SME4SPACE Position Paper on the new EU strategy for space R&I Executive summary
The main priorities of SME4SPACE for the new EU strategy for space R&I can be summarised as follows:
- The EU should at least double the budget for the R&I Work Programme on Space and increase the overall budget of the space programme by 20% compared to the budget allocated in the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027
- The call documents should contain the principle that at least 20% of the value of the project budget shall be allocated to R&I activities done by SMEs. This principle shall be used as a criterion in the evaluation process
- The future space R&I Work Programme shall foster as much as possible the principle of open calls giving the opportunity to the SME community to come up with a maximum number of interesting project ideas for each of the selected topics
- The R&I programming of the EU should prioritise the development of new innovative end-to-end products and services.
The other priorities of the SME community are elaborated hereunder as an answer to the key questions for stakeholders provided by DG DEFIS to SME4SPACE.
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