Stakeholders Group
The Stakeholders Group (SG) is an official advisory body which brings together public and private stakeholders in the field of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU).
Its an important element of the Governance of Joint Undertakings. Its mandate is based on Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021 that establishes Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (“the Single Basic Act”) , and in particular on Articles 22 and 165.
The SG of the SNS Joint Undertaking (JU) will act as a key consultative and advisory body. Its intended purpose is to ensure structured, transparent, and strategic engagement with public and private stakeholders involved in the research, deployment, and use of Smart Networks and Services technologies.”
Composition of the SNS JU Stakeholders Group
Background
The SNS JU Governing Board appointed on 15 July 2026 the first sixteen members of the SNS JU Stakeholders Group for a period of two years.
Today, the SNS JU stands at the forefront of a transformational era—one in which digital connectivity has become a strategic imperative for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and digital autonomy.
In this context, the SNS JU Stakeholders Group will serve as a key forum for shaping not only the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and our Annual Work Programmes, but also the priorities underpinning the EU’s future research framework (2028–2034). The members will contribute to a collaborative vision for Europe’s next-generation digital infrastructures and services, helping to ensure that industry needs, policy objectives and innovation strategies are closely aligned.
Application
The stakeholder group may accept new organisations on a rolling basis throughout the year: Join the SNS JU Stakeholders Group: Call for Expression of Interest – SNS JU
