1. African Space Policy & Strategy
AFRIGEOSS Symposium
Victoria Falls
29 April 2015

2. AU VISION “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, is driven by its own citizens and represents a dynamic force in the global arena.”

3. AU Vision premised on self-reliance, regional integration, industrialisation and enhanced partnerships
AU VISION “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, is driven by its own citizens and represents a dynamic force in the global arena.”

4. 35 require the use of space applications
40 Objectives in total
35 require the use of space applications
90% reliance on space applications

5. STISA
In driving the AU vision, within the context of the key drivers highlighted above, it is imperative that any plans of action must be undertaken in a sustainable manner and address the challenges of transforming its output and trade, broaden and strengthen its weak infrastructural and human resource base, as well as significantly strengthen and modernise its science and technology capability.

6. User Requirements Disasters Health Energy Climate Water Weather
Ecosystems
Biodiversity
Peace & Security
Education
Communication
Trade & Industry
Transport
Infrastructure

7. User Requirements

8. Space Applications Data Portals Regional Archives Databases Comments:
Comments: Data – we should add SITA
Databases

9. Policy Principles Addressing user needs Accessing space services
Developing the regional and international markets
Adopting good governance and management
Coordinating the African Space Arena
Promoting international cooperation

10. Addressing User Needs Human Capital Development Services and Products
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Human Capital Development
Services and Products
To improve Africa's economy and the quality of life of its people
To address the essential needs of the African market
To develop the requisite human resources for addressing user needs.
To develop services and products using African capacities.
To establish communities of practice.
To develop and enhance early warning systems on the continent.
Early Warning Systems

11. Access to Space Data Sharing Protocols Regional/Sub-Regional Centers
Upgrades
New builds
Existing Infrastructure
To use existing space infrastructure.
To coherently develop, upgrade and operate cutting-edge African space infrastructure
To promote capacity-building for the development of space services
To develop and increase our space asset base
To establish regional and sub-regional centres
To adopt data-sharing protocols

12. Industrial Development
Globally Competitive
Services and Products
Industrial Capability
To create an industrial capability
To develop a globally competitive African space programme
To promote public-private partnerships
R&D Led
PPP

13. Organisational Framework
Governance
Organisational Framework
Finances
Efficiency/ sustainability
M&E
Knowledge Sharing
Awareness Campaigns
. African states will have to establish an organisational framework that will coordinate all African space capabilities and assets to serve the goals of this policy in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Therefore, African governmental financial support will be the main funding source for space activities.
Knowledge sharing is one of the main strategic tools that will ensure the sustainability of an indigenous space sector. Knowledge must be disseminated over the African continent in a non-contradictory way that will promote the development of an African space market.
Hence, there needs to be a significant awareness campaign that will educate and inform African decision makers, politicians and the public. It is vitally important that such an awareness campaign promotes collective buy-in and ownership of an African space programme.

14. Harmonise/ Standardise Optimise effectiveness
Regulatory
Regulate Activities
Harmonise/ Standardise
Optimise effectiveness
Corordination of existing and new infrastructure to effective use of infrastructure
African member states will need to harmonise and standardise all infrastructure to ensure interoperability and seamless integration of data, data integrity and data security/protocol
Coordination of legal and regulatory regime
A prime responsibility in relation to continental space activities is to ensure that assets related to space such as spectrum, orbital locations, quiet areas for radio-astronomy and other rights are secured for current and future use by continental and national space activities in Africa
Act in concert to preserve long term sustainability of space – space treaties
Secure Africa’s Use
Long-term sustainability

15. Financial/Social Return
Partnerships
Regional
Industry
International
Equal Partnerships
Financial/Social Return
To promote intra-continental partnerships
To forge international partnerships
To ensure a reasonable and significant financial and/or social return

16. Next Steps AUSWG to Develop an Implementation Plan
Audit of capabilities across continent
Understanding continental level user requirements
Gap Analysis
Identify continental level implementation activities wrt
Earth Observation; Navigation and Positioning; Satellite Communications; Space Science and Astronomy
Technology Development, Space Mission Operations, Space Applications Distribution Chain
Innovation value chain
Capacity development :
Infrastructure Development, Integration and Coordination
Human Capacity Development (Parallel process around PAU Space University that is being led by SA)
Space Awareness
Partnerships
Regulatory Environment
Parallel process led by the AUC to consider governance options
African Space Agency vs Secretariat
Relation to national space agencies
Financial Model

17. THANK YOU (val.munsami@dst.gov.za)