BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AMBASSADOR PLATFORM FOR NORWAY
4, January 2019

ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9652
Open Date: 20/12/2018
Closing Date: 22/02/2019 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 18.1AA.07
Prog. Ref.: IAP Phase 3
Budget Ref.: E/0520-01D – IAP Phase 3
Special Prov.: NO
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 100-200 KEURO
Products: Non Space Procurement/Services
Techology Domains: Others
Establishment: ECSAT
Directorate: Directorate Telecom & Integrated Applica
Department: Downstream Business Applications Dept.
Division: Outreach & Countries Office
Contract Officer: Dorval, Nathalie
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 20/12/2018
Update Reason: Tender issue

To support the instigation of new activities for ESA Business Applications at a national level, the Agency has established a network of Ambassador Platforms (APs) across various Member States.The Norwegian Ambassador Platform (AP Norway) shall work with ESA and the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) in the role of awareness raising and promotion of space applications in order to help improve thethroughput of ESA Business Applications activities and consortia. The Ambassador has an additional role to stimulate interest for ESA Business Applications by preparing, promoting and coordinating Workshops and Conferences.The Norwegian AP will report to the ESATechnical Officer (TO) about the activities performed, the ideas, APQs (Activity Pitch Questionnaires) and Outline proposals received and evaluated. APQs are a standardised way to collect information on ideas proposed in order to understand (for instance) the level of expertise of the proposer, the maturity of the idea, and the business potential.The objective of this activity is to execute the overall implementation and ongoing management of an ESA Business Applications Ambassador Platform in Norway in order to helpinstigate new activities for ESA Business Applications.This shall include the following main activities:.Generate new ESA Business Applications activities..Interface with regional and national institutions and networks..Perform a Norway Market Analysis..Promotion, Event Organisation and Participation..Provide AP Norway content to ESAs Business Applications website..Create a digital presence for AP Norway, and promote Success Stories.The office of the Ambassador Platform shall be based in Norway. The duration of thework shall be 3 years from Kick-Off to the end of the activity.

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