Space Science

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Space Science Technology Grand Challenge
Mr I Saloojee DST EO unit DST/NRF/IEEE
feedback workshop 21 February 2011

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Presentation Outline

• Space Grand Challenge
• HCD Model
• Roadmap

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Ten Year Innovation Plan
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Space Grand Challenge Vision

• For South Africa to be among the leading nations
  in the innovative utilisation of space science
  and technology that enhances economic growth and
  sustainable development in order to improve the
  quality of life for all

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Goals

• To empower better decision making through the
  integration of space-based systems with
  ground-based systems
• To use space science and technology to develop
  applications
• To capture a global market share for small to
  medium-sized space systems

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National Instruments
South African Earth Observation Strategy
National Space Policy
National Space Strategy
South African National Space Agency Act
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Space Strategy
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Environment Resource Management

• Environmental and geospatial monitoring
• Ocean, coastal and marine management
• Land management
• Rural development and urban planning
• Topographic mapping
• Hydrological monitoring
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Meteorological monitoring

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Health, Safety and Security

• Disaster monitoring and relief
• Hazards forecasting and early warning
• Cross border risk
• Disease surveillance and health risk
• Asset monitoring
• Regulatory enforcement
• Defense, peacekeeping and treaty monitoring

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Innovation Economic Growth

• Tourism and recreation
• Communications
• Space science and exploration
• Space technology transfer and spin-offs
• Development of the space industry

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Earth Observation Value Chain
Observing System
Public Goods
National Archive
EO Archive
SAEOS Portal
Core Goods
Commercial Goods
GOODS SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE
PEOPLE
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• HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL

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Communications
International Partners
Earth Observation
Communications
Navigation
Space Science
Space Applications Systems Engineering
Data Processing
HUB
Up Stream
Down Stream
Optronics/SAR
Space Engineering
Space Materials
Electronics Software
International Partners
Research Chairs
Private Sector
RD Institutions
Universities
CoCs
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Roadmap
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• Develop and implement systemic interventions for
  HCD
• Inputs to refine early thoughts on the
  interventions
• Competitive process in establishing Hub and Spoke
  model for space science
• Aligned to and leverages existing systemic
  interventions

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• THANK YOU

Mr Imraan Saloojee O12 843 6457 Imraan.Saloojee_at_ds
t.gov.za