EOcafe: Building Bridges, Strengthening European EO Industry Partnerships with Africa
As the private sector rapidly develops, many opportunities exist for African and European industry to connect, exchange know-how and collaborate to develop commercial solutions that address shared challenges. This is what is explored by this dedicated EARSC Cafe on Earth Observation
[Last update 31/10/2023]
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https://earsc.org/2023/10/12/africa-europe-earth-observation-partnerships/
The panelist were Dr. Tidiane Ouattara (Space Science Expert, GMES & Africa Programme Coordinator, African Union Commission), Prof. Kamal Labbassi (President of AARSE – African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment –, & Head of the Geosciences & Remote Sensing Group, Department of Earth Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University) and Dr. Labaly Touré (Vice-President of the RPAG – Réseau des Professionnels Africains de la Géomatique – African Network of Geomatics Professionals –, and CEO & Founder of GEOMATICA).
Some of the topics which they have addressed in this EOCafe are:
What are the main regional space dynamics to be aware of?
What are the roles and responsibilities of the different regional actors (AUC, AfSA, AARSE, RPAG & more)?
What does the African EO industry look like and what are their needs?
How are Africa and Europe collaborating on EO? and how does this translate to commercial opportunities for the African and European EO industry?
Who are the users and how they are being engaged in Africa?
What relevant EO programmes and initiatives exist in Africa?
How can the European and African EO industry best collaborate?
How could European solutions help further develop the private sector in Africa?
More?
https://earsc.org/2023/10/12/africa-europe-earth-observation-partnerships/
Watch the video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5Og4jhtC8
About EARSC
EARSC, stands for the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, is a membership-based, not for profit organisation which coordinates and promotes the activities of European companies engaged in delivering Earth observation-derived geo-information services. EARSC represents this sector in its broadest sense, creating a network between industry, decision makers and users and covering the full EO value chain from data acquisition through processing, fusion, analysis to final geo-information products & services.
About EARSC
EARSC, stands for the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, is a membership-based, not for profit organisation which coordinates and promotes the activities of European companies engaged in delivering Earth observation-derived geo-information services. EARSC represents this sector in its broadest sense, creating a network between industry, decision makers and users and covering the full EO value chain from data acquisition through processing, fusion, analysis to final geo-information products & services.
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