I. SUMMARY
A. Conclusions and recommendations
1. The Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC) on
the Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable
Development in Asia and the Pacific (RESAP) on its ninth
session noted with satisfaction the progress of the work
of the secretariat and of the four regional working groups
in the implementation of the Regional Space Applications
Programme for Sustainable Development and their substantive
contribution to capacity-building and their work towards
establishing possible regional cooperative mechanisms.
2. The Committee endorsed the findings and recommendations
of the study on the policy framework developed by the ESCAP
secretariat on the integration of space technology applications
for poverty alleviation, and suggested that the policy framework
be used as a basis for implementing projects and programmes
using space technology applications to help reduce poverty.
3. The Committee appreciated the study on the framework
for regional cooperative mechanisms in space technology
applications supporting disaster management in the ESCAP
region, in particular floods and drought. The Committee
noted that the issues are most relevant to the region and
recommended the secretariat to finalize the study.
4. The Committee acknowledged with gratitude the offers
of India to contribute training courses on agricultural
drought management in support to capacity building and to
establish subregional/regional cooperative mechanisms, and
the offer of China and Malaysia to a training programme
on soil erosion risk assessment. The Committee expressed
appreciation for the offers made by China, France, India
and the European Space Agency (ESA) to support the implementation
of the project on capacity-building for disaster management,
which would enhance regional cooperative mechanisms.
5. The Committee reviewed and approved the work plan for
RESAP for 2003 and 2004. The Committee strongly encouraged
its members having ongoing projects or programmes on space
technology applications to consider extending their projects/programmes
for the participation of other members, as well.
6. The Committee suggested that the subsequent meetings
of the regional working groups focus on a common theme,
in line with the essential themes to be addressed by RESAP
as recommended by the Second Ministerial Conference on Space
Applications for Sustainable Development, and contribute
to the focus areas of ESCAP on poverty alleviation, managing
globalization, and emerging social issues.
7. The Committee recognized the necessity of reorganizing
the activities of the regional working groups and the Intergovernmental
Consultative Committee on RESAP in light of the restructuring
of ESCAP and evolving policy requirements, including paying
more attention to possible contribution of satellite communications
in bridging the digital divide.
8. The Committee recommended that the terms of reference
of the ICC be revised for the consideration of the national
focal points to the ICC at its tenth session.
9. The Committee recognized that it was the appropriate
time to initiate the preparation for the Third Ministerial
Conference on Space Applications for Development for Asia
and the Pacific, and endorsed the concept paper on the preparations
of the Ministerial Conference. The Committee greatly appreciated
the offer of Malaysia to host the conference in Kuala Lumpur
in 2007, subject to approval of the government.
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II. PROCEEDINGS
A. Organization of the meeting
10. The ninth session of the Intergovernmental Consultative
Committee on the Regional Space Applications Programme for
Sustainable Development was held at Kuala Lumpur on 15-16
December 2003. The meeting was organized by the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP) and hosted by the National Space Agency of Malaysia.
11. The meeting elected the following persons as members
of its Bureau:
Mazlan Othman (Malaysia) as Chairperson,
V.S. Hegde (India) as Vice-Chairperson,
Thongchai Charuppat (Thailand) as Rapporteur.
B. Attendance
12. The meeting was attended by representatives from the
following members and associate members of ESCAP: China,
France, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan,
Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Hong
Kong, China. The representatives from the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Secretariat
of the Asia-Pacific Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology
and Applications (AP-MCSTA) also attended the meeting.
C. Opening of the session
13. The Executive Secretary of ESCAP, in his message delivered
by the Chief of the Information, Communication and Space
Technology Division of ESCAP, recalled the important role
of the ICC as the policy-making forum of members to RESAP,
to guide and enable the programme to meet, in light of the
restructuring of ESCAP, its fundamental objective in applying
space-based information and communication technologies to
help the region develop in ways that are affordable and
sustainable and for bridging the digital divide. He noted
that the convergence of space technology with other information
and communication technology has created new opportunities
for developing countries in the region for leapfrog development.
He assured the Committee that ESCAP accords high priority
to space technology applications in view of their importance
and direct relevance to the members for their efforts for
sustainable development, and is committed to continuing
to play its catalytic role to achieve greater levels of
regional cooperation and collaboration.
14. The Director General of the National Space Agency,
on behalf of the Government of Malaysia, welcomed the participants
to the ICC session. She stressed that Malaysia regards the
ICC as an important body for promoting and guiding regional
cooperation. She noted the various initiatives in space
cooperation and the need to harmonize these initiatives
to synergize the limited resources of developing members
in the region. The National Space Agency expressed its appreciation
to ESCAP for organizing and servicing the ICC meetings.
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D. Adoption of the agenda
14. The meeting adopted the following agenda:
1. Opening of the session.
2. Adoption of the agenda.
3. Reconfirmation of the membership of ICC and admission
of new members.
4. Consideration of the reports of the Regional Working
Groups:
(a) Regional Working Group on Satellite Communication
Applications;
(b) Regional Working Group on Meteorological Satellite
Applications and Natural Hazards Monitoring;
(c) Regional Working Group on Space Sciences and Technology
Applications;
(d) Regional Working Group on Remote Sensing, Geographic
Information Systems and Satellite-based Positioning.
5. Review of the terms of reference of the ICC in the
light of the restructuring of ESCAP.
6. Consideration of the framework for integrating space
technology applications for poverty alleviation
7. Consideration of the framework for regional cooperative
mechanisms in space technology applications supporting
disaster management in the ESCAP region.
8. Review of the implementation of the recommendations
of the Second Ministerial Conference on Space Applications
for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.
9. Consideration of the concept on the preparation for
the Third Ministerial Conference on Space Applications
for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, 2007.
10. Consideration of the tentative work plan of RESAP
for 2003-2004 and announcement of intended contributions
and commitments by participating countries.
11. Election of officers and selection of the venue for
the tenth session.
12. Other matters.
13. Adoption of the report.
E. Reconfirmation of the membership
of ICC and admission of new members
16. The Committee was informed that the Government of Bhutan
had formally submitted a request to the ESCAP secretariat
to join RESAP and had nominated a national focal point to
RESAP. With reference to its terms of reference, the Committee
accepted the membership of Bhutan to the ICC.
17. The national focal points were requested to provide
update information on the national focal points to the ICC
and on the national contact points to the four regional
working groups in due course. The members of the ICC not
present at this session will be invited by the secretariat
to provide such information to the ESCAP.
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F. Consideration of the reports
of the regional working groups
18. The Coordinator or representative of the Regional Working
Group on Space Sciences and Technology Applications and
of the Regional Working Group on Remote Sensing, GIS and
Satellite-based Positioning, as well as the representative
of FAO, brought the main conclusions and recommendations
of their recent meetings to the attention of the Committee.
The reports of the meetings of the Regional Working Group
on Satellite Communication Applications and of the Regional
Working Group on Meteorological Satellite Applications and
Natural Hazards Monitoring were reported by the secretariat.
The Committee noted the achievements of the regional working
groups and endorsed their reports.
19. The Committee deliberated on ways for the regional
working groups to apply space technology for addressing
the digital divide and poverty alleviation and for improving
the quality of life through satellite-based broadband applications
in support of distance education, telemedicine and community-based
information service centres. The Committee noted that the
satellite communication programmes of its members, such
as the Japanese WINDS programme, would be most useful for
such applications. The Committee also noted the progress
in establishing the telemedicine networks in India and observed
that such telemedicine networks would be of much use in
the region. The Committee appreciated the offers made by
Japan and India to consider capacity-building activities
related to these programmes. The meeting also noted that
it would be beneficial to take into consideration the outputs
of the meeting on the use of space technology for bridging
the digital divide organized by OOSA in September 2003 in
Bangkok. The Committee also encouraged the ESCAP secretariat
to explore more cooperation with OOSA in these common space
technology applications fields for implementing the recommendations
of UNISPACE III and the second Ministerial Conference.
20. The Committee encouraged the Regional Working Group
on Space Sciences and Technology Applications to explore
possible cooperation in development of a common bus for
microsatellite development and applications among its members.
21. The Committee suggested that a letter from the Committee
be sent to the Government of the Unites States of America,
requesting the continuity of its support for the LANDSAT
programme, since many countries in the region have invested
huge financial and human resources for reception and application
of the data from the programme.
G. Review of the terms of reference
of the ICC in the light of the restructuring of ESCAP
22. The secretariat brought to the attention of the Committee
the need to review the terms of reference (ToR) of the ICC
in light of the restructuring of ESCAP. The Committee organized
a task force, chaired by the Republic of Korea, for considering
possible changes to the terms of reference. The task force
suggested that attention should be given to, inter alia,
the following articles:
- Article 3: the list of RESAP members could appear as
an annex to the ToR to reflect up-to-date membership;
- Article 5(d): it should encompass in general terms,
all relevant conclusions of important global summits such
the Millennium Summit, the WSSD and the WSIS, etc.;
- Articles 9 and 13: as article 9 states that the ICC
has its meeting every year, it is suggested that the reporting
described in article 13 should reflect changes, inter
alia, in the conference structure of ESCAP.
23. The Committee recommended that the ESCAP secretariat
make the necessary amendments to the ToR of the ICC accordingly
and submit the draft text of the revised ToR at least six
months prior to the forthcoming ICC session to all national
focal points for comments. The final review of the revised
ToR and subsequent adoption should be conducted at the tenth
session of the ICC in 2004.
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H. Consideration of the framework for integrating
space technology applications for poverty alleviation
24. The secretariat briefed the Committee on the main discussion
issues and recommendations of the Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting
on Poverty Mapping and Monitoring Using Information Technology,
and the Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting on the Use of Space
Technology for Poverty Alleviation, organized by ESCAP in
August 2003 in Bangkok. The meetings were aimed at advocating
suitable strategies and policy frameworks for the operational
use of space technology for poverty alleviation, discussing
a framework to support further policy development in countries
of the region, as well as strengthening the regional cooperative
mechanisms.
25. The Committee agreed that space technology, including
satellite communications, remote sensing integrated with
geographic information systems, and related information
technology, has considerable potential for helping to alleviate
poverty, connect underserved communities and assist in overall
disaster management through better content and delivery
of information.
26. The Committee endorsed the recommendations of the expert
group meeting and recommended that RESAP activities on poverty
alleviation be addressed through the Regional Working Group
on Remote Sensing, GIS and Satellite-based Positioning,
the Regional Working Group on Meteorological Satellite Applications
and Natural Hazards Monitoring, and the Regional Working
Group on Satellite Communication Applications.
27. It was suggested that members with services could provide
in-kind contribution to the programme. In this respect,
the Committee appreciated the offer of Japan to provide
appropriate bandwidth from WINDS, when launched, for applications
towards poverty alleviation. It was also suggested that
members with training programmes on poverty alleviation
could extend these to other members through the RESAP of
ESCAP. The meeting, noting that FAO is addressing food insecurity
and poverty alleviation through its Food Insecurity and
Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS),
suggested that members could cooperate with FIVIMS Asia.
I. Consideration of the framework
for regional cooperative mechanisms in space technology
applications supporting disaster management in the ESCAP
region
28. The Committee was briefed on the preliminary findings
and recommendations of a study organized by ESCAP to address
a framework for regional cooperative mechanisms in space
technology applications supporting disaster management in
the ESCAP region. The Committee commended the work done
and requested the secretariat to finalize the study on the
framework and bring the major conclusions and recommendations
to the attention of the relevant ESCAP committee.
29. The Committee agreed that, with regard to increasing
risks emanating from floods and drought in the region, the
present study has examined the gaps that exist between the
operational needs of disaster management, the existing institutional
capabilities, and the space technology applications. Harmonizing
these aspects calls for a set of strategies in terms of
the national policies and capacity-building mechanisms –
including sharing of information and knowledge, and building
the regional cooperative networks. While touching on these
aspects, the study identifies certain priority applications
such as risk assessment, improvements in early warning systems
and multi-tasking the emergency communications networks.
The entry-point activities, however, start with the availability
of suitable satellite data, value-added products and other
services, which are increasingly becoming commercial and
knowledge- and procedure-intensive. The study, while dealing
with such aspects, brings in distinctly the role of ESCAP
in support of developing and least developed countries with
critical vulnerability and constrained institutional capabilities
to harness the potentials of space technology. The Committee
also agreed that capacity-building should not only look
at the issue of satellite data but be considered at the
national level.
30. The Committee was informed that the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) is considering joining the International
Charter on Space and Major Disasters. The meeting noted
that there is a need to further raise the awareness of countries
in the region on the International Charter on Space and
Major Disasters and other cooperative programmes that support
disaster management, such as the programme led by Surrey
Space Centre on a constellation of microsatellites (the
Disaster Monitoring Constellation), to be realized in 2005,
to which China is a member.
31. The representative of the Republic of Korea made a
presentation on the progress the country has made in space
technology development and applications and their support
for regional cooperation. The meeting was informed of the
organization of a training course on weather forecasting
in May 2004 and a training course on weather technology
policy in September 2004 in the Republic of Korea. It was
proposed that the invitations to these training courses
be sent through the ICC national focal points and that,
in principle, the Korea Meteorological Administration could
support the participants. The meeting was also informed
that the Republic of Korea would host in 2004 a workshop
on flood forecasting for the members of the Typhoon Committee.
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J. Review of the implementation
of the recommendations of the Second Ministerial Conference
on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia
and the Pacific
32. The secretariat presented a report highlighting the
main activities and achievements attained in implementing
the Regional Space Applications Programme at the regional
level in the past year. The Committee was informed of the
implementation of common denominator projects, namely the
pilot project on integrated land and water resources management
in arid areas using remote sensing and GIS technology, the
project on capacity-building for monitoring and assessment
of crops in support of sustainable natural resources development
and poverty alleviation, the project on capacity-building
for disaster management as well as the soil erosion risk
assessment, activities on harmonization of regional initiatives
for space cooperation in Asia and the Pacific, inter-agency
cooperation and coordination activities undertaken with
other United Nations agencies, human resources development
activities, and policy studies. The Committee examined and
endorsed the draft work plan for 2003-2004, taking into
consideration the inputs from the meetings of the regional
working groups and the availability of resources.
33. The representative of the AP-MCSTA briefed the meeting
on the institutionalization process of the AP-MCSTA. He
informed the meeting that the second meeting of the drafting
group on the Convention of the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation
Organization (APSCO) was held on 10-12 November 2003 in
Beijing to finalize the Convention of APSCO. The secretariat
of the AP-MCSTA will send the adopted Convention to related
countries in the region for government approval. A ministerial-level
meeting will be organized during the third quarter of 2004
for the signing of the Convention.
34. The representative of Japan informed the meeting that
the 10th session of APRSAF will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand,
on 14-16 January 2004, and invited the participation of
all member countries. The session is being organized cooperation
with GISTDA, with the main theme “Toward Promoting
Cooperation on Our Region on Space Applications”.
He also informed them that the Earth Observation Summit
would be held in Tokyo in April 2004 to adopt the framework
of implementation plan.
K. Consideration of the concept
on the preparation for the Third Ministerial Conference
on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia
and the Pacific
35. The Committee agreed with the concept for the preparation
for the Third Ministerial Conference on Space Applications
for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, scheduled
for 2007. Taking cognizance of the convergence of information,
communication and space technologies, the Committee suggested
that a supporting document be prepared on trends of space
technology and infrastructure available for applications
in the ESCAP priority areas of poverty alleviation, managing
globalization and addressing emerging social issues. The
Committee also suggested that a summary of the achievements
of RESAP be prepared as supporting information towards the
third Ministerial Conference.
36. The representative of Malaysia offered to host the
third Ministerial Conference in Malaysia in 2007, subject
to the approval of the government. The Committee greatly
appreciated the kind offer made by Malaysia. A number of
members also expressed their support to ESCAP in the preparations
for the third Ministerial Conference.
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L. Consideration of the tentative
work plan of RESAP for 2003-2004 and announcement of intended
contributions and commitments by participating countries
37. The secretariat presented a report highlighting the
main activities and achievements attained in implementing
the Regional Space Applications Programme at the regional
level in the past year. The Committee examined and endorsed
the draft work plan for 2003-2004, taking into consideration
the inputs from the meetings of the regional working groups
and the availability of resources.
38. The Committee acknowledged with appreciation the offer
of India to consider contributing training courses on agricultural
drought monitoring and management and to support ESCAP’s
efforts in building cooperative mechanisms on disaster management.
The Committee also appreciated the offer of India to support
a workshop on telemedicine and consider sharing transponders
and arrange the service of Indian medical doctors as an
in-kind contribution to the possible pilot telemedicine
network to the least developed countries in the region.
39. The Committee noted that RESAP provided many training
opportunities to members and that a number of countries,
such as China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and others,
and regional initiatives, such as AP-MCSTA, are also organizing
training courses on the use of space technology for various
applications. In this respect, the hosts invited the participation
of other members to participate in their respective training
courses. It was suggested that the members hosting such
training provide relevant information to the ESCAP web site
for wider dissemination and to provide links to their respective
web sites, and to also provide these information directly
to the national focal points of ICC.
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M. Election of officers and selection
of venue of the tenth session
40. India reiterated its offer to host in Bangalore the
tenth session of the ICC as well as the tenth meeting of
the Regional Working Group on Remote Sensing, GIS and Satellite-based
Positioning, and the ninth meeting of the Regional Working
Group on Meteorological Satellite Applications and Natural
Hazard Monitoring in 2004, subject to approval of the government.
41. The Islamic Republic of Iran offered to host the eleventh
session of the ICC in Iran in 2005, subject to approval
of the government.
42. The national focal point of India was elected Chairperson
and would hold the office of the Committee for the subsequent
period until the end of the next session. The national focal
point of the Islamic Republic of Iran was elected Vice-Chairperson
for the same period. The rapporteur would be elected when
the next session is convened.
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N. Other matters
43. No other matter was discussed.
O. Adoption of the report
44. The report of the ninth session of the Intergovernmental
Consultative Committee on the Regional Space Applications
Programme for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
was adopted on 16 December 2003. The Committee expressed
gratitude to the National Space Agency of the Government
of Malaysia for hosting the session and for the excellent
arrangements made.
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
CHINA
Mr. Li Jiahong, Division Chief, National Remote Sensing
Center of China, Ministry of Science and Technology, 15B
Beijing Fuxing Road, 100862 China, Tel: 0086-10-62202239,
Fax: 0086-10-62202238, e-mail: jhli@nrscc.gov.cn
Mr. Wu Ji, Executive Deputy Director, Center for Space
Science and Applied Research (CSSAR), Zhongguancun Nanertiao
1, P.O. Box 8701, Beijing 100080, Tel: 86-10-6258-2760,
Fax: 86-10-6257-6921, e-mail: wuji@center.cssar.ac.cn
Mr. Wu Jianjun, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, Xinjiekouwai
Street, Beijing 100875, Tel: 0086-10-62200046-1006, Fax:
0086-10-62202238, e-mail: wujj@nrscc.gov.cn
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FRANCE
Mr. Jean-Pascal Le Franc, Deputy Director of International
Relations, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), 2
Place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris Cedex 01, Tel: 33-1-44-767448,
Fax: 33-1-44-767849, e-mail: jean-pascal.lefranc@cnes.fr
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INDIA
Mr. V. S. Hegde, Deputy Director (Applications), EOS/Associate
Programme Director, DMS, Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO), ISRO Headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road,
Bangalore 560 094, India. Tel: 91-80-3412471, Fax: 91-80-3417455,
e-mail: vshegde@isro.org
INDONESIA
Mr. Taufik Maulana, Head of Planning Division, National
Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Jalan Pemuda
Persil No. 1, Jakarta 13220, Tel: 62-21-489-4989, Fax: 62-21-4894-815,
4892-884, e-mail: kartasasmita@lapan.go.id
Mr. Priono, Head of Programme & Planning Sub Division,
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Jalan
Pemuda Persil No. 1, Jakarta 13220, Tel: 62-21-489-4989,
Fax: 62-21-4894-815, 4892-884, e-mail: kartasasmita@lapan.go.id
Ms. Ani Retnowati, Head of Programme Evaluation Sub-Division,
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Jalan
Pemuda Persil No. 1, Jakarta 13220, Tel: 62-21-489-4989,
Fax: 62-21-4894-815, 4892-884, e-mail: kartasasmita@lapan.go.id
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN
Mr. Ahmad Talebzadeh, Deputy Director General, Iranian
Remote Sensing Center (IRSC), Ministry of ITC, Sadatabad
Ave, No 14 Building No 22, P.O. Box 11365/6713, Tehran.
Tel: 098212064471, Fax: 098212064474, e-mail: talebzadeh@iran-irsc.com
JAPAN
Mr. Sotaro Ito, Director, Japan Space Exploration Agency,
B.B. Building 1302, Asoke Road, Sukhumvit, Bangkok 10110,
Tel: 662-260-7026, Fax: 662-260-7027, e-mail: ito.sotaro@jaxa.jp
Mr. Ishibashi Yoshiaki, Unit Chief, Office of Research
and International Affairs on Space Activities, Research
and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology, 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku,
Tokyo-100-8966, Tel: 81-3-5253-4151, Fax: 81-3-5253-4150,
e-mail: yishiba@mext.go.jp
MALAYSIA
Ms. Mazlan Othman, Director General, National Space Agency
of Malaysia, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment,
53 Jalan Perdana, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 603-22734303,
Fax: 603-22748488, e-mail: mazlan@baksa.gov.my
Mr. Nik N. Mahmood, Director, Malaysian Center for Remote
Sensing (MACRES), Ministry of Science, Technology and the
Environment, No. 13 Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Tel:
603-2697-3350, Fax: 603-2697-3400, e-mail: nnm@macres.gov.my
Ms. Nafizah Goriman Khan, Director, National Space Agency
of Malaysia, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment,
53 Jalan Perdana, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 603-22739005,
Fax: 603-22748488, e-mail: nafizahgkhan@baksa.gov.my
Mr. Darus Ahmad, Deputy Director, Malaysian Center for
Remote Sensing (MACRES), Ministry of Science, Technology
and the Environment, No. 13 Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur,
Tel: 603-2697-3350, Fax: 603-2697-3400, e-mail: nnm@macres.gov.my
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mr. Zeen-Chul Kim, Vice President, Korea Aerospace Research
Institute (KARI), P.O. Box 113 Yusung, Daejeon, Korea 305-600,
Tel: 82-42-8602020, Fax: 82-42-8602929, E-mail: zckim@kari.re.kr
Ms. Ae-sook Suh, Director, International Cooperation Division,
Planning Bureau, Korea Meteorological Administration, 460-18,
Sindaebang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-720, Tel: 82-2-836
2386, Fax: 82-2-836-2386, e-mail: assuh@kma.go.kr
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THAILAND
Mr. Thongchai Charuppat, Deputy Director, Geo-Informatics
and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), 196 Paholyothin
Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900. Tel: 662-940-5516, Fax:
662-561-3035, e-mail: thongc@gistda.or.th
VIET NAM
Mr. Tran Manh Tuan, Director, Coordination Centre for Space
Technology Application - National Centre for Natural Sciences
and Technology, Trung tam KHTN and CNQG, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet,
Cau Guay, Hanoi. Fax: (84-4) 756-6764, tel.: (84-4) 836-1780,
email: tmtuan@ncst.ac.vn
HONG KONG, CHINA
Mr. Wai Hon Gor, Acting Assistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory,
134A Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: 852-2926-8223,
Fax: 852-2311-9448, e-mail: hgwai@hko.gov.hk
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SPECIALIZED AGENCIES and RELATED
ORGANIZATIONS
Mr. Paul Gerhard Reichert, Remote Sensing Officer, Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Via
delle Terme di Caracalla, I-00100, Rome. Fax: (39-6) 5705-4173,
tel.: (39-6) 5705-3369, email: paul.reichert@fao.org
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OBSERVERS
Mr. Wang Keran, Deputy Secretary General, Asia-Pacific
Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications,
Apartment 1121-1124, Beijing Rui Cheng Hotel, 9 Xicui Road,
Beijing Tel: 8610-88271277, Fax: 8610-88271120, e-mail:
secretariat@apmcsta.org
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SECRETARIAT
Mr. Xuan Zengpei, Chief, Information, Communication and
Space Technology Division, United Nations Building, Rajadamnern
Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200. Fax: (662) 288-1085, Tel: (662)
288-1466, email: xuan@un.org
Mr. Wu Guoxiang, Chief, Space Technology Applications Section,
Information, Communication and Space Technology Division,
United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok
10200. Tel.: (66-2) 288-1456, fax: (66-2) 288-3012, email:
wugu@un.org
Mr. Nokeo Ratanavong, Scientific Affairs Officer, Space
Technology Applications Section, Information, Communication
and Space Technology Division, United Nations Building,
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200. Tel.: (66-2) 288-1458,
fax: (66-2) 288-3012, email: ratanavong.unescap@un.org
Mr. Pierre-Henri Pisani, Expert in Space Technology Applications,
Information, Communication and Space Technology Division,
United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok
10200. Tel.: (66-2) 288-2431, fax: (66-2) 288-3012, email:
pisani@un.org
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