IRSD-KHID-RHID

The Belgian Economic Potential
in the Industry of Defence and Security (BEPIDS)

The current geopolitical situation highlights the importance of strategic autonomy, especially in a domain such as defence and security. A strong ‘European Defence Technological and Industrial Base’ (EDTIB) is a condition sine qua non for this autonomy. At the national level, Belgium also needs a strong Defence and Security (D&S) base to protect its national security.
These objectives are at the core of the Belgian Defence, Industry and Research Strategy.

In support of an effective implementation of the Defence, Industry and Research Strategy, the RMA and the VUB launched, with funding from BELSPO and the Royal Higher Institute for Defence, a research project : The Belgian Economic Potential in the Industry of Defence and Security (BEPIDS).

Key objectives of this RMA-VUB research project are :

• Mapping of the relevant stakeholders of the Belgian Defence Technological and Industrial base.
• Identifying capability gaps and value-chains at the EU & NATO level that the Belgian Defence Technological and Industrial base can fill in with current or future expertise.
• The development of a policy toolkit to support policy makers to design support mechanisms within the limits of the current EU state aid framework. Development of a funding guide for companies and research institutions.

We are pleased to invite you to participate in a crucial survey set up as part of the BEPIDS project, in collaboration with the VUB, the FPS Economy and Agoria-BSDI. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝) 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 (𝐁𝐄-𝐃(𝐒)𝐓𝐈𝐁).

👉 Survey on the Belgian Defence and Security-related Technological and Industrial Base (BE-DSTIB)