The and-Cluster participated in the opening meeting of the European Program SPACE2ID in Brussels, from which the first will emerge European Strategic Alliance of Cooperative Space Formations, that is, the first European Space Meta-Cluster.
The inaugural meeting was organized within 8th Annual Conference on European Space Policy (8th Annual Conference on European Space Policy).
in the 8ο Annual Conference on European Space Policy confirmed the support of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council in space development, as a key strategic area for Europe and announced increase investment in space in the coming years.
In this direction, all the above bodies and the industry will develop within the 2016 text the European Space Strategy. We also analyzed the emerging changes and opportunities in the space markets (new generations of satellites and arrays, rearrangements in the launchers and in the satellite communications market, management (big data) of satellite data, etc.), but also issues concerning financial tools for research and development as well as the role of Space in better safety and Defense.
Ο Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the EU, said (link).
At the inaugural meeting of the European Program SPACE2ID «Space Clusters International Industrial Diversification», participated Corallia representing it and-Cluster and the gi-Cluster, which discussed strengthening value chains of the space applications industry and developing, interfacing and application των διαστημικών τεχνολογιών σε άλλους κλάδους της οικονομίας, η δημιουργία μιας Ευρωπαϊκής Στρατηγικής Συμμαχίας Clusters (ESCP-European Strategic Cluster Partnership) στον τομέα του διαστήματος με τη συμμετοχή και άλλων ευρωπαϊκών clusters από άλλους τομείς όπως μεταφορές, ενέργεια, δημιουργικές βιομηχανίες, γεωργία, κλπ. και η ανάπτυξη ενός κοινού Ευρωπαϊκού Πλάνου Διεθνοποίησης των προϊόντων και εφαρμογών αυτής της Ευρωπαϊκής Στρατηγικής Συμμαχίας, το οποίο θα υλοποιηθεί με την υποστήριξη της ΕΕ σε επακόλουθο έργο. Το SPACE2ID υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος COSME of the European Commission.
During the meeting Mrfaceof the agencies that participated presented their activities, including Dr. Jorge Sanchez, CSFO of Corallia and member of the si-Cluster Board of Directors, presented the development course of the Greek ecosystem of space technologies and applications and creative industries.
On the occasion of the launch of the project he stated: "Clusters are now important tools for European cohesion and regional, innovation and industrial development. With the participation of Corallia and si-Cluster and gi-Cluster in the program we aim to promote the synergies of the members of the two clusters with other sectors of the economy as well as the internationalization of SMEs in new markets outside Europe».
