Sunday 17 / November / 2024
Muscat: Under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications, the National Symposium on “The Peaceful Uses of Space Applications and Technologies for Comprehensive Development” began on Sunday.
Those in attendance included undersecretaries and chiefs executive officers (CEOs) of companies, as well as interested people and specialists. The two-day symposium is organised by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The chief guest said that space applications of various technologies have been developing on a broad scope as they cover many aspects so that advanced countries use them in several applications in relation to economic and social fields.
In a press statement, Dr. Al-Futaisi pointed out that the Ministry of Transport and Communications has commenced conducting several studies to develop satellite applications in the Sultanate through several committees and workshops with the objective of studying the mechanism of applying and developing their technical and human aspects.
The national symposium aims at raising awareness about the importance of peaceful uses of space applications of various technologies and their role in the comprehensive and sustainable development, next to national capacity-building in this area. A group of international experts in this field take part in the symposium from six countries, namely the United States, Germany, Turkey, China and Japan, including the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO). Speakers present their experience on the peaceful uses of space applications and their impact on the overall development.
Experts and speakers from the Sultanate participate in the symposium as well to present their successful experience of the use of space applications.
The speakers talk about the use of space applications in the planning, remote sensing, and sustainable development, disaster management, telecommunications and data linking.
