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GALILEO About Much More Than Sovereignty
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on Tuesday January 10, @12:54PM
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Vector One has an interesting blog entry about why GALILEO is much more than about sovereignty. From the entry's introduction: "GALILEO is more than politics alone, it aims to capitalise upon the convergence of geotechnology developement and awareness. Other benefits dovetail with current European Commission goals associated with transportation. Lastly, GALILEO will serve as a deeper conduit that promotes pan-European education agenda while increasing synergy between countries and industry. GALILEO has everything to do with pro-European development."
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