Following the successful conclusion of the Space2Waves project; the SpaceWave Alliance will continue the development and support of European Earth Observation (EO) technologies in the Blue Economy.

The Alliance is comprised of 6 members; Pôle Mer Méditerranée (France), Aerospace Valley (France), Marine South East (United Kingdom), Distretto Tecnologico Aerospaziale (Italy), Forum Oceano (Portugal) and Corallia (Greece). https://www.space2waves.eu/partners/

The SpaceWave Alliance aims to foster cooperation for the internationalisation of European SMEs using or developing EO technologies in the maritime sector. The Alliance will promote the common interests of its members by providing a sustainable, collaborative working environment that acts as an international accelerator, as well as collective services and fast and easy platform to enable SMEs to Go International.

Specifically the SpaceWave Alliance aims to:

* Expand access of European businesses to international customers for maritime satellite applications and Earth Observation applications activities;
* Engage together in a long-term agenda for international Cluster cooperation and develop a joint Internationalisation Strategy Plan and Implementation Roadmap promoting cooperation across related industries and sectoral boundaries in support of emerging industries;
* Facilitate the transnational transfer of knowledge and technologies between Earth Observation Clusters and Blue Growth Clusters;
* Promote cutting edge technologies inside and outside Europe and facilitate their application into international markets of other sectors;
* Explore and promote international market opportunities and enable international matchmaking;
* Facilitate SME members towards specific third countries;
* Mobilise public and private financing for the development of the Internationalisation Strategy Plan developed within SpaceWave;
* Participate in matchmaking events in order to be informed about various EU initiatives that could provide them with additional support in addressing third markets;
* Stimulate exchange of information and develop possible collaboration and synergies with other European partnerships targeting similar third markets;

Stay tuned for more information and activities and sign up to our Interest Group to be kept informed - https://www.space2waves.eu/interest_group/

If you are interested in joining the SpaceWave Alliance to share your expertise and network, contact us on space2waves@polemermediterranee.com