Saudi Space Agency and World Economic Forum Collaborate to Launch Center for Space Futures this Autumn
The Saudi Space Agency and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have announced the opening of the Center for Space Futures this autumn.
The center aims to promote discussions on space collaboration, incorporating WEF's best practices into the global space sector, and generating forward-looking contributions to accelerate space technologies.
The Saudi Space Agency's CEO, Mohammed Al-Tamimi, stated that the center's goal is to foster a global space economy that is vibrant, prosperous, and sustainable.
Jeremy Jurgens, the WEF's managing director, emphasized the significant impact of the global space sector on Earth, from monitoring climate change to increasing human connectivity via satellites.
A new center, the Center for Space Futures, will join the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) network.
This center, the first in C4IR to focus exclusively on space, will work on space technological innovation, policies and regulations, and sustainability.
It will collaborate with C4IR Saudi Arabia to support Saudi Vision 2030, the country's economic diversification plan.
The integration of the Center for Space Futures into C4IR is significant due to the importance of space-related topics.