https://spacewatch.global/tag/economic-development/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 18 May 2020 05:00:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/economic-development/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/india-to-open-up-space-to-the-private-sector/ Mon, 18 May 2020 05:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22608 The Indian finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced on 16 May 2020 that the Indian government will enact all necessary measures to create a level playing field for the private sector to take part in all Indian space activities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/belgian-development-agency-partners-with-ses-to-connect-foreign-aid-projects-in-africa-via-satellite/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19792 The Belgian development agency Enabel and SES S.A., a leader in global content connectivity solutions, will deliver satellite-based communications for the development and foreign aid projects spearheaded by the Belgian and other European governments.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/armenia-and-georgia-discuss-satellite-communications-collaboration/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16689 Government ministers from Armenia and Georgia met recently to discuss a range of economic and technical cooperation proposals, among them satellite communications.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/irish-government-releases-first-national-space-strategy-for-enterprise-2019-2025/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14703 On 19 June 2019 at the DCU Alpha Campus in Glasnevin, the Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, launched Ireland’s first National Space Strategy for Enterprise 2019-2025.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/tongan-government-signs-deal-with-kacific-for-remote-island-connectivity-and-fibre-back-up/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 05:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13597 Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has signed a fifteen-year agreement with Tonga Satellite Limited, a Tongan government company, to provide high-speed broadband via satellite to the Pacific Island nation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/asx-listed-sky-and-space-global-signs-trial-agreement-with-mtn-nigeria/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12950 Sky and Space Global, Ltd. (SAS) has announced that it has signed a trial agreement with Nigerian mobile telecommunications provider, MTN Nigeria.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/02/france-and-singapore-discuss-space-innovation-and-economic-development-cooperation/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12789 The head of the French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, took part in the Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC) in Singapore on 15 February 2019, a yearly event bringing together the world’s premier players in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/danish-university-uses-satellite-imagery-to-map-global-poverty/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12296 How far have we come in achieving the UN's sustainable development goals that we are committed to nationally and internationally? Yes, it can be difficult to make a global assessment of poverty and poor economic conditions, but with an eye in the sky, researchers are able to give us a very good hint of the living conditions of populations in the world's poor countries.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/syria-seeks-to-build-satellite-establish-a-space-programme/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11931 The Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology, Iyad Khatib, has stated the need for Syria to develop a space programme and launch its first satellite into orbit, the ministry said on 11 December 2018, according to Russian news outlet Sputnik International.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/african-telecom-providers-select-hughes-jupiter-system-for-satellite-connectivity/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11319 Hughes Network Systems LLC, a leading company in broadband satellite networks and services, announced on 12 November 2018 that three African telecom companies have selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System to power delivery of satellite broadband services for their customers. Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, Satcom Networks Africa Limited (SatCoNet), and a leading East African telecommunications company each chose the JUPITER System based on its high performance, operational efficiency, and better customer experience.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/japan-launches-michibiki-gnss-service-with-great-economic-expectations/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11126 Japan launched its own satellite positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) system called Michibiki on Thursday, 1 November 2018, as part of an effort to generate new businesses worth nearly 5 trillion yen (U.S.$44.4 billion) by 2025, as companies such as SoftBank Group, Mitsubishi Electric, and Hitachi develop applications in automated driving, farming, and other sectors that will use the Michibiki system.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/ethiopia-to-build-and-launch-remote-sensing-satellite-with-chinese-help/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11123 Ethiopian scientists and engineers are building a small Earth observation satellite in cooperation with and with funding from China, which will be launched from China in 2019, according to a report in The East African newspaper. This announcement is the culmination of much effort to bring Ethiopian space ambitions to reality.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/nigeria-lobbies-to-host-african-union-space-centre/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 06:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11068 Nigeria is lobbying the African Union (AU) to host its African Space Centre, according to a report published in the Nigerian newspaper Independent on 29 October 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/spacewatchgl-interview-james-yenbamroong-on-new-space-investments-in-the-asia-pacific/ Sun, 21 Oct 2018 08:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10916 Thai New Space entrepreneur James Yenbamroong, the founder and CEO of mu Space, is emerging as perhaps the preeminent New Space advocate, investor, and role model in Southeast Asia. He has articulated an exciting and bold space vision, is building a solid and cutting edge venture in the form of mu Space, and is now ready to invest in and mentor other budding entrepreneurs in the region with his recent U.S.$100 million venture unit announcement. SpaceWatch.Global sat down with James to talk more about his investment plans and ambitions. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/virgin-group-cuts-off-space-investment-talks-with-saudi-arabia-amidst-khashoggi-murder-allegation/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10829 The Virgin Group, the parent company of Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit, has withdrawn from all discussions over a U.S.$1 billion investment in its space activities with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) following the alleged torture and murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2 October 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/saudi-arabias-kacst-completes-saudisat-5a-and-5b-earth-observation-satellites/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10746 Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has developed and manufactured SaudiSat-5A and SaudiSat-5B, two high-resolution Earth observation satellites to be launched later this year from China.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/uae-space-agency-to-release-national-investment-strategy-in-october-2018/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10583 The UAE Space Agency is preparing a comprehensive strategy for investing in the country's space sector, in cooperation with relevant UAE federal and individual Emirate authorities, and which will be released in October 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/uaes-yahsat-to-provide-satellite-broadband-in-cote-divoire/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10551 Yahsat, the leading satellite communications provider in the UAE, announced on 24 September 2018 the launch of its satellite broadband service, YahClick, in the West African country of Côte d'Ivoire in order to increase Internet access where only 27 percent of the population is online.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/kazakhstan-and-russia-discuss-cooperation-on-baiterek-programme-baikonur-and-satellite-communications/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10462 https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/swglquicktakes-deep-background-on-indias-gaganyaan-human-spaceflight-programme/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10364 This content is for members only. 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