GALILEO GREEN PAPER ON SATELLITE NAVIGATION
APPLICATIONS (16540/06)
Letter from the Chairman to Stephen Ladyman
MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport
Sub-Committee B considered this document, and
your Explanatory Memorandum, at its meeting on 22 January 2007.
We welcome the Green Paper as a good opportunity
for a discussion across Europe on the possible ways in which Global
Navigation Satellite Systems might be supported by the public
sector other than those which are purely financial. We recognise
the growing potential value of the downstream applications, but
share your keenness that this potential does not mask the possibilities
of other technologies.
We would be grateful to you to receive a copy
of your response to the Green Paper when it is available. At this
stage, we are content to lift scrutiny without prejudice to our
assessment of the Commission's action plan, which you expect in
Spetember 2007.
25 January 2007
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