Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC) 2024

GSTC 2024

Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies Heng Swee Keat spoke about how space plays a critical role in addressing Earth's most pressing issues, including disaster relief and climate change, and shared Singapore’s strategies for the space industry, including building a diverse talent base.

The space industry in Singapore has grown by 50% since 2013 and now has more than 2,000 professionals and researchers, and over 60 space-related companies. Leading satellite companies are anchored here and have expanded over time to establish regional headquarters in Singapore to access Southeast Asia’s growing markets.

The Office for Space Technology & Industry, Singapore (OSTIn) is working with the space sector in Singapore and is facilitating the research and development of new space technologies that tackle global and regional issues aligned with Singapore’s interests. These include climate change mitigation and sustainable development, with R&D programmes focused on driving advancements in space tech enablers for critical sectors such as aviation and maritime.

OSTIn's key events as part of GSTC 2024

1. MOU was signed between NUS Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) and Arkadiah Technology , paving the way for collaborative endeavours in R&D and leveraging space tech and LiDAR for carbon biomass estimates.

2. Collaboration with JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on an innovation workshop has demonstrated how space-based innovation can solve terrestrial problems and sparked discussions on accelerating the adoption of space-based solutions through partnerships.

3. STEM 2.0 forum held during 14 Feb 2024 was instrumental in empowering the next generation of innovators and leaders in space.
   

4. Fruitful meetings with key industry players and foreign space agencies, fostering partnerships and collaborations internationally, such as the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales, UAE Space Agency , Thai GISTDA, Geo-informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, Philippine Space Agency and the UK Space Agency.
   

5. OSTIn Hosts CNES during their return visit to Singapore

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   During the week of GSTC 2024, OSTIn welcomed back Centre National d'Études Spatiales to sunny Singapore for our Annual Meeting, on the sidelines of the Global Space and Technology Convention.

   The Annual Meeting is anchored by the bilateral CNES-OSTIn Memorandum of Understanding, which was renewed in 2022.

   At the meeting, OSTIn Executive Director Jonathan Hung and CNES Chief Operating Officer Lionel Suchet hosted an industry exchange between Singapore and French companies, and exchanged updates on our joint research projects.

7. OSTIn also supported CNES’ visit to Nanyang Technological University Singapore, where the delegation met with representatives from NTU Satellite Research Centre (SaRC), Temasek Laboratories@NTU and Earth Observatory of Singapore Remote Sensing Lab.

   CNES and NTU renewed their research agreements with each other and will continue to explore future collaboration.

   We thank CNES for visiting us, and look forward to continued cooperation in Space.