Key Highlight
- The Italy-Africa Space Conference will focus on education and training, space applications and services for a sustainable future, and international partnerships.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Honorable Antonio Tajani, inaugurated the Italy-Africa Space Conference, highlighting its importance.
The event, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ((MFA.IC)), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy, is scheduled to begin at MFA.IC’s headquarters on July 15. In addition, the conference will continue in the afternoon, on July 16, at ASI’s headquarters.
Italy-Africa Space Conference Kicks Off with Global Collaboration Focus
The first day of the event had in attendance prominent attendees, including Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy and President of the Interministerial Committee for Space and Aerospace Research Policies (COMINT), Adolfo Urso; Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano; Undersecretary of State to the Prime Minister’s Office, Alfredo Mantovano.
Furthermore, other dignitaries include Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation of Congo, Delphine Edith Emmanuel Adouki; Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ghana, Ophelia Mensah; Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Mozambique, Daniel Niagara and the Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of Somalia, Mohamed Adam Moalim.
The Italy-Africa Space Conference, a follow-up to the Italy-Africa Summit held in January 2024, aims to foster a spirit of collaboration by initiating bilateral and multilateral dialogues with space -faring African countries. In addition, the goal is to identify new cooperation areas within the Mattei Plan’s broader framework, in the space sector between Italy and Africa.
Over the next two days, the Italy-Africa Space Conference will focus on three fundamental pillars: education and training, space applications and services for a sustainable future, and international partnerships. Moreso, the conference aims to spotlight the significance of space diplomacy as an essential component of growth for emerging economies.
Source: https://spaceinafrica.com/2024/07/15/the-italy-africa-space-conference-to-focus-on-three-fundamental-pillars/
