Press Release: Launch of new space network is good news for small businesses

The launch of Europe's first network of space incubators (ESINET) on 17 July 2002 was welcomed by the European Commission. The ESINET initiative was outlined in the EU-ESA (European Space Agency) agreement and results from a pilot project funded by the Commission within its 4th Research Framework Programme (1994-1998). Within the EU 6th Research Framework Programme, the Commission will allocate €1,075 billion to aerospace research and policy, and to encourage similar initiatives. Representatives of incubators from Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK and Ukraine participated in the Commission-sponsored launch event in Brussels.

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/index_en.htm

http://www.iglortd.org/members/swisscore/Policy%20docs/space_communication_en.pdf http://www.iglortd.org/members/swisscore/Policy%20docs/space_communication_en.pdf

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