1. THE OECD AND THE SPACE ECONOMY Barrie Stevens, Deputy Director Advisory Unit to the Secretary General of the OECD
Symposium on the Space Economy Friday, March 13, 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC

2. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
An international organisation in which governments representatives work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of interdependence and globalisation
A source of economic statistics - provider of comparative data, analysis and forecasts to underpin multilateral co-operation
Strategic foresight for Member Countries
Advantages of OECD: Offering a neutral environment (the OECD has no vested interest in the space sector)
30 OECD Member Countries
Countries/Economies Engaged in Working Relationships with the OECD
OECD International Futures Programme

3. OECD Forum on Space Economics
Supported by the British National Space Centre (BNSC), Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), European Space Agency (ESA), Italian Space Agency (ASI), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Norwegian Space Centre (NRC) and the GEO Secretariat (Observer)
Objectives:
Providing international visibility of the space sector, in particular with policy makers outside the space community
Strengthening economic analysis concerning the space sector
Assessing and publicizing how space applications can be used to tackle key societal challenges (climate change, environment, education)
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4. Defining & Measuring The Space Economy
The Space Economy is the full range of activities and the use of resources that create and provide value and benefits to human beings in the course of exploring, understanding, managing and utilising space.
It goes well beyond the space sector itself, since it also comprises the increasingly pervasive and continually changing impacts (both quantitative and qualitative) of space-derived products, services and knowledge on economy and society.
The space economy includes all public and private actors involved in developing, providing and using space-related products and services, ranging from research and development, the manufacture and use of space infrastructure (ground stations, launch vehicles and satellites) to space-enabled applications (navigation equipment, satellite phones, meteorological services etc.) and the scientific knowledge generated by such activities.
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5. The Space Economy At A Glance
First OECD publication looking at the Space Economy
International comparable data
Manufacturing, Services, Budgets, R&D, Human Capital, Patents, Spotlights on Selected Countries -- with original approach (readiness, intensity, impacts)
Coverage: Includes all major OECD players, Russia, China, India, and others
Some statistics:
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6. A Focus on Socio-Economic Contributions
Long-term view (climate change + general trends in water, marine and maritime domains)
Analysis of socio-economic contribution of space infrastructure, with toolbox for investment decision- making
”Demand-based” and socio- economic angle (not exclusively a technology-oriented or scientific report)
Large audience in policy circles
The Forum is coming together on June 12th to discuss the programme of work.
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