Reference number : 003-2014-2015-Q1-02101, amendment number : , agreement type : C, recipient legal name : European Space Agency|Agence Spatiale Européenne, recipient country : FR, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Paris|Paris, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement, program name french : Contributions relatives … l'Accord de coop‚ration entre le Canada et l'Agence spatiale europ‚enne (ESA), program purpose english : The main objectives of the Program are to: - Foster innovation and competitiveness by exposing Canadian space organisations to ESA's Programs and activities dedicated to developing space technologies, applications and hardware; - Maintain or increase the capability of the domestic space sector to successfully contribute to Canadian space endeavours by providing access to ESA's space flight opportunities in order to demonstrate and qualify Canadian space technologies and hardware; - Facilitate access to European public space markets as well as global space public and private markets, when applicable; and - Acquire and maintain awareness of the directions of European space policies and of the European space technological, scientific, programmatic and commercial environments to feed the CSA's strategic planning process. In addition, Canadian participation in ESA programmes may: - Facilitate the participation of Canadian scientists in ESA missions; and - Facilitate access to ESA's data and/or infrastructure to academia and government departments/agencies., program purpose french : Le programme vise principalement … : - Favoriser l'innovation et la comp‚titivit‚ en exposant les entreprises du secteur spatial canadien aux activit‚s et aux programmes de l'ESA consacr‚s au d‚veloppement d'applications, de technologies et de systŠmes spatiaux; - Maintenir ou … accroŒtre la capacit‚ du secteur spatial canadien … contribuer avec succŠs aux initiatives spatiales canadiennes en fournissant un accŠs aux occasions de vols de l'ESA, de maniŠre … d‚montrer et … qualifier les technologies spatiales et les ‚l‚ments des systŠmes spatiaux; - Faciliter l'accŠs aux march‚s spatiaux publics europ‚ens ainsi qu'aux march‚s spatiaux publics et priv‚s du monde entier, le cas ‚ch‚ant; et - Se tenir inform‚ des orientations des politiques spatiales de l'Europe et des environnements spatiaux technologique, scientifique, programmatique et commercial de l'Europe pour mieux guider le processus de planification strat‚gique de l'ASC. De plus, la participation du Canada aux programmes de l'ESA pourrait : - Faciliter la participation de scientifiques canadiens aux missions de l'ESA; et - Faciliter l'accŠs aux donn‚es et/ou aux infrastructures de l'ESA qui r‚pondent aux besoins du milieu universitaire et des ministŠres/organismes gouvernementaux., agreement title english : nan, agreement title french : nan, agreement number : nan, agreement value : 4568290.0, agreement start date : 2014-05-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Program.  The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA). The ARTES Program is an optional program of the European Space Agency.  The ARTES Program activities are aimed at supporting the Research and Development (R&D) efforts of the European and Canadian industry in the area of Satellite Communications., description french : Programme de recherche de pointe sur les systŠmes de t‚l‚communications (ARTES). La pr‚sente contribution est attribu‚e dans le cadre du Programme de contribution de l'Agence spatiale europ‚enne (ESA) conform‚ment … l'Accord de coop‚ration sign‚ entre le Canada et l'ESA.  Le programme ARTES est un programme optionnel de l'ESA.  Les activit‚s de programme ARTES visent … soutenir les efforts de recherche et d‚veloppement (R & D) de l'industrie europ‚enne et canadienne dans le domaine des communications par satellite., expected results english : Opportunities to advance science and technology (canadian industrial return coefficient). Canadian space sector competitiveness is increased (number of technologies or components developed by Canadian industry which have been space qualified and/or have acquired flight heritage through Canada's participation in ESA programs)., expected results french : Possibilit‚s de faire progresser la science et les technologies (coefficient de retour industriel canadien). La comp‚titivit‚ du secteur spatial canadien est accrue (nombre de technologies ou composantes spatioqualifi‚es d‚velopp‚es par l'industrie canadienne et/ou ayant vol‚ grƒce … la participation du Canada aux programmes de l'ESA)., additional information english : The total value of the contribution is 2.8MK Euros (2012 Economic conditions), with an estimated exchange rate of $1.50 /1 Euro and estimated inflation rate of 2.1%.  Payments will be spread out from 2014-15 to 2017-18., additional information french : La valeur totale de la contribution est de 2.8MK Euros (conditions ‚conomiques 2012) convertie … un taux de change estimatif de $1.50/1 Euro et un taux d'inflation estimatif de 2.1 %. Le paiement de la contribution s'‚chelonnera de 2014-15 … 2017-18., owner organization : csa-asc, owner organization title : Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne