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Inter-Governmental Conference on Space Application Program Opens in Vietnam
Hanoi (Xinhua) July 28, 2001 The 7th conference of the Inter-Governmental Consultative Committee on space application program for sustainable development opened here on Thursday. Participants in the three-day conference are representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries; Australia, China, Fiji, France, India, Iran, Japan, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The conference discussed international cooperation in the use of space, in particular, the use of remote sensing technology and geography information systems to estimate natural resources and monitor the environment, Vietnam News Agency reported. These devices will forecast and review agricultural production in order to ensure food security for sustainable development. The conference will also focus on social issues and issues relating to hunger elimination and poverty reduction as well as developing countries' status in the globalization process. Speaking at the conference, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam said that Vietnam is implementing the 1999 New Delhi Declaration and proposals of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UNISPACE-III) for the benefits of regional countries and the world. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Squeezing Ukraine In Space
Moscow (UPI) Dec 18, 2005Despite political differences, Russia and Ukraine used to play on the same "space" field in pre-"Orange Revolution" times. Today the situation is radically altered and the Ukrainian space industry risks stagnating and losing its positions as the space component of the national economy. |
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