session 2

Title

Information Sharing in Outer Space: Theory and Practice

type

oral

Description

International cooperation in outer space relies upon efficient and effective information sharing and exchange mechanisms. The increasing complexity and scale of space activities, involving multiple space actors, represent opportunities while raise challenges to the peaceful and sustainable uses of outer space. Transparency is required to support due regard for the corresponding interests of all stakeholders involved. The Outer Space Treaty promotes international cooperation and information sharing in space activities as part of fundamental legal principles. Through Article XI, general standards of behavior are provided on that regard, supporting proper collaborative initiatives. Consideration of such tenet in legal and practice, especially in the framework of the United Nations, reiterates the relevance of public data sharing initiatives towards effective end results. Examples are commercial SSA/STM services providers relying on the UN international register(s) of space objects, COSPAR International Designators, and on open-data sources to collect information relating to physical identification of satellites.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Ms. Joan Chesoni, Kenya Space Agency (KSA), Kenya;

• Co-Chair: Prof. George (Georgios) D. Kyriakopoulos, National and Kapodistrian University Of Athens, Greece;

• Rapporteur: Ms. Beyza Eravci, University of Luxembourg, Türkiye;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Giuliana Rotola, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy;