Space 2030 (ARTICLES REMOVED FROM IP WEBSITE by Poul)
Space 2030 is the final report of a two-year OECD study involving ESA and 25 public and private organisations in the OECD area. The study reports on the commercialisation of space, development of space infrastructure and the role to be played by public and private actors.
It assesses the opportunities and challenges facing the space sector and underlines the potential of space technologies to find solutions to some of the challenges facing society. Intellectual property issues are likely to become more prominent as the private sector plays an increasingly role in the development, access and use of space assets.
As stated in several previous ESA studies on intellectual property and space activities, an effective protection of intellectual property generated in the context of space activities is crucial in order to attract investment from private entities. Lack of legal certainty will influence the development of space research in an international cooperation environment.
