The Copernicus Value Chain Workshop 26 27 April 2016 Brussels, Belgium DG GROW
NEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre www.gridw.pl collaborating with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) GRID-Warsaw Centre, established on 17 September 1991, is a member of the GRID (Global Resource Information Database) global network developed by UNEP to foster sustainable management of natural resources. Mission: to collect, process and disseminate geo-referenced information concerning natural resources of our planet as well as the environmental processes and phenomena using geographical information systems and remote sensing techniques in: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVE EDUCATION BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY GREEN ECONOMY Officially registered as an NGO (the branch of the National Foundation for the Environmental Protection), we cooperate with many national and foreign partners local authorities, educational institutions and companies implementing CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach. The Copernicus Value Chain Workshop 26 27 April 2016 Brussels 2
UNEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre NEREUS / RCO Mazovia Promotion of the use of satellite technology and geoinformation in support of sustainable economic development, particularly monitoring of human impacts (positive and negative) on the environment. Dissemination of information regarding access to satellite images and making use of satellite applications more accessible in general; Cooperation with the cities - to promote the use of space technology in monitoring of urban development, with particular focus on climate change mitigation. Support the Smart Cities idea via promotion of satellite applications in public participation, transport, health to be a more competitive and efficient in its everyday management; Support to the natural resources monitoring, spatial planning; Capacity building and networking of institutions active in the space sector with potential benefeciaries of the space applications; Space education in schools, combined with field activities (measurments, reporting, analysis); Other areas important for the Region. The Copernicus Value Chain Workshop 26 27 April 2016 Brussels 3
Issues and the opportunities in regard to the public and private sector roles along the Copernicus Value Chain PUBLIC SECTOR Should design, stimulate, support the private sector Should not become a producer of services distributed for free to other public administration entities (local govs) Should define, share and distribute standards for products and services to consume the data and services created by private sector Should create pilot / model products, implementation of defined standards Should permanently monitor and improve the skills and competencies of public sector employees PRIVATE SECTOR Should offer high quality products respecting user needs Should not spoil the market by offering copy/paste solutions Should develope the efficient B2B model The Copernicus Value Chain Workshop 26 27 April 2016 Brussels 4
What is the ideal situation? The role of the government is not making business. The role of the government is to foster the tax base. The government can not create economy. It can assist and support it but it is the role of the private sector to create economy. Mona Serageldin Harward School of Design,1995 Gdansk Technology is no longer the issue the issue is getting the technology we have to market. Getting technologies to market is not a strenght of government. Taking products and services to market is the strenght of the private sector. Roland Mangold Earth Observation Magazine June 1994 The Copernicus Value Chain Workshop 26 27 April 2016 Brussels 5
Centrum UNEP/GRID-Warszawa Maria Andrzejewska e-mail: maria@gridw.pl Sobieszynska Str., 8 Warsaw, Poland http://www.gridw.pl The Copernicus Value Chain Workshop 26 27 April 2016 Brussels 6