(a) To promote and coordinate regional space cooperation for development, as well as organize and implement space application projects of regional interest;
(b) To provide policies, models, techniques, information and analyses, and to conduct studies related to various issues on space applications;
(c) To establish regional networks comprising national focal points, and working groups in major space technology application sectors, and to initiate associations of universities and industry;
(d) To promote national capability-building for space applications through regional projects and regional cooperation;
(e) To contribute to human resource development through developing space-application-related education facilities in the countries of the region, arranging fellowships for advanced studies and organizing workshops
and seminars;
(f) To provide technical assistance, such as advisory and consultancy services, on national policies, programmes and planning related to the establishment of space agencies/space application centers, the selection of equipment and software, acceptance testing of equipment, commissioning and operation of equipment and the promotion of space applications in general;
(g) To establish a computerized information database on space technology and applications, space organizations and experts, and have access to such information from international databases and national focal
points. Able the database accessible to all interested entities;
(h) To provide, on a regular basis, information materials (such as newsletters and journals) on space applications and technology developments, and other activities in and outside the region for the purpose of
promoting awareness of space technology applications for sustainable development;
(i) To facilitate the resolution of issues such as standardization of equipment, data formats, continued access to data, user-friendliness of systems, launching of a geostationary meteorological satellite over the Indian Ocean, and leasing of fractional transponder capacity on communication satellites;
(j) To link the ESCAP regional programme with other programmes of ESCAP, especially those concerned with agriculture, urban and rural planning, natural resources, environment management and disaster management;
(k) To establish liaison and coordinate with countries of the region, donor countries, United Nations agencies, banking institutions and non-governmental organizations with a view to (i) bringing about harmonization
and synergy in the efforts aimed at the promotion of space applications for development in the region and (ii) soliciting support in cash and in kind for the ESCAP regional programme;
(l) To prepare for the third ministerial conference on space applications for development in Asia and the Pacific.
