ESA seeks to ensure a sustainable growth of the European space sector and the creation of value to society, from basic research to service development.
The European Space Agency is Europe's gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to support the competiveness of European industry and deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. For this purpose, ESA has been measuring the impact of its activities and programmes since the nineties, gathering best practices from the experience of its Member States.
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The Global Space Economic Forum (GSEF) is the foremost creative platform to interactively discuss space-led innovation opportunities driven by the space economy
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The Global Space Economic Workshop (GSEW) is a framework to bring together leaders from European industry to promote partnerships and collaborations
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The Grand Challenge is a competition that proposes inspiring goals far from market reach to tackle specific challenges with unconventional and disruptive approaches
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In view of preparing Space 19+ and in order to inform decision makers
on the impact of their investment on the European economy and society,
ESA has conducted several studies to assess the socio-economic benefits
of its programmes.One of these ...
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In December 2014, the European Commission published a “Guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis of
Investment Projects” that aims to provide decision-makers with an analytical
tool to assess investment decisions and evaluate their impact. These guide...
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In preparation of
Space19+ and to inform decision-makers on the impact of their investment on the
European economy and society, ESA conducted several studies to assess the
socio-economic benefits of its programmes.One of these assessments evaluate...
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