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1 ITALY MEETS LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN SPACE COMMON INTERESTS AND PERSPECTIVES PROF. ROBERTO BATTISTON ASI PRESIDENT Space Conference CIRA February 10, 2016

2 CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA COUNTRIES IN SPACE Countries permanently represented in UN-COPOUS: Space Conference CIRA February 10, 2016 Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Costarica Cuba Brazil Ecuador Mexico Nicaragua Perù Uruguay Venezuela El Salvador (New Entry)

3 CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA NATIONAL SPACE AGENCIES ARGENTINA: Comision National des Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) BOLIVIA: Agencia Boliviana Espacial CHILE: Agencia Cilena del Espacio BRAZIL: Agencia Espacial Brasileira COLOMBIA: Comision Colombiana del Espacio ECUADOR: Instituto Espacial Ecuatoriano MEXICO: Agencia Espacial Mexicana PERU : Comision Nacional de Investigation y Desarrollo Aerospacial URUGUAY: Centro de Investigation y Difusion Aeronautico-Espacial VENEZUELA: Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales Space Conference CIRA February 10, 2016

4 Country CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA SPACE PROGRAMS Space Affairs Costa Rica Remote sensing analysis and land management applications Argentina Earth Observation Satellites and applications, Earth Science, Disaster and Early Warning, Education, SatCom, Launching & Propulsion Bolivia Remote Sensing, SatCOM Chile Space Sciences, Education Brazil Earth Observation, SatCom, Science, Launching Base, Astronauts, Education Colombia Earth Observation, SatCom, Science, Astronauts, Education Ecuador Space Sciences, Astronauts, Education Guatemala EarthObservation, Climate Change Mexico Space Science, Earth Observation, Technology, Early Warning, Education Perù Earth Observation, Space Sciences Paraguay Earth Observation Applications Uruguay Earth Observation applications, SatCom Venezuela Earth Observation, Science, SatCom, Astronauts, Education Space Conference CIRA February 10, 2016

5 COMMON NEEDS AND INTERESTS Monitoring of territory, water, borders and coasts Climate change studies Management of natural resources and bio-diversity Management and prevention of emergencies Connecting of country areas Access to space technologies Education and Training International and Regional cooperation

6 REGIONAL SPACE COOPERATION CONFERENCIA ESPACIAL DE LAS AMÉRICAS (CEA) VII Conferencia Espacial de Las Americas 2015 in Nicaragua ASI participation Final Action Plan Managua Declaration Conference CIRA February 10, 2016

7 How Italy meets Latin America countries? Space Conference - CIRA February 10, 2016

8 250 EMPLOYEES AND 3 CENTERS -ASI HQS -ROME - SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC) ROME - SPACE GEODESY AND EARTH OBSERVATION CENTER - MATERA - BROGLIO SPACE CENTER MALINDI (KENYA) PARTICIPATION IN 5 COMPANIES (750 EMPLOYEES)

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11 ASI Strategy and Activities 11 Image Credits: ASI

12 Cosmo Sky Med constellation: the power of SAR :

13 COSMO SKY-MED ESTIMATED ECONOMIC RETURN Space Conference CIRA February 10, 2016

14 COSMO-SKY-MED IN COOPERATION SAOCOM A 6 B SIASGE SENTINELS Space Conference CIRA February 10, 2016

15 ITALIAN SPACE EXCELLENCES COSMO SkyMED SIASGE VEGA PRISMA, SHALOM, PLATINO Space Conference - CIRA February 10, 2016 Banda Ku, URBIS, ARTES

16 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPACE-BASED TECHNOLOGY Security Good News with Space based technology Efficient monitoring Emergency communication Bad News without Space based technology Illegal emigration, trades Weak network infrastructures Environment Energy Knowledge Mobility Management resources & biodiversity Securing efficient energy supply and availability of renewable energy sources Affordable e-learning with the best institutes Enhancing integration with the RoW Intelligent & smart cities with uniform standards No prevention measure for natural disasters Loss and inefficient allocation Inefficient energy consumption Increased greenhouse gas emission Suffering of no-advanced education offer Suffering lackness of TLC hub in the area Increase disparities between urban and remote locations

17 ITALY IS READY TO MEETS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAS INTERESTS Conference CIRA February 10, 2016

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