The Ferrovie dello Stato group and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a protocol of collaboration with the to support the development, research and dissemination of technologies and innovative and sustainable space services, to be applied also in the field of freight transport and logistics by train or rail road. The agreement underlines the common interest in the implementation of innovative services, based on technologies and spatial data, which can also be used, for example, in the field of infrastructure monitoring, in their connectivity and digitalisation, with a focus on the transport of Ground freight.

To implement the agreement signed by Roberto Tundo, chief technology, innovation & digital officer of Ferrovie dello State, and Enrico Spinelli, Marketing Department, industry and competitiveness of ESA, the signatories commit to share resources, knowledge, ideas and good practices, to promote new opportunities for collaboration, to support the activities of the relevant areas of common interest and to participate in the meetings to measure and monitor the effectiveness and the evolution of collaboration.

As specified in the Memorandum of Intent, FS and ESA also commit to contribute to the implementation of the independently providing their staff, providing facilities for the organisation of activities, workshops, conferences or training seminars, and organising Joint Communication Initiatives to promote the of the agreement between the parties.