Several French space companies analyzed with the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, issues linked to Angola's space development and their willingness to cooperate to achieve the “the country's great interest in geo-spatial development".
The meeting took place within the scope of the third edition of the NewSpace Africa 2024, which addresses, among other aspects, the role of space technology in combating poverty on the African continent.
According to the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Mário Oliveira, the country leads the Steering Committee, within the scope of the SADC satellite sharing program, by having the regional office installed and operating in Luanda.
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The government official stressed that Angola has a relevant presence on the Consultative Committee of the International Satellite Organization and, therefore, “We can make our contribution to strengthening and enhancing the Angolan space industry, making it at the service of Africans".
He pointed out that the use and coordinated management of radio frequency space and the orbits of geostationary and non-geostationary satellites, being unlimited scarce resources, have been widely defended by Angola, in international forums such as the ITU's World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-23), of which the country has an active role in these matters.
Mário Oliveira said that the Executive has implemented several actions to ensure that the country assumes a co-leadership role in the region and participates in a relevant way in the international context in space matters.
**The government official stressed that Angola has a relevant presence on the Consultative Committee of the International Satellite Organization **
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