About the network
Delivered by Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa, this UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability Global Innovation Network is a platform that enables interaction and collaboration between the UK, South Africa, Rwanda and Kenya, to enable companies to harness cross-sectoral and international opportunities within the space technology industry.
This community is focused on enabling innovation across the whole value chain; from fostering upstream, midstream, and downstream capabilities in each territory, based on their respective strategies and socio-economic needs. We have brought together those with great knowledge and world-class expertise to unlock the full potential of what space technology can achieve on earth, and beyond. These experts span across all roles and industries, from parliamentary members to governmental agencies, NGOs, entrepreneurs, technology hubs, and consultants. This Global Innovation Network also wants to focus on the inclusion of young adults who are passionate about the space industry wherever possible.
Objectives
Our network will provide a platform to deliver on the following objectives:
Impactful collaboration
Enable impactful collaboration between the UK, South Africa, Rwanda and Kenya.
Value of space technology
Highlight the multi-lateral value that space technology can offer to society.
Building opportunities
Provide opportunities to inspire and build capacity for the future workforce of space technology.
Report
UK-Africa Space Technology Knowledge Exchange Tour
This report outlines the design of the knowledge exchange tour, maps the learning captured, and unpacks the value-add it provided to the stakeholders across each of the particpating territories.
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Focus Areas
Optimising access to and quality of geospatial data
We will support the visibility of space data in cross-sectors and enable collaborations that create easier access to valuable data on the ground.
Cross-sector earth observation applications
This area is where the most impact is possible on the ground, and we will enhance existing opportunities within the earth observation space to enable more innovation through multi-national collaboration.
Enabling space technology entrepreneurship for SDGs
Entrepreneurship development in this area will unlock investment and job creation. We aim to educate and enable entrepreneurial activities using space data and technologies.
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UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability Lead Customer Programme
Opens: 10/07/2024 Closes: 05/08/2024
Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa is investing up to £180,000 for three innovation projects (£60,000 per project) in a multilateral UK-Africa space sector towards improvement of space technology for sustainability in South Africa/Kenya/Rwanda and/or the UK.
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