Horizon 2020 space call 2016 consultation

The European Commission has initiated the consultation process to define the contents of the 2016 Work Programme for Horizon 2020 and space.

Within this consultation, Eurospace has organised the collection and consolidation of views of the European space industry in the frame of its Technology Policy Working Group (TPWG).

During its lifetime, Horizon 2020 will be supporting Copernicus activities by addressing the continuity of pre-operational services until end of 2014. This will foster the development and uptake of Earth Observation data, specifically from Copernicus, in applications and commercial exploitation, as well as performing RDI to answer specific service evolution needs expressed by the operational Copernicus services.

In 2014 and 2015, scientific, operational and commercial exploitation of the existing and emergent European space infrastructure needs to be enhanced, by stimulating the emergence of novel ideas on what can be observed from space, and what information might still be hidden in existing EO data of various kinds.

Research to promote such new ideas will ensure Europe’s leadership in space-enabled applications in the future, and enable Europe to effectively address its research challenges. It will also focus the Commission’s strategic programme for Horizon 2020 to innovative ways to address the societal challenge pillar.