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http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency
The UK Space Agency:Our plan for space
Dr Alice Bunn, Director of Policy
November 2014
Space – why do we care?
Space is critical to:
• Science and innovation• Public services• Security• Economy
How is space critical to me?
How is space critical to me?
You are citizen space!
Space and the economy
Future trends
Services in Numbers• In car navigation
– 230 million systems in use globally in 2012– Installations expected to grow to 32 million in 2019
(compare 14 million in 2013)• Satellite TV
– Satellite TV revenues for 138 countries to reach US$100 billion in 2020
– Including free to air, 439 million homes to directly receive TV signals via satellite dish in 2020
• Commercial Satellite Imagery– Imaging market set to reach US$5 billion by 2019
(compare US$2 billion in 2012)
The need to regulate space activities
Is regulation the enemy of economic growth?
1st clip
Characteristics of our regime
Technical compliance
Financial compliance
Insurance
Spectrum allocation
Regulation is not enough….
•To make the United Kingdom more resilient to the risk of disruption to space services and capabilities, including from space weather
•To enhance the United Kingdom’s national security intereststhrough space
•To promote a safe and more secure space environment
•To enable industry and academia to exploit science and graspcommercial opportunities in support of national space security interests
Space weather impacts
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Real Space Turnover, £m 2010/11 prices
Source : Oxford Economics
The UK Space Market
Source: Oxford Economics
STOP PRESS: New data for 2013/14 turnover now £11.3B ,
7.2% YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH, 34 300 EMPLOYED
UK Expertise includes:
The leading global mobile satcom operator
The world’s first public-private partnership for secure military communications
The world’s most advanced satellite telecommunication technology
World-leading business in software, satellite control and ground segment technology
Outstanding achievements in space-based science
Excellence in Earth science for climate and environment monitoring and its use in business
The world’s leading small satellite company
Strong roles in Galileo and Copernicus, the permanent Earth monitoring system
What are we doing?
6 pathways to growth
NEW International Partnerships Space Programme open now
International Space Partnerships Programme
32M over 2 years
Includes funding satellite applications, infrastructure, facilities, data, research, skills and training.
Partnerships with emerging economies
Support to UK export ambition
Key challenges
Stable policy to keep business on side and investing in the UK – aim to reach European average investment by 2020
Seizing commercial opportunities in other sectors which are far removed from traditional ‘space’
Importance of space is well understood in emerging economies leap-frog technology: UK response must be agile and creative
With increasingly congested space environment how do we ensure compliance with regulatory obligations?
Did I mention?
Thank you for listening!
