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Appendix D: Opening Keynote: Scientific and Technological Cooperation and Competition in a Globalizing World
Appendix D: Opening Keynote: Scientific and Technological Cooperation and Competition in a Globalizing World
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Most of you are well aware that I have been and remain a shameless advocate of international cooperation, interagency coordination, and private and public sector cooperation to meet today's truly difficult societal, economic, and environmental challenges. So, it should be no surprise that I believe: In today's world, we have unprecedented opportunities to turn competition in space to our advantage and to open a new era of worldwide cooperation in space activities, particularly in regard to building a sustainable future for the human species.
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Global technology development enables the connections that bind our corporations and economies in endless cycles of development and technological improvements that show up almost simultaneously in all parts of the world. The safeguarding of intellectual property rights (IPR)
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However daunting the current situation appears, there exist significant forces and conditions that encourage the need for more international cooperation. The growing worldwide concern over the effects of global climate change and the broader category of global change are causing political agendas everywhere to include calls for action and a search for cost-effective solutions.
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As we sit here today, the International Space Station orbits Earth as a major example of international cooperation and space research. So much has happened in the past few decades that space is taken for granted at this point.
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Manned missions are certainly connected mostly with exploration, but I believe most will admit to the proven value of manned missions to Earth observation as well. Given the time allowed, once again I will state up front that international collaboration currently exists in manned space exploration, the International Space Station (ISS)
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In addition to growing requirements and resulting instrument complexity, many believe that the loss of experienced manpower has also contributed significantly to over optimistic resource estimates. National priorities in a world with recession on its mind and a landscape of terrorism tend to exclude strong emphasis on space issues.
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Such important bodies as the World Meteorological Organization, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to name a very small number, are participating organizations and bring with them the various international observing systems that support the work plans that have been tailored to achieve the agreed upon "10 Year Implementation Plan." CEOS is the primary international Earth observation from space organization within GEO, and with 28 members with satellite programs and 20 associate members, is responsible for many important tasks in the work plan. GEO was created at the ministerial level and provided direct access to, and involvement by, the highest leadership of all the member nations.
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One of the most exciting opportunities for multilateral development and cooperation in Earthobserving space assets involves the CEOS effort to build "virtual constellations." A virtual constellation is essentially a postulated group of existing or future satellites, accompanying instruments, and ground segments designed for coordinated operation and exploitation. Such an effort would provide consistent guidance for design standards and future development that would allow coherent operation of the entire constellation.
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In particular with regard to Earth observing, we must continue to demonstrate that we can work together at the science and technology level as well as the governing political level. We must raise public understanding of the need for investment in space applications to improve the economy in an increasingly globalized system and to build a cooperative international framework for a sustainable future.
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