ESA: Call for proposals “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)"

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Call for Proposals (Non-Competitive) - Kick-start Activity. Objective Kick-Start activities explore the business opportunity and the technical viability of new applications and services that exploit one or more space asset (e.g. Satellite Communications, Satellite Navigation, Earth Observation, Human Spaceflight Technology). This call for Kick-Start activities is dedicated to ‘Diversity, Equity & Inclusion’, which means that the call is open to companies who intend to develop space-enabled applications and services relating to themes in this domain. Topics Of Relevance The scope of this Kick-Start theme is to investigate the technical feasibility and viability of space technologies and applications addressing challenges related to DE&I in society. The following relevant topics were identified for this Kick-Start theme, along with examples of potential applications that could be proposed: Inclusive Cities Inclusive Corporate Cultures and Business Models Inclusive Society for Elderly Citizens Value of Space There are many opportunities to use space assets and to integrate them with other technologies for the above topics. Some (non-exhaustive) examples are listed below. The use of complementary advanced digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) and digital twins integrated with space data can...