_____________________________________________________ Warsaw Space Days 2008, 20 May 2008 Kai-Uwe Schrogl, „Why space matters?“ page 1 © ESPI 2008

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Warsaw Space Days 2008, 20 May 2008Kai-Uwe Schrogl, „Why space matters?“

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Warsaw Space Days 2008Polish Space Industry – A European Partner

Warsaw, 20 May 2008

Why space matters? Rationale behind the space policiesof the European governments

Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe SchroglDirector, ESPI


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Mission Statement

The mission of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) is to carry out studies and research to provide decision-makers with an independent view on mid- to long-term issues relevant to the use of space.Through its activities, ESPI contributes to facilitate the decision-making process, increases awareness of space technologies and applications with the user communities, opinion leaders and the public at large, and supports students and researchers in their space-related work.To fulfil these objectives, the Institute supports a network of experts and centres of excellence working with ESPI in-house analysts.


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What ESPI provides for decision-makersand the whole space community

• Arguments for the “Case for Space”

• Policy concepts for international, regional and national activities

• Analyses for mid-terms visions

• Platforms for exchange

• Sources of information


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Reports

ESPI Perspectives

Support for EISC

ConferencesSpecials

Position papers and Memoranda

ESPI products and activities


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Overview

1. Role of a space policy

2. Political justification of a space policy

3. Contribution to European programmes and national activities

4. Can today’s non-ESA EU states afford to disregard space any more (in either political or economic terms)?

5. Steps ahead


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1. Role of a space policy

• Expressing political leadership in the dominantly public investment area of space activities

• Shaping and structuring the involved entities‘ interplay:

Actors

Goals

Organization

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Actors in the space arena• States, national institutions, international organizations• Research (basic, applied, large scale)• Industry and manufacturing• Users (public, private, commercial)• The public at large (stakeholder in political process, media coverage, recruitment of

new scientists and engineers)

Organization of space activities• Allocation of responsibility (head of state, head of government,

ministry)• Link to (other) (user) ministries• Role and involvement of military• Relation between industry and state• Industrial landscape and associations• Public research and operation centres• Set up of a space agency• Coordination between agency, industry and research


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Space policy lifecycle

Adoption

EndorsingBody

DraftingBody

Implementation Results

Stakeholders

Evaluation


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2. Political justification of space activities

- knowledge- origin / past / future

- understanding- discovery / curiosity- culture / world view

- fascination- emotion

- inspiration- authenticity &

identification- prestige

- leadership & influence

- security / peace- welfare

- international & intercultural cooperation- exploration- life in space

- humans in space (work, research,

tourism)

- markets- jobs- communications- mobility- climate / weather- disaster management- resources management- pace-setting technologies & capabilities (systems, innovation, reliability, quality, miniaturisation, materials)

utilitarian trans-utilitarian


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Benefits through space policies

• Space policies bring about benefits:– Coherent and comprehensive approach

with better coordination and support for all actors

– Defining and focussing on priorities– Reliable budgetary perspective– Possibility for long term planning– Basis for stable international cooperation

Relevant ESPI studies:- Space in Central and Eastern Europe

(Charlotte Mathieu)- Technology Innovation in the Space Sector

(Rolf Skaar)- Space Policy, Issues and Trends

(Nicolas Peter)


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3. Contribution to European programmes and national activities

• European pooling imperative for achieving large-scale programmes and projects (launchers, navigation etc.) and their trans-national objectives

• The process of reaching European positions is characterized by „clashes of interests“ – good national strategies help to prevail

• Participation in European programmes enables national industry and research• Participation in European programmes supports the development of an

internationally linked user and service community• National programmes obligatory in the field of space science• National programmes support industry and research to be prepared for competition

for ESA and EU programmes• National programmes respond to and support specific national demands,

structures (federal, regional, local) and (international) relations

• National programmes and European programmes have to be seen by single states as necessary building blocks – states need both pillars


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4. Can today’s non-ESA EU states afford to disregard space any more (in either political or economic terms)?

• All EU member States are already part of the European space effort through the European Space Council and the High-Level Space Policy Group

• All EU member States are already involved in the European Space Policy• All EU member States are involved in Galileo and GMES – but not all in the

technology development through ESA• All EU member States can benefit from space services and could get actively

involved (through SMEs) in this field• All EU member States can benefit from space research and space applications –

but not all have an industrial basis for participating in the juste retour of ESA• Not all EU member States are ready to become members of ESA as it currently

exists - but those which could, might take the necessary steps• All EU member States might actively participate in the European Interparliamentary

Space Committee (EISC) through their national parliaments


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5. Steps ahead

• ESA membership is evolving through the facts set by recent developments (admission of new members without a new membership policy; status of PECS)

• ESA candidates have to establish a clear organizational structure and implement a tailor-made industrial policy ready for ESA mechanisms

• States not members in ESA have to position themselves even more vigorously in Galileo and GMES

• Coordination in the military aspects of space utilization and integration in European approaches

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