The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is holding a high-level conference on drones where top aviation and industry stakeholders discuss the future of drone regulations and the drone industry in Europe. “… the emphasis on safety comes just ahead of another widely recognized goal: the development of the European drone market. Despite that, regulators admit that while the development of Commercial Aviation Regulations 20 years ago was based on deep understanding of manned aviation – when it comes to drones, regulators are in a whole new space,” it says. “… In Europe, as in the US, some industry stakeholders say that regulations risk limiting innovation and adoption – while regulators are focused, as they are required to be, on safety.” Read the full article on dronelife and don’t forget that Public Spend Forum has published useful material on buying drones in this webinar recording here.