Overview of APSCC
Founding
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Scene from Inaugural Council
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Meeting in 1994
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In November of 1992,
the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA)
organized the United Nations Workshop on Space Communications
for Development in the Asia-Pacific. This workshop was hosted
by the Government of the Republic of Korea, which presented
a proposal to establish an organization to facilitate and
promote development in the growing industry of satellite communications
in the Asia-Pacific. This proposal was accepted, and the participants
requested that UN-OOSA inform the respective governments of
the ESCAP region.
On October 25, 1994, the APSCC's Inauguration Council Meeting
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was held in Seoul, Korea. APSCC was formally
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constitution was adopted, and the officers were elected. Present
were 30 representatives from administrations and regional service
operators in the region. UN-OOSA and ITU officers witnessed the
inauguration. Today, APSCC continues to work hard to play a key
role in expanding the impact of information technology and in promoting
digital opportunities through greater use of satellite technologies.
In September of 2004, when the APSCC Constitution was amended
at the 6th Plenary Meeting, APSCC activities have been enlarged
to cover additional facets of the space industry including space
application services such as GPS, GIS, remote sensing and its
related businesses, as they are of vital importance in the Asia-Pacific.
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Objectives
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APSCC is a non-profit international association representing
all sectors of satellite and/or space-related industries,
including private and public companies, government ministries
and agencies, and academic and research entities. The overall
objective of APSCC is to promote communications and broadcasting
via satellite as well as outer space activities in the Asia-Pacific
for the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of the region.
To achieve this objective, APSCC links its members together
to exchange views on satellite-related policies, technologies,
systems, and services in the region. Members include satellite
manufacturers, launch service providers, satellite service
providers and satellite risk management companies, telecom
carriers, and broadcasters from Asia, Europe and North America.
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Representative, Mr. |
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| APSCC brings individuals in the industry together to work as a
powerful collective voice for the Asia-Pacific. APSCC also works
to develop, expedite and broaden the distribution of new services
via satellite in the region. APSCC also assists in the formulation
of recommendations on policies, regulations and technical standards
within the region and around the world. |
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Inaugural APSCC President, Dr.
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Seon J. Chung, giving speech at
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Inaugurate Council Meeting
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APSCC serves the satellite community in the following
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Collects, distributes, and produces information,
news, and |
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literature regarding technologies, services,
operations, policies, |
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regulations, and other topics in the satellite
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industries. |
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Assists and organizes joint efforts for the
acquisition and |
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development of spectrum and orbital resources |
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Provides expert technical assistance as well
as consultation to |
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coordination efforts on conflict of interest
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spectrum interference in the region |
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Participates in and coordinates joint efforts
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development of international standards |
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Encourages deregulation of satellite and space
related industries |
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in the region |
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| The lack of standard international procedures for these issues
in Asia has created the need for APSCC to sponsor diverse programs
to tackle and facilitate the completion of these goals. In terms
of deregulation in satellite and space related industries, APSCC
works for cooperation between member countries to minimize technical
or regulatory barriers.
APSCC maintains cooperative relationships with other organizations,
associations and institutions in the region including UN OOSA,
ESCAP, ITU, APT, APEC and ABU. The specifics of those relationships
are agreed upon mutually within the framework of existing international
satellite and space related activities, rules and procedures APSCC
continuously reaches out to those involved in satellite and space
related industries and invites them to forge a relationship with
APSCC.
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