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EU Economic Diplomacy Meeting14 September 2017, Brussels - Belgium
By Gard UelandGalileo Services Chairman
EU Economic Diplomacy:Views from the European GNSS Downstream Industry
Non-profit making association focusing on the downstream side of the European GNSS programmes
Aims at developing, promoting and maximising the potential of the GNSS applications market
Consists of the key GNSS Downstream Industry players from Europe
Members’ Profiles:
Active across the whole value chain
Cover all the application sectors (aviation, maritime, road, rail, LBS, surveying…)
Galileo Services Missions:
Voice the industry concerns & expectations to relevant institutions
Share market experience and knowledge of user needs
Support the implementation of the European GNSS Programmes
Galileo Services Association
Contact : Aureline Borel, Permanent Representative – [email protected] further information : www.galileo-services.org
Galileo Services & OREGIN together represent a community of almost
180 organisationsranging from SMEs to large companies and academia
Rationale – GNSS Market & Industry Trends
GNSS applications and services market
Global market in 2025: €300 billion
Annual growth rate by 2023: +7%
European market share: < 20%
Usual European market share in other high-tech sectors: 33%
Markets in which the European industry must position itself include:
Most promising markets in terms of growth potential
Strategic markets
Strong reputation for quality and reliability of European equipment and industries
Strong interest from the European industry to provide solutions for European GNSS applications globally
Notably, GS and Oregin Members already have or are developing technology for a broad range of applications, in particular building on Galileo differentiators
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Rationale – European Industry vis-à-vis Worldwide Competitors
European GNSS downstream industry suffers from a significant competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis worldwide competitors
Dedicated national strategies in the US, Russia, China, and Japan to support competitiveness of their industry & to enhance GNSS market take-up, including:
Massive funding from R&D to manufacturing capabilities
Regulation
Massive Public Procurement
Need to restore a level playing field
Galileo Services Proposed Way Forward
“A Space Strategy for Europe”: Orientations detailed about the ambition to promote the internationalisation of the European industry and to establish a level playing field through EU trade policy instruments and economic diplomacy
Very much welcomed by Galileo Services
Yet it remains pivotal to remind that this effort shall be accompanied by measures aiming at supporting the development of a competitive GNSS downstream industry in Europe
Support to the Development of a CompetitiveEuropean GNSS Downstream Industry
Support the development of a competitive GNSS downstream industry in Europe
Building on competitive advantages offered by the European GNSS
By considering several support actions/instruments
R&D funding, public procurement (e.g. PCP/PPI), education, support to the development of manufacturing capabilities, regulations, awareness, etc.
Be supported by funding at a strategic level to grow Europe’s share
Recommended EU investment in the development of value-added GNSS applications and services :
€2 billion 2016 – 2020 – Initial Services Exploitation Phase
€2-3 billion for 2021-2027 - Next MFF
of the global GNSS downstream market by 2025
The objective is for Europe to win 33%
+ 400 000 jobs
Economic Diplomacy
Trade agreements
International agreements
Market opportunities
Industry skills
Regulations
R&D projects cooperation
Promotion of existing and future European champions