Down to Space EU Global Action on Space

In this episode, Jolanda Van Eijndthoven, Head of Unit for ”Space Data Economy and International Cooperation” at DG DEFIS, the Directorate-General of the European Commission and Edison Rijna, Special Envoy for the Caribbean Netherlands for EU funds, UN funds and economic relations with Latin America, will take us on a journey to discover current and future opportunities for cooperation in the space sector between the European Union and the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region, with a particular focus on the Caribbean islands and the island of Bonaire.

Key moments00:00 - Intro 
02:14 - Global Gateway Strategy and EU-LAC Digital Alliance
05:45 - The EU for the Caribbean, and the Caribbean for the EU
13:48 - Social awareness about space in the Caribbean
17:25 - What's next? The future of EU-LAC cooperation in space
25:55 - Outro

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The first episode of Down to Space focuses on Europe’s space-based connectivity programme named IRIS², an acronym for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite. 
 
Featuring Anas Hanan - Policy Officer at DG DEFIS, the Directorate-General of the European Commission covering the Defence industry and Space sectors - we explore the new opportunities the constellation provides for Africa, building on the current partnership between Africa and the European Union in the field of space.

Key moments00:00 - Intro 
02:14 - IRIS2’s overview
08:13 - The private sector
13:59 - Opportunities for Africa
20:22 - Outro

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