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 ClusterRegional

Research Organisatio

ns

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 ProviderService

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 28th September 2015)

“Copernicus satellites as “sentinels" of environmental and economical changes: Trip from Mountains to Valley” (hosted by Lombardy around Expo-Milan on 20th October 2015)

„Natural Resource Management using Copernicus’ Data and Services” (hosted by Bavaria in Munich on 12th November 2015)

SPACE4GROWTH and Jobs-conference, 28th May 2015 (1)

Jointly organized with the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Brussels

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

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

SPACE4GROWTH and Jobs-conference, 28th 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 Public Outreach

@ 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 regionsGravity-Film

Evening Event 28th May 2015With AstronautInvolvement in

Space&Society initiative

SPACE GIRLS/SPACE WOMEN (1)

“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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