpose NEREUS has put in place working groups on the following themes: Regional Policies; Earth Observation (GMES); Navigation (GNSS); Space-based Telecommunications Space Exploration; Education, Training and Communication.
After a description of NEREUS the aim of this paper is to present the status, activities and outputs of the various working groups.

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