EU GOVSATCOM for a safer and more secure EU
Proposals should select at least one GOVSATCOM use case and support the adaptation of one or more existing SATCOM terminals in order to carry out the demonstration and ensure engagement of relevant user communities. The target use cases may be selected among (non-exhaustive list):
- Surveillance, including both land and sea scenarios;
- Crisis management, such as telemedicine, humanitarian aid, civil protection, law enforcement, EU external action, maritime emergency, search and rescue;
- Key infrastructure, such as transport (Air, Rail, Road, Maritime) management, space infrastructure, institutional communication, critical infrastructure (energy grid, CBRN, financial infrastructure, telecommunication/ICT).
In particular, the submission of proposals focussing in the following areas is encouraged:
- Response to natural and man-made disasters or Emergency services/ambulances (for Civil Protection);
- Rail traffic management, to improve the limitations linked to geographical barriers (e.g. tunnels, valleys, cities);
- Telemedicine for humanitarian aid.
The projects should improve one or more operational terminals to demonstrate the access of the respective users to an early EU GOVSATCOM service, showcasing the benefits and fostering users’ uptake. The applicants should take into consideration the necessary transfer of know-how and IPR between the consortia developing the operational use case and the reference terminals as a basis. The projects should demonstrate the use of the developed operational terminals and make available to the Commission through the Granting Authority the findings of the development and the demonstration.
In the frame of the demonstration activities, it is expected to involve industrial stakeholders, the equipment should therefore support demonstration activities of the early developed services.
In this topic the integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content is not a mandatory requirement.