Assessment of Space Programs and Policies for Regional Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region

Published By: National Institute of Advanced Studies

International space cooperation in the Asia Pacific region have entered a new stage. Today a lot of nations in this region have actively developed space capabilities, and have come to use them for a variety of purposes. In addition to the long-experienced spacefaring nations such as Japan, India, and China, many emerging nations like Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, etc., have made active efforts to develop space technology and applications and to undertake their space programs. Such space applications as earth observation, satellite communication, and positioning emerged in this region have tremendous potentials as a driving force for peaceful development and prosperity of the Asia Pacific region in many facets: disaster management, climate change study, national and regional security, environment management, agriculture, urban planning, geospatial program, land management, as well as the advancement of science and technology. Against this backdrop, many nations also seek to establish national space policy with an aim to set out the vision and goals of nation’s space programs.

Author(s): Tan Hai, Rogel Sese, Tunku Mainura, Motoko Uchitomi, K.R. Sridhara Murthi, Hideaki Shiroyama, Mukund Rao, Yuichiro Nagai | Posted on: Nov 09, 2017 | Views() | Download (130)


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