session 3

Title

Industrial Policies as Drivers of the Space Economy

Description

The ‘space economy’ covers the value-chain of the space sector (from launchers to satellites and space services) and its various downstream applications. Although many space activities have become commercial, most rely on national industrial policies for long term development. Several countries either encourage very specific activities to develop national comparative advantages (e.g. exports, foreign direct investments) or are covering a wide range of space activities across the value chain. In view of the current economic conditions, this session aims to compare objectives, practices and lessons learned in various countries around the world as they build up their industrial policies for space activities.

Date

2013-09-25

Time

09:45

Room

305

IPC members

• Chairman: Ms. Joan Harvey, Canadian Space Agency, Canada;

• Chairman: Mrs. Claire Jolly, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France;