EUKA - enabling the drone industry

EUKA - enabling the drone industry is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about EUKA - enabling the drone industry. The Innovative Enterprise Network EUKA unites entrepreneurs, policy makers and researchers to achieve one common goal: accelerating the European Drone Industry. EUKA wants to support this new industry by being a 'guide'​ or 'front office'​ to support companies and organizations involved. What are the needs of the drone-industry? During the start-up phase of EUKA (2013-2016) it became clear that however there were plenty of promising drone applications, multiple obstacles and missing industry links make it difficult for the the European Drone Industry to outgrow this first phase. For both the drone supplier as for the drone end user the industry is quite complex and relatively unknown. Who are our members? EUKA works according to the know Triple Helix model. End users: construction, surveillance, agriculture, transport, logistics, mapping, media, … Drone industry: hardware, software, services, integrators, … Partners: industry federations, knowledge institutions, government, … How do we operate? From 2017 EUKA starts working with a fixed team of employees, a steering committee with the most important Captains of Industry and different communities. These communities focus on sharing of experience between all market stakeholders and on co-creation of innovative business ideas. Through numerous events, learning networks, seminars, co-creative sessions and conventions EUKA wants to facilitate the knowledge and experience necessary to offer this new drone economy all opportunities. EUKA tackles the needs of the drone industry, as explained above, together with the drone companies, the government and the different knowledge institutions. This results into advise to the government on drone policy and into guidance for the sme’s and start-ups in this sector.