New Space Industry Actors in the Global Market Place
- Paper number
IAC-07-P.E.6.01
- Author
Ms. Indra Heed, MDA, Canada
- Year
2007
- Abstract
This year’s Plenary organized by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) will address the rising role and growing commercial importance of space industry of emerging space nations in the global market place. For example, Chinese and Indian satellite producers have developed competitive space technology capacities and are now offering and successfully marketing their satellite platforms to a range of world-wide customers. The participants in the Plenary will discuss the commercial, legal, and regulatory aspects of these developments. This will include the cooperation and competition on the global market place between space industry actors of well established and emerging space nations, issues of licensing and intellectual property rights, questions related to international trade, fair competition and market access regulations due to dual-use considerations and technology-export restrictions, as well as considerations of issues related to frequency and orbital slot allocations relevant to the satellite industry The Plenary participants will be particularly encouraged to consider the possible need for adaptations and changes to the existing regulatory environment and to voice their views on the possible future development of the commercial market for satellite platforms, and the consequences for satellite producers in established and emerging space nations, as well as how these developments may be applicable for other sectors of the commercial space market.
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