NEREUS Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies

Core mission NEREUS Awareness raising/Promotion for potential of space and its benefits for regions and their citizen Spreading use of space technologies at regional level Stimulating the development of space applications

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) 24 Full Members (regions) + 40 Associate Members 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) Plattform bringen together different regions

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

What do we offer to regions? (2)  Mobilizing convincing EU/ESA-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

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.)

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

Examples of NEREUS-activities

Interregional collaborations  Joint NEREUS/ESA-initiatives, latest: “Improving Copernicus take-up among Local and Regional Authorities via dedicated thematic workshops”  Bringing Space Solutions to the Agricultural Sector (Best Practice Collection EO/Copernicus-WG)  THE ISSUE (5 NEREUS-Partners)  ERASMUS – ongoing summer school in EO/Copernicus  BRESAT and SABER-project: Thematic Networks on Broadband

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

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

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

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 28 th September 2015)   “Copernicus satellites as “sentinels" of environmental and economical changes: Trip from Mountains to Valley” (hosted by Lombardy around Expo-Milan on 20 th October 2015)   „Natural Resource Management using Copernicus’ Data and Services” (hosted by Bavaria in Munich on 12 th November 2015)

SPACE4GROWTH and Jobs- conference, 28 th May 2015 (1) Jointly organized with the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Brussels Jointly organized with the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Brussels Over 200 participants from across Europe Over 200 participants from across Europe The idea was to gain a better understanding of the impact of space based services and products on regional development The idea was 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 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 shared best practices and introduced their S3-strategies Participating regions shared best practices and introduced their S3-strategies

SPACE4GROWTH and Jobs- conference, 28 th May 2015 (2)  Lombardy and Basilicata region have Aerospace as a distince area of smart specialisation  Basilicata region further elaborated that as regards space applications, the emphasis is on Monitoring Environmental issues, Earth Observation and Risk Management (Prevention of natural risks)  Smart Puglia 2020: Fostering industry supply chain and clustering, support R&I advancement, promote technological development, encourage skill growth, investigate ESIF-H2020 synergies

Education, Training and Develop and implement concept for strong interregional collaboration to facinate and support next generation for space studies and careers Bring initiative SPACE GIRLS/SPACE WOMEN to regions Gravity-Film Evening Event 28th May 2015 With Astronaut Involvement in Space&Society initiative

SPACE GIRLS/SPACE WOMEN (1) “Space through the eyes of women” – “Space through the eyes of women” – Traveling Photo Exhibition portraying girls and women of three generations and different nationalities who share their passion for space (study space, work in space, space professionals)

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