The Hanoi Times - A space technology research centre will be built in
This announcement was made at a seminar jointly-held by the Vietnam Institute of Science and Technology and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)’s consultative group in
The centre, the first of its kind in
The project will consist of 14 functional areas, including a satellite manufacturing plant, an integrating and testing centre, a magnetic field testing area, a satellite control centre and an observatory model.
Work on the centre is scheduled to commence in 2010 and is expected to be completed in 2017.
Participants at the seminar stressed the importance of building the space technology research centre, saying that it will help the country to master the technology to manufacture and launch satellites that are capable of capturing images of the whole of
The centre will capture and treat remote satellite data, giving an early warning of natural and environmental disasters, forecasting agricultural output and seafood resources, updating electronic map systems used for land management and planning, as well as building training systems.
The feasibility study for the project is expected be completed later this year to be submitted to the Vietnamese and Japanese governments for approval.
The
Japanese experts will help
According to Takeo Matsuzawa, from the JETRO Study Team, the
Besides supervising disasters and managing natural resources, the centre can help
Dr. Dang Vu Minh, Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Science and Technology, Director of Space Technology Institute, said the Institute and JETRO experts are still working on the feasibility report of this project. The report will be submitted to the Vietnamese and Japanese governments in late 2008.
In June 2006, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed a framework cooperation agreement in the field of space technology.
On October 14, 2006 the Prime Minister approved the Strategy on Research and Application of Space Technology to 2020.
In a talk between the Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers in October 2006, the two sides agreed that the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park would be one of three key cooperation projects between the two countries.
On November 20, 2006 the Prime Minister signed a decision to set up the Space Technology Institute (STI) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
In November 2007, the joint statement of the Vietnam-Japan cooperation program named “Looking to strategic partnership between Vietnam-Japan” defined space technology as one of the cooperation fields between the two countries.
In July 2008, the Japanese Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI) set up a consulting group, under the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), to do feasibility research of the
In August 2008 the management board of the
On August 18, 2008, the Institute for Space Technology Institute and JETRO signed a cooperation agreement on writing the feasibility research report for the
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