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Otago Foreign Policy School

Ascending into space: New Zealand's role as a space-faring nation

KAS Australia and the Pacific proudly supports the Otago Foreign Policy School again this year. The workshop that turned into THE New Zealand forum for foreign policy is held from 1 to 3 July at the University of Otago in Dunedin/New Zealand.

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The conference, held in its 56th iteration, is concerned with New Zealand’s Role as a Space-Faring Nation. In the words of the host:

 

The space industry in New Zealand has grown significantly over the few past years. Unlike its Five Eyes partners that have developed their respective space programmes upon the foundations military research and design within the cold war context, New Zealand’s space industry lays within a foundation of the rapid development of commercial space activities. This presents both opportunities and challenges. Currently, New Zealand sits at an important juncture and has the potential to become a global leader as a premier nation-state for Low Earth Orbit activities given both its regulatory infrastructure and unique positioning on the globe. However, it also means that, now more than ever, New Zealand must turn to its Five Eyes partners for security, especially when shaping its foreign policy, and take-stock of the lessons learned from its partners experiences as it to mould its space policy and framework.

To a large extent, this means that New Zealand’s space posture needs to account for commercial (regulatory and technological), national (environmental and cultural), and security (national and international) considerations.

 

This year's Foreign Policy School considers the following key themes:

 

New Zealand commercial, defence, security, and regulatory, postures concerning space activities and development

International relations between New Zealand and other space-faring nations

Challenges and opportunities that technological developments, such as cyber security over space assets, may pose

Collaborative scientific developments that consider environmental impacts from space activities

 

For more details, please refer to the programme:

Otago Foreign Policy School 2022 programme, Otago Foreign Policy School, University of Otago, New Zealand

 

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Eva Wagner

Eva Wagner

Senior Programm-Koordinatorin Rechtsstaatlichkeit, Energie- und Entwicklungspolitik

eva.wagner@kas.de +61 2 6154 9323

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