European Institute for Space Policy

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European Institute for Space
Policy ESPI
 
 
English name European Space Policy Institute
Organization type society
Seat of the organs Palais Fanto , Vienna 3 , Austria
Chair Jean-Jacques Tortora (Director), Evelyn Obernosterer-Egger (Chief Financial Officer)
founding

2002

www.espi.or.at
15 members (2011): Arianespace , ASI  (IT), BHRS (BE), CDTI  (ES), CNES (FR), DLR (DE), EADS Astrium , ESA , EUMETSAT , Eutelsat , FFG-ALR (AT), NRS (NO), ASR (RO), SES , Telespazio , ThalesAlenia

The European Institute for Space Policy , shortly ESPI (of English European Space Policy Institute ), based in Vienna , is one of the European Space Agency  (ESA), together with the Austrian Space Agency ( Agency Aerospace  ALR) initiated a think tank for space policy .

The task of ESPI is to write scientific studies on strategic space issues as well as to obtain discussions and expert opinions, which provide medium or long-term bases for decision-makers in matters of space policy primarily for Europe, and to provide advisory services.

founding

The institute was founded in November 2003 on the basis of a Council decision of the ESA from 2002 on the basis of recommendations to the Director General of the ESA by the Long Term Space Policy Committee  (2000). It is organized as an Austrian association sui Generis with its seat in Vienna, and is managed jointly by ESA and ALR (formerly Austrian Space Agency, today part of Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft  mbH - FFG). The founding personalities were Klaus Pseiner and Harald Posch (1955–2015), the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology  (BMVIT) under Vice Chancellor Hubert Gorbach took over the patronage .

Function and goals

Through its contributions and activities, ESPI is intended to contribute to making the decision-making processes, raising awareness of new space technologies and their applications available to opinion leaders, the general public and user communities, as well as researchers and students for work in the field of space in Europe and around the world .

To achieve these goals, ESPI relies on a global network of experts and centers of excellence that work with ESPI analysts. ESPI has an online library.

The guiding principles are:

  • An interest catalyst in the space community
  • An antenna to observe the work in the field of space in the world and to promote the European space policy
  • The base for networks and associated think tanks for a space strategy for Europe.
  • The analysis forum for the European strategy in space.
  • A host and support institute for researchers and students; who are interested in space.

ESPI has been the secretariat of the European Interparliamentary Space Conference  (EISC) since 2008 and has also been an advisor to the respective EU presidencies / EU councils since 2006. ESPI has had observer status at the UN in the Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space  (COPUOS) since 2004 .

Members

Membership is basically open to all those involved in the space sector, national space agencies, intergovernmental organizations from politics and research, institutes, universities, industry and other interested parties. The General Assembly decides on the admission on the recommendation of the management body.

Current members: Arianespace , Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Belgian High Representation for Space Policy (BHRS), Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI), Center national d'études spatiales (CNES), German Aerospace Center ( DLR), EADS Astrium , European Space Agency (ESA), EUMETSAT , Eutelsat , Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Norsk Romsenter (NRS), Agenția Spațială Română (ASR), SES , Telespazio , Thales Alenia Space

Organization and financing

The institute - completely independent of ESA and the Republic of Austria - is managed by a director (formerly Secretary General) and a treasurer (treasurer) as a joint management body. These are appointed by the General Assembly for a period of three years. The general meeting of members (General Assembly) decides annually on the work program and the finances. An Advisory Council made up of experts on space issues advises and recommends the content-related work program of the management body. The first general secretary / director was the Frenchman Serge Plattard from CNES (2003-2007) who has since been replaced by the German Kai-Uwe Schrogl from DLR. The first treasurer over two periods of office including the founding was Michel A. Jakob (2002–2009), who was replaced by Wolfgang Würz from the FFG.

Austria supports the institute with around 180,000 € / year, the ESA also supports around 200,000 € / year, in addition to the provision of staff by members. The membership fees and sales of publications and lectures as well as conferences contribute around € 100,000 per year to the budget. ESPI draws up a balance sheet that is audited by an auditor and audited by the audit offices of the EU and Austria as well as by the ESA audit. ESPI currently has around 20 employees.

Scientific projects

ESPI stands for the evaluation and development of a scientifically independent and complete space policy. The research results are available to all bodies and institutions within Europe affected by space issues.

The mostly large projects (basic projects) are recommended by the management body or at the suggestion of a member after review by the advisory board and approved by the general assembly. Contract projects are commissioned by external clients, but must meet the criteria of the institute.

Publications

  • Yearbook on Space Policy , Springer Vienna / New York
  • Studies in Space Policy , Springer Vienna / New York
  • Perspectives , monthly
  • Executive briefs , quarterly papers

literature

  • Marcel Dickow: The EU's space policy. Civilian flagships and options for the CSDP. In: SWP Studies 2011, October 2011, p. 26 ff

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Staff - ESPI - European Space Policy Institute. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Members and Partners. ESPI, accessed July 14, 2011 .
  3. ^ European Space Policy Institute founded in Vienna. ESA, November 26, 2003, accessed July 14, 2011 .
  4. ↑ ZVR number: 313957060
  5. ↑ Harald Posch, 1955 - 2015 . APA notification dated May 22, 2015, accessed May 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ orf.at - space expert Harald Posch is dead . Article dated May 22, 2015, accessed May 22, 2015.
  7. ^ The ESPI team. ESPI, accessed on July 14, 2011 (23 names are mentioned on the team page).
  8. ↑ Discussion of EU space policy , swp-berlin.org

Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 56.5 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 40.2 ″  E