Space as a 21st century mixed economy: An old concept for a new space
Historically, space has been the purest, almost exclusive expression of the most sovereign state policies. The events of World War II and the advent of nuclear power have shaped international relations in their most strategic aspects. At the turn of the 2000s, this history, which is still very relevant today, seemed to have evolved significantly with the emergence of new players and new narratives. The product of an ever-stronger fusion of space and digital technologies, these new narratives seem to indicate a radical shift in the very economics of space activities, almost in their raison d'être. However, public activities have themselves undergone a transformation. They have taken this new situation into account and have even encouraged it for several decades now. From this point of view, they remain an essential variable in the new space equation, Dr Pasco will show.
Dr Pasco is the Director of the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS) in France. He has also been coordinating research on Space, High Technology and Security. In particular, he is responsible for monitoring US civil and military space affairs and the United States' international strategy in the fields of high-tech space (civil and military). He is also in charge of studies on future national and European programmes in the space sector, both in the civil and defence fields. In this capacity, he is the author of numerous reports on civil and military space activities carried out on behalf of national and European public bodies. Xavier Pasco has been a member of multiple ministerial and inter-ministerial working groups. He has also just been rapporteur for the report "A space ambition for Europe" published by the Centre d'analyse stratégique). Dr Pasco participated in several projects related to the "Preparatory Action for Security Research" launched by the European Commission in 2004, and within the framework of the 6th and 7th European Research and Development Framework Programme (2007-2013). In this context, he coordinated the European cross-disciplinary research activity "Conditions for Space Policy and Related Action Plan Consolidation in Europe" supported by the Executive Research Agency of the European Union in 2010-2011. He also coordinated European work on data policy for the future European space surveillance system as part of a study for the European Space Agency (ESA). It also coordinated (2011-2012) the study on the future European ground segment for earth observation for defence and security purposes for the European Defence Agency (EDA).
The talk will last 30 minutes followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.
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