Ways to develop the African space industry to accelerate economic development and improve people’s living standards to be discussed at the Russia–Africa Forum
On 27 July, a panel discussion entitled Russia–Africa: Space Technologies to Accelerate Economic Development and Improve the Living Standards of the Population, will be held as part of the business programme of the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, in the Cooperation in Science and Technology block. It will be moderated by Yury Razumny, Director of the Engineering Academy of RUDN University. The event will be attended by Yury Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Space Corporation; Denis Kravchenko, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Economic Policy; Evgeny Nesterov, General Director, Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems; Sergey Chernyshev, Vice President, Academician, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Supervisor, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute; Yeshurun Alemayehu, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute; Pianos Gweme, Acting Director General of the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency; Misilu Mia Nsokimien Eric, Director General of the Geographical Institute of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and others.
How African countries see the future of space research at the level of the continent, regions, and national space agencies, what the prospects are for cooperation between Russia and African countries in the field of space: these and other issues pertaining to cooperation in space will be considered by experts during the discussion.
“We are actively looking for opportunities for cooperation with countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America,” said Yuri Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Space Corporation. “I proposed taking part in the Russian orbital station. Not just the training of cosmonauts, but right up to the construction of national modules. I will say that interest in our proposals is very high.”
An example of Russian–African cooperation in space technology is the Russian Optical and Electronic Complex for Detection and Measurement of the Movement Parameters of Space Debris in South Africa. It is located in Hartebeesthoek on the territory of the country’s South African National Space Agency (SANSA).
The panel discussion will start at 09:00 in pavilion G, conference hall G1.
The Second Russia–Africa Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum has been organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
Event website: summitafrica.ru/en