ABU DHABI, fifteenth January, 2025 (WAM) — Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Muto Yoji, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, mentioned methods to boost cooperation and discover alternatives to additional develop the area business in each nations.
The collaboration will happen underneath a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in coordination the UAE Space Agency and different related entities. Both sides purpose to conclude and signal the MoC inside a yr.
This initiative is a part of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Initiative between the 2 nations, signed in September 2022, and builds on the outcomes of the UAE-Japan Space Public-Private Workshop held alongside the Abu Dhabi Space Debate convention in December 2024. It marks a major step in the direction of strengthening area collaboration between the 2 nations.
The strategic partnership aligns with the UAE Space Agency’s initiatives, together with the Space Economic Zones programme, which helps the institution and sustainability of native firms by means of collaboration with strategic companions.
The programme focuses on creating an built-in enterprise atmosphere to satisfy native and worldwide wants, foster innovation, and commercialise area applied sciences, contributing to the expansion of a various and sustainable data economic system.
The two sides additionally mentioned growing a roadmap for the area business in each nations and organising seminars to implement the roadmap.