POSITION (POlish Support to Innovation and Technology IncubatiON action) aims at decisively supporting the EGNSS up-take in Poland. To this end, POSITION will build an integrated innovation support solution that stimulates the uptake in a sustainable manner by creating a network for the Polish GNSS sector, deepening the market and industrial capacity intelligence and lastly providing business and financing support to start-ups. POSITION has identified three key challenges which are hindering the uptake of GNSS downstream applications in Poland: a lack of GNSS application clusters and awareness, resulting in minimal interaction between entrepreneurs, users, investors and authorities; lack of market-orientation in existing research schemes and efforts combined with a lack of specialised business support for entrepreneurs and lastly a lack of specific financing sources for the sector. At the core of the proposed activities in POSITION lies the following objectives: increase awareness and capacity building, foster commercialisation and improve access to finance. In the first stage, a mapping of the Polish GNSS industrial capabilities as well as market trends/opportunities will be created, together with a first interaction with various industrial and decision-making communities. In the second stage, these interactions will be intensified and the industrial sector will be engaged in organised workshops to stimulate industrial interaction and matchmaking amongst themselves but as well with users, investors and authorities in order to enhance the utilisation of key opportunities in the EGNSS market. Selected companies will receive mentoring around business aspects in order to raise their commercialisation attitude and to help them identifying business opportunities. Advice will be provided on how to obtain funding, fine-tune their business model, market analysis and forecast, investor presentation, etc. to increase the attractiveness of their ideas for investors.

GNSS.asia is a UNIQUE SUPPORT PLATFORM FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION in GNSS and a proven, effective outreach arm for EGNSS. It serves a COMMUNITY OF INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, prepares the ground for EGNSS stakeholders’ work in Asia. It is equally recognised by European and Asian industry, institutions and key associations. GNSS.asia is established as a central player in Asia’s GNSS ecosystems, a key ENABLER FOR EUROPE’S GNSS INDUSTRY AND INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA, as an ANTENNA FOR MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS and as a broker for opportunities in the MULTI-GNSS HOTSPOT ASIA. Asia is home to half of the global population, and boasts the world’s booming economies, with GROWING USER AND TECHNOLOGY MARKETS. The region features an array of high-tech players which supply GNSS-electronics to the world. The INNOVATION PACE OF ASIA’S TECHNOLOGY SECTOR IS ACCELERATING, with increasing competition for European enterprises in similar market segments. SMES LACK THE IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES to systematically target international markets. LARGER COMPANIES ARE NOT ALWAYS COMPETITIVE due to the strong political and institutional dimensions of sales processes. In the run-up to full operations of Galileo GSA/EC can rely on GNSS.asia as FULLY ESTABLISHED PROMOTION MACHINE run by a proven and highly committed team TO CHANNEL GALILEO MESSAGES to relevant actors and multipliers in Asia and Oceania. GNSS.asia4 will sharpen its proven toolbox to leverage its network in Asia for INDUSTRY PARTNERING AND COMPETITIVENESS. The roll-out of a BRAND-NEW INNOVATION PROGRAMME will enable European stakeholders to ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ASIA’S GNSS TECHNOLOGY MARKETS, while stimulating Europe’s competitiveness and the EMERGENCE OF INNOVATIVE DOWNSTREAM APPLICATIONS. The planned programme of GNSS.asia4 is ENDORSED BY INDUSTRY (GMV, BP, Daimler, NavCert), partner institutions and industrial users including.

The GNSS.asia initiative has been supporting EU industry and driving EGNSS adoption in Asia since 2012. Being home to half of the world’s population and to major global GNSS-electronics manufacturers alike, Asia holds importance both as a GNSS market and as a supplier. The European GNSS industry is often stuck in niche markets within the EU, as SME’s LACK THE IN-HOUSE RESOURCES to systematically address international markets. Larger companies STRUGGLE with exporting to Asia when a POLITICAL or INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS come into play. The Space Strategy for Europe explicitly highlighted the need to STRENGTHEN THE INDUSTRY’S COMPETITIVENESS, to intensify international cooperation, and to upgrade its capability to conduct ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY. After five years GNSS.ASIA has established itself as A KEY PLAYER IN ASIAN GNSS ECO-SYSTEMS, as a credible broker for Multi-GNSS opportunities and as a PROFESSIONAL NETWORK FOR GNSS in the multi-GNSS hotspot Asia. The UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION in GNSS is a proven outreach tool for EGNSS with measurable successes to date. It serves a community of EU industrial partners, flags new trends, prepares the ground for EU institutions’ relations work in Asia and is also recognised as a trusted partner by Asian industry, institutions and associations. Building upon these successes, GNSS.asia is now preparing for its third edition (GNSS.asia3): Evolving its services suite to reflect the current priorities of EGNSS by: - LEVERAGING INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION across continents, - SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS and ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES - DRIVE EGNSS ADOPTION IN ASIA. The budget could be reduced by 30%, despite a 2-month longer duration and same geographic reach. The WELL ESTABLISHED AND HIGHLY COMMITTED TEAM of European and Asian professionals in India, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and South-East Asia will provide a return on investment in terms of capacity built, awareness raised and industry supported.

POINT.IoT combines the strengths of EGNSS with the growing importance of IoT devices in our daily life in a make-it-work approach, organised by leading companies in their field, such as Verhaert, SpaceTec Partners, Cesah and Orange. The POINT.Cheetah programme scouts and selects 20 new IoT applications using GNSS technologies for a combined 3-month technical and business sprint with a multidisciplinary team of mentors. Each selected application receives on average 80 hours of support. The business sprint ensures the maturation of the innovative usages of GNSS/IoT for investors, whereas the technical sprint is a combination of technical coaching and hands-on product development support. The programme focusses on a rapid development of 20 demos for early technical validation. The top-2 teams receive a prize of EUR 20,000 each. The POINT.Kangeroo programme supports the teams with business training tools. The POINT.IoT Entrepreneur Playbook guides the sprints that the teams and mentors undertake but can help any GNSS/IoT developer in a do-it-yourself sprint. The POINT.MOOC teaches the business basics in a modern and interactive manner with a Massive Open Online Course. Each year the POINT.IoT track at a leading investor event allows the top-5 teams to pitch their business to a panel of investors and corporates. The selected teams receive one-on-one investor readiness training to enhance their success rate. The POINT.Partnerships programme develops the narrative and guides the implementation of a partnership programme between POINT.IoT teams and industrial stakeholders as development partners, suppliers, clients or investors. The POINT.IoT Success & Inspiration Stories form the basis of discussion with GNSS/IoT stakeholders, and showcases successful GNSS/IoT solutions. The partnership matchmaking helps the POINT.IoT portfolio companies to have an easy access to leading IoT brands, for validation, partnering, business development or sales.