https://spacewatch.global/tag/world-economic-forum-wef/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:22:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/world-economic-forum-wef/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-wef-insights-from-the-old-world-to-the-new-frontier/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:45:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70540 The House of Pioneers (H-O-P) programme in Davos is positioning itself as a counterpoint to the broader slate of high-level meetings convened around the annual World Economic Forum.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/space-nuggets-20-2024-what-is-space-economy/ Sun, 19 May 2024 18:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55248 In this week's Space #Nuggets, Dr Emma Gatti talks about the World Economic Forum Report on Space Technology:  The Report states that the global space economy will be $1.8 trillion by 2035, up from $630 billion in 2023, making it highly lucrative and exciting for investors, professionals and companies.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/the-space-cafe-podcast-047-susmita-mohanty-more-europe-and-less-u-s-focused-narrative-on-the-future-of-spaceflight/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38882 SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 47th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #047: Susmita Mohanty: More Europe and less U.S.-focused narrative on the future of spaceflight. Episode 047 features a special guest Susmita Mohanty]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/space-cafe-radio-review-2021-dr-moriba-jah/ Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38107 In this Space Café Radio – our Review 2021 series, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Dr Moriba Jah, Professor at The University of Texas at Austin and host of the Space Cafe "Moribas Vox Populi". They talked about 2021 on earth, in space, what moved us, what challenged us! But also what we can expect next year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/astroscales-okada-elected-vp-of-international-astronautical-federation/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=27342&preview=true&preview_id=27342 Astroscale's Okada elected VP of International Astronautical Federation]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spacewatchgl-op-ed-orbital-space-the-next-resource-for-humanity-to-exhaustively-exploit-and-litter/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20682 ASTRIAGraph, the world's first crowd-sourced, space traffic monitoring and assessment system, can trace its roots back to a landfill in Maui.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uks-oneweb-forging-relationship-with-republic-of-georgia/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18923 British-headquartered satellite communications company OneWeb is courting the Republic of Georgia with the aim of establishing a ground station in the country and providing its satellite services to bridge the digital divide in the South Caucasus, according to a report from the Azerbaijani Trend News Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uks-oneweb-signs-mou-with-kazakhstans-astana-international-finance-centre-to-expand-connectivity/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18913 OneWeb, the global communications company, whose goal is to connect everyone everywhere, has announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the largest financial hub in Central Asia, to accelerate broadband connectivity in Kazakhstan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/spacewatchgl-oped-my-2019-in-a-review-by-harriet-brettle/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18127&preview=true&preview_id=18127 These personal reviews are being published during the holiday season. This is Harriet Brettle of Astroscale.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/spacewatchgl-oped-indias-strategy-in-space-is-changing-heres-why/ Sun, 08 Sep 2019 08:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15627 https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/spacewatchgl-oped-the-distributed-ledger-in-orbit-the-emerging-synergy-of-the-space-industry-and-blockchain/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 05:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10642 The huge expansion in the space industry, with a rapidly growing market and new satellite applications, is revolutionary but financing many of these projects is still a challenge, especially for small investors who have something to contribute to this revolution and want in.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/avanti-collaborates-with-nuran-wireless-on-connectivity-for-african-and-southeast-asian-rural-areas/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9095 NuRAN Wireless and Avanti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to market and distribute a combined 2G RAN product alongside Avanti’s Ka-band satellite backhaul solution.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/spacewatchgl-interviews-dr-noah-raford-dubai-future-foundation/ Sun, 06 May 2018 07:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8564 Dubai is clearly leading global innovation. The city has recently played host to the High Level Forum, the World Government Summit and the World Economic Forum providing examples of Dubai’s forward thinking and ambitious attitude. The UAE is fast becoming a hub for space and the government fully recognises the role that space and off-planet habitation will play in our futures. One of the initiatives that has been borne out of this ambition is the Dubai Future Foundation, which shape the future of the strategic sectors in cooperation with the government and private industry and one of their principal areas of focus is space. Torsten Kriening was lucky enough to spend some time with Dr. Noah Raford, Chief Operating Officer and Futurist-in-Chief of the Dubai Future Foundation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/thai-university-completes-knacksat-cubesat-set-august-2018-launch/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7688 Faculty and students of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) have completed the construction of a cubesat called KMUTNB Academic Challenge of Knowledge Satellite, also known as KnackSat. KnackSat, built in Thailand by undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. students under the supervision of faculty at KMUTNB, […]]]>