Space Capacity Building in the XXI Century

This book, edited by the European Space Policy Institute, is the first international publication, following UNISPACE+50, to analyze how space capacity building can empower the international community towards fully accessing all the economic and societal benefits that space assets and data can offer. New innovation models are increasingly spreading across various sectors and disciplines, including space, which is becoming an integral part of many societal activities (e.g. telecoms, weather, climate change and environmental monitoring, civil protection, infrastructures, transportation and navigation, healthcare and education). The book helps readers construct their own space capacity building roadmaps, which take into account key stakeholders and also new private actors, NGOs and civil society. Starting from a policy and strategy perspective, it addresses key aspects of capacity building, including innovation and exploration, global health, climate change and resilient societies. It outlines the available options and summarizes the ideal programmatic conditions for their successful implementation. Showcasing reflections from a range of senior space professionals around the world, with their unique perspectives and solutions, it provides a rich mosaic in which various cultural and policy approaches to space are translated into actionable programs and ideas so that space may truly benefit all of humankind.

Provides an overview of the national and international policy frameworks associated with space capacity building and the rationales for their adoption on a global scale Examines examples of space capacity building efforts across different regions and implemented by a range of actors, from agencies to industry and NGOs Highlights space capacity building programs that can empower the international community towards accessing all the benefits that space assets and data can offer to the economy and to society

Inhalt
Innovation & Exploration.- Space for Global Health.- Climate Change and Resilient Societies.- Capacity Building for the XXI century.