space policy

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

SPACE POLICY

Aims and Objectives

The aim of this Professional Development Programme (PDP) is to present to participants, with various academic and professional backgrounds, an overview of the key elements of space policies of major space-faring nations and some other countries that are planning for the development and use of space technologies for peaceful purposes.

During the course a comparative approach will be followed; i.e. the space policies of various nations will be described and compared with a view to determine/identify the optimum option(s) for the client. The objective is to enable participants to re-fresh and re-enforce their current understandings of space policies, thereby facilitating their existing work activities relating to space activities, as well as to help them learn the methodologies, approaches and skills for formulating pertinent space policies.

It is suggested the course format should be informal, where questions to the presenter are encouraged throughout the modules. This would enable participants to obtain immediate clarifications, or further detailed explanations of the topic at hand.

At the end of each day, time has been set aside for additional interactive questions and answers, to enable further clarifications of specific topics covered during the day. This has been created to ensure all the relevant topics have been covered, to the level of detail desired by the participants.

During the last day an already prepared draft space policy will be discussed thoroughly and finalised, with the lead of the presenter and active input from participants. This exercise is intended to provide ‘practical training’ in the formulation of space policy by a group of various stakeholders representing numerous fields and interests.

Timetable for PDP in Space Policy

	Day 1 Introduction & the US Space Policy	Day 2 Europe & European countries
9:00/9.40	1. Introduction The role and importance of space policy	3. Europe as a region The process for formulation and key elements of the European regional space policy
9.40/10.40	General process and elements for the formulation of space policy	European regional space policy on space research, launch capability and services, export controls and space applications
10.40/11.00	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)
11.00/11.45	2. The United States of America Why should one study the American space policy?	4. France The process for formulation and key elements of the French space policy
11.45/12.30	The process for formulation and key elements of American space policy	5. The United Kingdom The process for formulation and key elements of the British space policy
12.30/13.30	LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)	LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)
13.30/14.30	The American policy relating to space research and launch capability and services	6. Germany The process for formulation and key elements of the German space policy
14.30/15.00	The American policy relating to export controls	7. Italy The process for formulation and key elements of the Italian space policy
15.00/15.20	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)
15.20/16.50	The American policy relating to telecommunications and remote sensing space applications	8. Sweden The process for formulation and key elements of the Swedish space policy Implications of and lessons to be learned from the space policies of countries discussed on Day 2
16.50/17.00	COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)	COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)
17.00/18.00	Interactive Q&A Session	Interactive Q&A Session

	Day 3 The Russian Federation, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea & South Africa	Day 4 Peoples Republic of China, Brazil & India
9:00/9.40	9. The Russian Federation The process for formulation, key elements and implications of the Russian space policy	15. Peoples Republic of China The process for formulation and key elements of the Chinese space policy
9.40/10.40		16. Brazil The process for formulation and key elements of the Brazilian space policy
10.40/11.00	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)
11.00/11.45	10. Australia The process for formulation and key elements of the Australian space policy	17. India The process for formulation and key elements of the Indian space policy Analysis of and lessons to be learned from the space policies of developing countries
11.45/12.30	11. Canada The process for formulation and key elements of the Canadian space policy
12.30/13.30	LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)	LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)
13.30/14.30	12. Japan The process for formulation and key elements of the Japanese space policy	18. Client nation: Introduction Importance of and the process for the formulation of client nation's space policy
14.30/15.00	13. South Korea The process for formulation and key elements of the South Korean space policy	19. Client nation: Space research & launch What elements need to be taken into account for the formulation of policy relating to space research and launch capability and services?
15.00/15.20	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)
15.20/16.50	14. South Africa The process for formulation and key elements of the South African space policy Implications of and lessons to be learned from the space policies of countries discussed on Day 3	20. Client nation: Space applications What elements need to be taken into account for the formulation of policy relating to space applications, including telecommunications and remote sensing?
16.50/17.00	COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)	COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)
17.00/18.00	Interactive Q&A Session	Interactive Q&A Session

	Day 5 Workshop on Client's Space Policy
9:00/9.40	21. Workshop
9.40/10.40	21. Workshop
10.40/11.00	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)
11.00/11.45	22. Workshop (continued…)
11.45/12.30	22. Workshop (continued…)
12.30/13.30	LUNCH BREAK (1 hour)
13.30/14.30	23. Workshop (continued…)
14.30/15.00	23. Workshop (continued…)
15.00/15.20	COFFEE BREAK (20 mins)
15.20/16.50	24. Workshop (continued…)
16.50/17.00	COFFEE BREAK (10 mins)
17.00/18.00	Interactive Q&A Session

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