1. NEREUS – the Network of European Region Using Space Technologies THE FUTURE OF GMES AFTER 2014 FROM A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE – 1 December 2010

2. 2 26 NEREUS REGIONS 1.)Abruzzo (I) 2.)Andalusia (Spain) 3.)Apulia (I) 4.)Aquitaine (F) 5.)Azores (Portugal) 6.)Baden-Württemberg (D) 7.)Basilicata (I) 8.)Bavaria (D) 9.)Brandenburg (D) 10.)Brittany (F) 11.)Brussels Capital (B) 12.)Castilla y Leon (Spain) 13.)City of Vienna (AU) 14.)East Midlands (UK) 15.)Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (D) 16.)Guyana (F) 17.)Hesse (D) 18.)Lombardy (Italy) 19.)Madrid (Spain) 20.)Mazovia (Poland) 21.)Mecklenburg-Vor- pommern (D) pommern (D) 22.)Midi-Pyrenees (F) 23.)Molise (Italy) 24.)Piedmont (Italy) 25.)Veneto (Italy) 26.)Wallonia (B)

3. 3 Key Dates (1)   March 2006: Conference “the role of Europe’s regions in GMES”   April 2006: Graz conference “A Market for GMES in Europe and its regions”   December 2007: Signature of Political Charta by 23 European regions   April 2008: Founding NEREUS a.i.s.b.l.   February 2009: Establishment of permanent NEREUS-secretariat in Brussels

4. 4 Global Satellite navigation Key dates (2) NEREUS-WG- COM, Education, Training Earth Observation/ GMES Regional Policy March 2009 launch of working groups in key areas of collaboration New - Space Exploration (since November 2010)

5. 5 DORIS_Net-Project  DORIS: Downstream Observatory organised by Regions active In Space  Bremen (CEON) mobilised project proposal for FP7- Space/GMES-call in 2009  Support Action - ”Fostering downstream activities and links with regions”  Project proposal was selected by European Commission and will start beginning 2011  11 NEREUS-partners involved in project activities  NEREUS officially supports project

6. 6 Key dates (3)  Summer 2010: Strategy Consultation of network-community  Based on analysis of feed-back - elaboration of Strategy Paper  December 2010: Presentation of Strategy Paper to General Assembly  Based on approved Strategy Paper development of action plan

7. GMES and the essential role of the Regions (1) GMES Regulation 2011-2013 and financial perspective after 2014: priority given to « core services » but downstream services and the related role of the Regions are not sufficiently developped. GMES Regulation 2011-2013 and financial perspective after 2014: priority given to « core services » but downstream services and the related role of the Regions are not sufficiently developped. Developping GMES must imply services providers AND final users together. Developping GMES must imply services providers AND final users together. Need to increase beneficiaries and practionners Need to increase beneficiaries and practionners awareness of the importance of space technologies awareness of the importance of space technologies - By profession - By geographical area 7

8. GMES and the essential role of the Regions (2) NEREUS should take the initiative of gathering European Institutions and final users (e.g. farmers, transport managers, security and firefighting personnel, town and country planning managers…) NEREUS should take the initiative of gathering European Institutions and final users (e.g. farmers, transport managers, security and firefighting personnel, town and country planning managers…) European Regions shoud be part of the consulting process regarding the usefulness and the implementation of EU budgets and programmes European Regions shoud be part of the consulting process regarding the usefulness and the implementation of EU budgets and programmes European Regions can get this consultative mission through NEREUS European Regions can get this consultative mission through NEREUS 8

9. GMES and the essential role of the Regions (3) For instance, space, as a cross-cutting thematic, should be part of different call of FP7 (and FP8), not only in SPACE and TRANSPORT (GALILEO) call. e.g. Health&telemedicine, ICT&geolocalisation; Environement&renewable energies prospecting; Security&risk prevention; Transport&Intelligent transport systems… For instance, space, as a cross-cutting thematic, should be part of different call of FP7 (and FP8), not only in SPACE and TRANSPORT (GALILEO) call. e.g. Health&telemedicine, ICT&geolocalisation; Environement&renewable energies prospecting; Security&risk prevention; Transport&Intelligent transport systems… Communication and dissemination towards european citizens and local stakeholders is crucial Communication and dissemination towards european citizens and local stakeholders is crucial => Brochure on the 25 uses of GMES in the Regions as an edifying example 9

10. 10 For more information on NEREUS, please visit our website: http://www.nereus-regions.eu/