session 1

Title: National and International Space Policies and Programmes for African Development
type: oral
Description: This session will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of current space policies, programmes and initiatives that aim at supporting the development of Africa. Speakers from African countries and organizations will present their needs and plans, while others from non-African countries and international organizations are invited to present their space policies, programmes and initiatives.
Date: 2011-10-03
Time: 15:00
Room: TS-07

IPC members

Chairman: Mr. Max Grimard, World Space Week Association, France;
Chairman: Dr. Joseph O Akinyede, African Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTE-E), Nigeria;
Rapporteur: Dr. Christina Giannopapa, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), Czech Republic;

papers
Order	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	Space Policy - What is it and why emerging space states need it?	15	confirmed	Ms. Agnieszka Lukaszczyk	Secure World Foundation	Belgium
2	Advancing Key Foreign Policy Objectives via Space: Case Study for Europe	15	confirmed	Ms. Jana Robinson	European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)	Belgium
3	An assessment of space policies and programs in africa	15	confirmed	Mrs. Olufunke Adebola		United States
4	Human Spaceflight Prospective in Africa	15	no-show	Dr. Giuseppe Reibaldi	International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)	France
5	Formalising South Africa's national space programme: The dawn of a new space era	15	confirmed	Dr. Valanathan Munsami	Department of Science and Technology (DST)	South Africa
6	South african national space agency (sansa) in support of national and regional imperatives	15	confirmed	Dr. Paidamwoyo Mhangara	Republic of South Africa	South Africa
7	Creating space activities to enhance Mali's development	15	no-show	Ms. Fatoumata Kebe	Université Pierre et Marie	France
8	Policy recommendations for a European-African cooperation using space based applications	15	confirmed	Dr. Christina Giannopapa	Eindhoven University of Technology	France
9	Space Applications to Improve Public Health: Canadian contributions to the United Nations Action Team 6 on Improving Public Health	15	confirmed	Ms. Annie Martin	Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal	Canada
10	Turkey’s Strategic Role in Space: Highlights from National Space Research Programme,(2005-2014, SCST11)	15	confirmed	Dr. Tamer Özalp	TÜBITAK	Türkiye
11	The creation of policy for Latin America Area, myth or reality?	15	confirmed	Prof. Camilo Guzman Gomez	UNIVERSIDAD SERGIO ARBOLEDA	Colombia
12	Polish national action plan for development of space technologies & satellite systems usage in the eyes of non-govermental organisations	15	withdrawn	Mr. Hubert Bartkowiak	Kosmonauta.net Sp. z o.o.	Poland
–	European SatCom policy for African Development			Dr. Veronica La Regina*	European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)	Austria

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