Estonian Space Action Plan 2016-2020 Target/Measure/Action Detailed description/explanation of action Lead (org.) Co-implementer Source of Budget Budget 2017 Budget 2018 Budget 2019 Budget 2020 Total 2016- Comments Links to financing 2016 2019 development plans in other fields 1. Public sector – development of public sector services based on space applications Indicator, outcome Base level Number of functional new services, based on Earth observation data, in the public sector. 1 1 1 1 4 1) Raising awareness at three levels: a) Parliamentary level, i.e., increasing the competence of the Space Studies Support Group of the Riigikogu on space issues. We will also consider the option of organising the 2017 EISC(European Interparliamentary Space Conference) in Estonia. b)The level of top executives and decision-makers– raising awareness of Actions are funded partially under applications of space technologies in decision making, in procurements of the SF measure "Development of services based on space technologies, in training the government as a entrepreneurial awareness" and the smart contracting entity in the framework of the innovative public MEAC/SB programme 520 (see also procurements programme. item 2.1).Potential sources of c)Expert level– raising awareness and improving skills for using Earth financing also include the observation data alongside other data sources, in the use of Copernicus Government Office programme for core services, etc. development of top executives, as 2) Considering the possibility of organising a conference to present the well as the budgets of ministries and 1.1. Raising the awareness experiences of Estonia as a new member state of the ESA during the agencies. The 60,000 euros, included among public sector employees Estonian Presidency in 2018. in the table for 2017, is the amount regarding the opportunities and 3) Training the government as a smart contracting entity in the framework requested by EE and the Chancellery applications of space of the enterprise awareness and innovative public procurement Enterprise Estonia (EE), ministries of the Riigikogu from the State technologies in their programmes. and ministerial agencies, RD Budget for organising the EISC in government area. 4) Supporting the administration of the Estonian Space Office website. MEAC institutions MEAC/SB 67 000 Estonia in 2017. 1) Identifying opportunities for creating fast and convenient domestic access to the data of the Copernicus Sentinel programme. 2) Supporting the efforts of the private sector to enter the market of Potential sources of financing: the Copernicus services. budgets of ministries and ministerial 3) Facilitating wider utilisation of the Copernicus core services and Tartu Observatory, Ministry of agencies, the measure "Conditions Copernicus Sentinel data, as well as the results based on this data, in the the Environment, Ministry of the and procedure of allocating support public sector. Interior, Ministry of Defence, for development of public service 4) Contributing to the launch of 4-5 pilot projects based (partially or fully) Ministry of Education and offering" of the Information System on Earth observation data in the public sector. Research, Ministry of Rural Authority of the MEAC, the measure 5) Establishing an Earth Observation Council for targeted coordination of Affairs, Land Board, "Supporting strategic research the Earth observation field and mediating the interests of service users Environmental Agency, infrastructure based on the and providers. Agricultural Registers and roadmap" of the MER, the 1.2. Facilitating domestic 6) Looking for opportunities to implement the ideas arising from the Information Board (ARIB), environmental protection projects utilisation of the opportunities Galileo programme and to utilise Galileo services within the country. Estonian Research Council (ERC), support measure of the offered by the Copernicus and 7) Active participation in the discussions of the ESA and the European State Forest Management Centre, Environmental Investment Centre, Galileo programmes of the EU. 1)Commission Developing on cooperation creating a common (between European ministries, data implementing distribution agenciesplatform. MEAC Maritime Administration etc. and space agencies) with neighbouring countries regarding implementation of the Copernicus programme; this includes Scandinavian countries (Finland, Sweden, Denmark) and the Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania). 2) Identifying opportunities for increasing the efficiency of resource utilisation and creation of joint development projects. 3) Organising an Estonian-Latvian-Lithuanian roundtable on EE, Ministry of the Environment, 1.3. Identifying opportunities for implementation of the Copernicus programme in the region. Ministry of Rural Affairs, Tartu Actions can be financed from the developing Copernicus added- 4) Organising meetings with relevant Finnish and Swedish institutions to Observatory, ERC, Environmental budgets of ministries, the funds of value services in the region map shared interests. MEAC Agency, etc. the Interreg programme or Horizon. 1) Facilitating organisation of innovative public procurements based on 1.4. Facilitating innovative public space technologies in the public sector. Actions can be financed from the procurements to commission 2) Facilitating close cooperation of the public sector with researchers and budgets of ministries, the innovative applications based on space entrepreneurs for commissioning new, innovative applications. public procurements programme, technologies in the public 3) Active commitment to raising the awareness of persons organising EE, ministries and ministerial the Horizon 2020 pre-commercial sector. smart procurements (buyers group). MEAC agencies procurement measure. 1) Representing Estonia's interests in the space affairs working groups and committees of the European Commission. 2) Active participation in the work of the Council and committees of the European Space Agency. 3) Active participation in the work of field-specific international organisation, incl. GEO (Group of Earth Observation) and IAF (International Astronautical Federation). 1.5. Participating in the 3) Organising a 10-module training cycle for members of the Estonian development of European space delegation in the committees and the Council of the ESA to raise the policy, in the work of European awareness of the functioning of the ESA system, thereby increasing the governing bodies for space capacity of the members to make an effective contribution to the work of affairs at a high official level and the committees. in the work of field-specific 4) Preparing for Estonian Presidency in chairing the European EE, research and development Actions will be financed by ministries international organisations. Commission working group on space policy. MEAC, EE institutions, relevant ministries and under measure 520. 2. Entrepreneurship – creation of an economic environment that would encourage competitiveness of enterprises in the field of space, development of entrepreneurship related to space affairs Indicator, outcome Estonia's return coefficient in the ESA will be 0.85 by 2019 0,85 The spin-off multiplier* associated with the ESA investments will be 1.5 by 2019 1,5 2.1. Providing entrepreneurs and researchers with a support structure for complying with the 1) The Estonian Space Office will communicate the ESA programmes and requirements associated with invitations to tender to Estonian enterprises and RD institutions. the ESA invitations to tender and 2) Organising training, information days and one-to-one meetings with the for participation in tendering. ESA programme experts, leading industrial enterprises and main Organising the participation of contractors in connection with the ESA invitations to tender. Actions will be financed under the Estonian delegation in the 3) The Estonian Space Office will supervise and manage the participation measure 520 and partially from work of the management bodies of the Estonian delegation in the work of the management bodies of the Estonia's contribution to the of the ESA. ESA. EE MEAC MEAC/SB 250 000 270 000 290 000 310 000 330 000 1 450 000 mandatory programmes of the ESA. 2.2. Supporting Estonian 1) Organising, in cooperation with the ESA, procurements for enterprises in entering the entrepreneurs and RD institutions during the transition period (2016- international value chains of the 2021) applicable to Estonia as a new member state through participation Estonia's annual membership fee in space industry through Estonia's in the mandatory programmes of the ESA. the ESA, adjusted in accordance with participation in the mandatory 2) The goal of the transition period is to prepare enterprises and RD the country's mean GDP in the last programmes of the ESA. institutions for participation in the ESA public procurements. MEAC EE 870,000** 870,000** 870,000** 870,000** 870000*** 4 350 000 three years. 1) Participation in optional programmes of the ESA. The potential optional programmes where Estonia's participation is considered include the Earth Observation Envelope Programme (EOEP) and the General Support Technology Programme (GSTP). 2) Raising the awareness and interest of entrepreneurs regarding 2.3. Supporting enterprises in participation in optional programmes and finding necessary partners. entering the international value 3) Developing a long-term vision of the position of the space industry in Estonia's financial contribution to the chains of the space industry the general