Talatona - The president of the African Space Council, Tidiane Ouattara, Tuesday in Luanda emphasized good governance practices as a way of managing space and reducing poverty in Africa.
Speaking at the 3rd edition of NewSpace Africa 2024 taking place in Angolan capital, Luanda, Ouattara said only through the governance of the African space agency budgetary strategies will be found to improve management, allowing all countries to use space, as it is accessible.
He added that despite the fact that the special agency has trained several young Africans, the number of staff is still incipient, given the existence of almost two billion inhabitants, which requires an increase in 'critical mass'.
As regards to international cooperation, Tidiane Ouattara said the space issue is one that "no one should deal with in isolation", but rather in internal and external partnerships.
"We need to ensure that we want joint programs, training young people to guarantee the sustainability of any actions in space," he added.
Outtara stressed the need to invest in training young people over a five-year period, so that the continent can have enough trained staff in space business, serving as an opportunity to capitalize on space segments such as observation, environment, communication and satellites for telecommunications.
He added that Africans represent a large number of users of telecommunications services, navigation, positioning, verification for monitoring natural disasters, as well as astronomy for natural application instruments.
The third edition of New Space Africa, in which the world's largest space agencies take part, runs from April 2 to 5.
It will analyze how technology can be used to resolve poverty in Africa, in the sense of the transformative potential of space technology in issues related to agriculture, health and security.
NASA (US Space Agency), the European Space Agency (ESA), SANSA (South Africa) and KSA (Kenya) are also taking part in the event.
The event also brings together representatives from 54 countries, including emissaries from NASA, the European space agency, as well as Russia and China.
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