The National Space Strategy for the years 2022-2027 was approved by the Council of Ministers, at a meeting of the Council of Ministers. 20 December 2022, following a proposal by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy. This is a catalytic development for the further development and exploitation of cutting-edge space technology in our country, which is considered a building block for sustainability, resilience, innovation and prosperity.
Space is one of the fastest growing technological sectors, a source of valuable knowledge with applications and services, such as, among others, satellite communications, geosurvey and navigation systems, with various socio-economic benefits and direct impact on people's daily lives.
Space is one of the fastest growing technological sectors, a source of valuable knowledge with applications and services such as, among others, satellite communications, geosurvey and navigation systems, with various socio-economic benefits and direct impact on people's daily lives. It helps accelerate the green and digital transition, stimulates growth and investment and job creation, pushes the boundaries of science and research, and plays a key role in addressing global challenges such as climate change. It also supports new opportunities in areas such as security and defence, industry and digital technology, as well as monitoring and responding to natural disasters. In addition, the combination of space data and digital technologies opens up new business opportunities in sectors such as agriculture, transport and energy infrastructure, expands the country's growth model while upgrading the products of traditionally strong sectors of the economy. It focuses on targeted actions for the exploitation of space technologies at all levels of socio-economic life, while placing particular emphasis on the exploitation of the benefits and opportunities arising from the continuous strengthening of Cyprus' cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), the key point of which is expected to be the transition of our country to Associate Member status.
According to Deputy Minister Mr. Kyriakos Kokkinos, Cyprus has already achieved significant steps both in satellite communications, where it already operates ground stations and has granted eight licences to launch telecommunications satellites into orbit using Cypriot resources, and in navigation, where it is one of the three countries across Europe that operate a receiving station infrastructure capable of detecting and locating emergency beacons. It is worth noting that our country has a specialised Earth Observation Centre of Excellence, which focuses on conducting basic and applied research and facilitating innovation in the fields of remote sensing and space-based environmental monitoring. "Cyprus", said the Deputy Minister, "can and should be part of space development", taking advantage of its unique capabilities and capitalising on its geostrategic position to build a strong space ecosystem, key to the digital Cyprus of tomorrow.
(ΕΠ/IK)
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