The UKRAINE project, an EU funded project under Horizon 2020 managed by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), seeks to create broad implementation of E-GNSS in Ukraine. The goal is to better understand the potential market for satellite navigation systems like Galileo and EGNOS across various Ukrainian sectors.
The UKRAINE project, an EU funded project under Horizon 2020 managed by the GSA, seeks to create broad
implementation of E-GNSS in Ukraine. The goal is to better understand the potential market for satellite navigation systems like Galileo and EGNOS across various Ukrainian sectors.
In support of the project, a four-day conference was recently held in Minsk (Belarus). Representatives from many countries attended, including Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, France, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, Russia and Turkmenistan.
The conference served as a platform to launch a new contest, which aims to encourage innovative ideas for EGNSS applications for the Ukrainian market. The first-prize winner will receive a UKRAINE project grant to participate in next year’s European Space Solutions Conference. More so, all finalists judged to have viable proposals will be invited to the Sikorsky Challenge 2015 Festival of Innovation Projects.
The goal of the contest is to engage the local scientific and R&D community in E-GNSS and to help bring the most promising concepts in science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship within the field of satellite navigation systems to market. Through the contest, the GSA wants to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship and the commercialisation of scientific research in the Ukraine, along with accelerate its integration into similar research happening across Europe.
The deadline to submit entries is 1 July 2015. Entries will be judged by a distinguished panel of experts based on technical specifications, innovation and commercial aspects. Finalists will be announced on the UKRAINE project’s website on 7 August 2015.
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