Call for proposals - Galileo Information Centre for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

31.10.2019

The European Commission is launching a call for proposals to establish a Galileo Information Centre in Mexico to cover a region comprising of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela).

This Information Centre on European Navigation Satellite Programs (EGNSS) will pursue a variety of activities in Mexico and in the region.

The objectives of the Information Centre are to:

  • ensure the visibility of European satellite navigation activities in Mexico and in the region
  • analyse satellite navigation initiatives in Mexico and in the region
  • ensure support to actual and potential users in Mexico and in the region on activities including the development of new GNSS-based applications, products and services by enabling industrial and research cooperation between Latin American and European actors

The location of the centre must be in a place that can ensure optimal contact with the target audience, namely institutional partners, the satellite navigation downstream industry, application developers and users.

Applicants must propose a work programme with a balanced set of activities covering:1.    Identification of relevant markets and stakeholders2.    Promotion and awareness raising of European GNSS programmes3.    Facilitation of the development of GNSS-related applications4.    Education and training on GNSS-related issues5.    Facilitation of joint industrial collaborations between Latin American and European partners

The maximum EU contribution for this call is €480,000.

The maximum EU financing rate of eligible costs is 70%.

Timeline

Stage Indicative Timing
Publication of call 24 October 2019
Deadline for submitting applications 30 January 2020, 17.00 Brussels time
Information to applicants February 2020
Signature of grant agreement April 2020
Starting date of action/work programme 1 May 2020
Indicative duration of actions 36 months

 

More information: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/galileo-information-centre-mexico-central-america-and-caribbean-0_en