Space exploration and utilization have been able to enrich the human knowledge of the universe and contribute to facilitate and improve the daily lives of humans in different aspects, such as communication, earth observation, weather, and navigation. The leadership of the UAE has realized the increasing importance of the space sector and supported its continuous growth at a regional and global level.
Due to the increasing number of activities in the space industry, and depedency on the space applications, as well as the growing rate of national investments, combined with the technical, economic, and political developments in the sector, the UAE government decided to further consolidate, and grew these into a sustainable national space program; and establishing a federal authority to oversee, support, and promote the space sector in the UAE.
The UAE Space Agency is focused on establishing a national space policy and regulatory framework, building national human capacitiy in various space professional feilds, supporting R&D, expanding national space activities, and strengthening national and global partnerships to support the space program and sector. Moreover, the Agency actively works towards increasing and spreading the use of space technology and applications in the UAE, with aim of maximizing the benefits from them towards other sectors needs and national interests. As such, the agency helps the nation achieve its diversification plans and supports the creation of a knowledge-based economy. The UAE actively contributes in utilizing space to achieve long-term sustainability. In line with this mandate, the UAE National Space Strategy 2030 has been reviewed to ensure its alignment with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines, and the four pillars defined in the revised zero draft of the “2030” Agenda.
In this chapter, the UAE is proud to show the strong and diverse space sector, which over the past three decades managed to develop capacities and expertise qualifying it to compete globally and to move on to a new era in its national space program.
UAE Approach to Space and Security
Handbook of Space Security ; Kapitel : 115 ; 621-652
2020-10-09
32 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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