EY ECONOMIC AND POLICY ADVISORY SERVICES SRL

Their core work

EY Economic and Policy Advisory Services is the Brussels-area policy and economic consulting arm of Ernst & Young, specializing in market analysis, business case development, and policy advisory for EU-funded innovation projects. Their H2020 portfolio reveals a strong focus on European GNSS (Galileo) commercialization — providing economic assessments, market uptake strategies, and policy frameworks for satellite navigation services. They also contribute socio-economic analysis to digital inclusion and migration support projects. Their value lies in translating technical innovations into market-ready propositions with sound economic and regulatory grounding.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 work (2015-2017) focused on EGNSS awareness and replication in non-EU markets (Ukraine) and mass-market Galileo location services (FLAMINGO) — essentially market preparation and adoption studies. From 2018 onward, they shifted toward more specialized applications: digital social support systems (NADINE) and critical infrastructure security using OSNMA for telecom networks (ROOT). The trajectory shows a move from broad Galileo market development toward security-critical applications of satellite navigation technology.

Moving toward cybersecurity and critical infrastructure applications of GNSS, suggesting future involvement in secure timing, PNT resilience, and telecom infrastructure projects.

How they like to work

EY Advisory operates exclusively as a participant, never coordinating — consistent with their role as a specialized advisory contributor rather than a technical lead. With 35 unique partners across 11 countries from just 4 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia typical of Innovation Actions. Their broad partner network suggests they are easy to integrate into new consortia and bring a complementary non-technical skill set that rounds out technically-led teams.

Collaborated with 35 distinct partners across 11 countries through just 4 projects, indicating involvement in sizable consortia. Their Brussels-area base and EY brand provide natural access to European policy and industry networks.

What sets them apart

As an EY subsidiary focused on economic and policy advisory, they bring Big Four credibility and methodology to EU innovation projects — something most technical SMEs and universities cannot offer. Their niche combination of GNSS domain knowledge with economic analysis makes them particularly valuable for projects that need to demonstrate market viability and policy alignment for satellite-based services. For consortium builders, they fill the critical "business case and policy" gap that reviewers always look for.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ROOT
  Combines GNSS security (OSNMA) with telecom infrastructure — a timely topic as critical infrastructure protection becomes an EU priority.
• NADINE
  Their largest funded project (EUR 296K) and a departure from GNSS into digital social support for migrants, showing versatility in socio-economic analysis.