Partnerships

Single European Sky ATM Research 3

Single European Sky ATM Research 3

Partnership website: https://www.sesarju.eu/

Digital transforming air traffic management will make the European airspace the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (SESAR 3 JU) is the European institutional public-private partnership set up to accelerate through research and innovation the delivery of this digital transformation, in other words, creating the Digital European Sky. 

Key areas of Research and Innovation are improving connectivity, air-ground integration and automation, increasing flexibility and scalability of airspace management and safe integration of drones.

Contact

Commission services: Erki Must

Sesar JU: info@sesarju.eu or tel. +32 2 507 80 00

Partners: CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) Tanja Grobotek, AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) Vincent de Vroey

What are partnerships?

Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.

How to use partnerships?

  • orientation
    Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points.
  • networking
    Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents.
  • ecosystem analysis
    Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain.
  • steering the agenda
    Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.
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