Additional tasks for the development of the space industry have been identified

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of additional measures aimed at the development of space activities.

As you know, according to the decree of the head of our state dated August 30, 2019, the Uzbekcosmos Agency was created under the Cabinet of Ministers. Over the past period, a number of measures have been taken to form a regulatory framework and create the necessary infrastructure in this area. But the pace of the work carried out does not correspond to the scale and trends in the development of the global space economy.

For example, in 2020, the total volume of the space services market in the world approached $ 400 billion. A large share of it is occupied by remote sensing of the Earth, satellite communications, navigation services. In the future, the need for space services will only grow.

With this in mind, a five-year concept and a roadmap for the development of the space industry was developed on behalf of the President. It defines the goals of remote sensing of the Earth, the creation of a national grouping of telecommunications satellites, the creation of a research and production center, training, and support for aerospace startups.

It is also planned to assign additional tasks to the Uzbekcosmos Agency. These are, for example, the detection of violations in the spheres of the economy by analyzing satellite images, the implementation of state space monitoring, the preparation of proposals for the use of advanced technologies.

The Head of our state asked about the final effect of the proposed measures.

It was noted that the development of the industry will help a wide range of areas, including agriculture and water management, land relations, ecology, geology. Thus, the level of accuracy of the analysis of the types and area of crops, unauthorized occupation of land, unauthorized organization of landfills will reach 95 percent. The protection of hydraulic structures, subsurface resources and minerals will also increase.

The President approved these proposals and instructed to adopt the relevant documents.