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1 SUPPORT TO THE JOINT PROGRAMME OFFICE ACAC-JPO Meeting Rabat, 12 th of May 2017 JPO Presentation 1

2 Contents Introduction: The Action Objective of the Action Organisation of JPO Governance of JPO: stakeholders and beneficiaries SBAS deployment Strategy Rationale Proposed modular deployment Deployment scenario Targetted services JPO work programme status Conclusion : future outlook of JPO

3 Introduction: The Action The Action: EGNOS in Africa Support Programme Implementing measure of the Roadmap of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) Follow-on of the ACP/EC framework Programme Support to the Air Transport and Satellite services applications in Africa concluded in 2015 Component n 1: Support to the Joint Programme Office (JPO) Implementation period: March January 2018 Budget : 3 M, financed by European Union through Pan-African programme and by ASECNA Technical management by JPO ( through 7 Area results) Component n 2 : EGNOS v3 in Africa preliminary study Implementation period: from 2017/Q4 Budget: 2M, financed by European Union through Pan-African programme Technical management by the European GNSS Agency (GSA)

4 Objective of the Action Overall objective: To contribute to the improvement of aviation safety in Africa, taking also into consideration nonaviation applications of satellite navigation, thus contributing to economic and social development in Africa Specific objective: To accelerate the adoption and development in Africa of satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) based on the European EGNOS programme, primarily for the benefit of the civil aviation sector in order to improve safety and flight efficiency at acceptable costs.

5 Objective of the Action: Expected results AU, AFCAC, ICAO, ACAC, RECs, Countries of Interest 5

6 Organisation JPO (nominal size 10 experts) : Pan-african team of experts, based in Dakar, Senegal In charge of technical management and implementation of the Action Semou Diouf Director Moustapha Boukary GNSS Programme Manager Aicha A. Oumarou Head of Legal and Economic affairs Ata Olori Non-Aviation Applications Expert Alex Wanda GNSS Expert Herbert Ngaya GNSS Expert Richard Gatete GNSS Expert Agnes Kobusinge Operation Expert

7 Governance: Stakeholders and beneficiaries African Union Commission: Steering Committee co-chair European Commission: Steering Committee Co-chair, management of the Grant agreement ASECNA: Administrative and financial management of the Action JPO: Technical management and execution of the Action Beneficiaries: African Union Commission, African Civil Aviation Commission,Arab Civil Aviation Commission, International Civil Aviation Organisation Regional Economic Communities States and citizens ASECNA

8 Governance: Steering Committee (SC) Overall objective: To oversee and validate the overall direction and policy of the Action Specific objective: To provide policy and strategic advice for the implementation of the Action and to monitor activities to ensure progression towards the achievement of the specific objective and expected results Membership: African Union Commission (co-chair) European Commission (co-chair) RECs: EAC, COMESA, IGAD, ECOWAS, ECCAS, UEMOA and SADC AFCAC, ICAO, ACAC, ASECNA, GSA Up to 3 ad-personam experts JPO (Secretariat) Note: SC is not a management body and does not replace ASECNA and the European Commission roles and responsibilities as stipulated in the Financing Agreement

9 SBAS deployment Strategy: the rationale The modular approach leverages on following identified opportunities: Lessons learnt from past projects and : SIRAJ, TREGA, METIS, MEDUSA, ESESA and EGNOS SBAS initiatives in Africa (such as SBAS- ASECNA programme) Existing Regional Economic Communities (RECs) 9

10 SBAS deployment Strategy: the rationale (ct d) The modular approach leverages on following identified opportunities: Existing technical and cooperative framework and programmes Technical aspects: regional ionospheric behaviour and readiness levels of SBAS implementation 10

11 SBAS deployment Strategy: the proposed modules Module 1- Northern Africa: MEDA / UMA (Member States) Module 2- Western and central Africa: ECOWAS, ECCAS Module 3- Eastern Africa: EAC, IGAD and some COMESA M.S. Module 4 Southern Africa: SADC and majority COMESA

12 SBAS deployment scenario Possible EGNOS Infrastructure deployment- Extension Scenario (Africa) EXISTING MODULE Data Collection Ntk RIMS RIMS RIMS RIMS Extension of an existing Module RIMS Local Operators SoL NSPs Processing Center Data Collection Ntk RIMS RIMS RIMS RIMS Scenario: Functional Architecture 12

13 SBAS deployment scenario Possible EGNOS Infrastructure deployment- Autonomous Scenario EGNOS System: Functional Architecture 13

14 SBAS deployment Strategy: targetted EGNOS Services & Performance Levels Focus on EGNOS DFMC deployment (solution for the ionospheric challenges posed around the equatorial regions) EGNOS V3 DFMC Services OS GPS, GPS+GALILEO by 2025 SoL NPA GPS, GPS+GALILEO by 2026 SoL NPA+APV1+LPV200 GPS, GPS+GALILEO by 2028 SoL Maritime (TBD) EDAS services (TBD) 14

15 JPO work programme status R0 Management of the Action R1 Legal status of the JPO : 1) JPO institutionalization, legal and 2) institutional issues related to SBAS implementation R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Activities entrusted to JPO by ASECNA: training material, PRN code acquisition, certification plan, nonaviation market analysis Preliminary decision for the creation of the West & Central Africa Module: ECCAS MoU and Action Plan; UEMOA & ECOWAS ongoing ; contacts with NASRDA space Agency Preliminary decision for the creation of the Eastern Africa Module : Work programme and action Plan ongoing with EAC; IGAD,COMESA Activities entrusted to JPO GSA: contribution of JPO to EV3 studies in Europe; SC2 recommendation GSA/JPO to sign an MoU by Q (July) Expression of interest for the creation of one or more additional module(s) : ACAC, AFCAC, ICAO, AFRAA, AATO,UICN 15

16 Conclusion: future Outlook of JPO EGNOS in Africa Support programme is in line with the objectives of AU Agenda 2063, enabling a safe sky across Africa and establishing the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) The AUC therefore welcomes the contribution of EGNOS in Africa in securing flights across the Continent at the 1st AU STC TIIIET in Lomé, AUC STC Lomé Declaration Recommended : ( ) The AUC to establish a Continental Cost benefit study and strategy on the implementation of the SBAS project in Africa, taking into consideration existing initiatives in the implementation of EGNOS in Africa ; ( ) The Ministerial Declaration took into account, inter alia "The progress made in the implementation of EGNOS in Africa project and capacity building of the Joint Project Office (JPO)" The outcomes of the 1st STC- TTIIET will be forwarded to the forthcoming Summit of the AU Assembly for consideration and adoption. JPO is an adequate Partner for ACAC with regards to SBAS/EGNOS continental planning in Africa 16

17 MMERCI THANK YOU!

18 SUPPORT TO THE JOINT PROGRAMME OFFICE ACAC-JPO Meeting Rabat, 12 th of May 2017 ACAC-JPO : perspectives of cooperation 18

19 ACAC-JPO : Perspectives of cooperation Human capital development Capacity building on GNSS; Training in conformity with ICAO Trainair + programme Technical Legal institutional Cross fertilization of competences: Participation to each other workshops Hands-on immersion training ( Simulation platforms, etc..) Technical support to each other SBAS Programmes On request, as per ACAC/JPO needs Specific support studies during EGNOS deployment phases Establish a long-term Joint action Plan Communication : Common communication campaigns on SBAS development in Africa 19

20 The way forward: Develop an Joint action plan between ACAC & JPO Organise a coordination meeting between technical Teams (ACAC,JPO) by Oct 2017 with the objective: to define agreed activities for , in line with identified cooperation areas to establish of a joint technical working group to define an Action plan, with AU continental perspective view in mind, on following: Interoperability/continuity of SBAS services over Africa Legal and institutional issues Cost sustainability with possible sharing mechanisms Adoption strategies and campaigns towards SBAS users Market development activities Human capital development Consolidation/report of work progress to channel through JPO Steering Committee framework 20

21 MMERCI THANK YOU!

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