Capacity building in emerging space nations: Experiences, challenges and benefits

Jason, Susan; Curiel, Alex da Silva; Liddle, Doug; Chizea, Francis; Leloglu, Ugur Murat; Helvacı, M.; Bekhti, Mohammed; Benachir, Djouad; Boland, Lee; Gomes, Luís; Sweeting, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2010.03.003

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“…Similarly, Leloglu and Kocaoglan (2008) introduce a "space technology pyramid", and Harding (2013) speaks of tiers, whilst Giannopapa (2011) refers to user types. Eventually, several authors who look at the implementation of space science in developing countries express some optimism regarding developmental impacts, provided that sensible decisions are made (Esterhazy, 2009;Jason et al, 2010). However, some authors also identify various structural challenges (Jason et al, 2010) and acknowledge the northern research community's rather sceptical attitude towards space capability in developing countries (Leloglu and Kocaoglan, 2008).…”

Section: A Contemporary Perspective On Africa's Eo/spacementioning

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Dependent or not? From a daily practice of Earth observation research in the Global South to promoting adequate developmental spaces in science and technology studies

Thorpe

2023

Geogr. Helv.

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Abstract. Ever since the operation of the first civilian Earth observation (EO) satellites gained momentum in the 1970s, potential benefits and disadvantages of transferring space science and technologies, such as remote sensing techniques, have also been discussed in relation to developing countries. However, this debate has so far largely taken place at a macro-comparative level. This paper presents results from moving to the ethnographic micro level in southwest Nigeria. It sets the experiences of researchers from the Global South, who use remote sensing data, in relation to a critical review of (post-)development theory perspectives and corresponding discourses in postcolonial science and technology studies (STS). The paper discusses how researchers construct collective agency towards capacity building as a shared liberatory language in relation to an amalgam of experienced and contested places in the EO community. At the intersection of STS, geography and the arena of development policies, these experiences create their own spatial references to a developing niche that invites scholars and development practitioners to rethink and reorganise knowledge production and technologies in a postcolonial world.

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Section: A Contemporary Perspective On Africa's Eo/spacementioning

confidence: 99%

Dependent or not? From a daily practice of Earth observation research in the Global South to promoting adequate developmental spaces in science and technology studies

Thorpe

2023

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“…CD strategies in these fields were primarily driven by the importance of EO technologies for food security and livelihood resilience (Quansah et al 2010, Lewis et al 2010. The success of projects such as those by Jason et al (2010) partly stems from their clear definition of technical yet specific goals, realistic objectives, and perhaps most importantly, from a long-term commitment to projects and associated CD.…”

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“…This does not simply mean developed and developing country partnerships, but also partnerships between developing countries. For example South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria have greater capacity than most of the rest of sub-Saharan Africa with regards to EO expertise (Jason et al 2010, Gottschalk 2010, and could take the lead in partnering with other countries in the region to develop regional EO capacity. Brazil has also taken on a leading role in South-South partnerships in a number of areas including EO research (Peter 2009).…”

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Academic and research capacity development in Earth observation for environmental management

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Tembo

2011

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Sustainable environmental management is one of the key development goals of the 21st century. The importance of Earth observation (EO) for addressing current environmental problems is well recognized. Most developing countries are highly susceptible to environmental degradation; however, the capacity to monitor these changes is predominantly located in the developed world. Decades of aid and effort have been invested in capacity development (CD) with the goal of ensuring sustainable development. Academics, given their level of freedom and their wider interest in teaching and knowledge transfer, are ideally placed to act as catalyst for capacity building. In this letter, we make a novel investigation into the extent to which the EO academic research community is engaged in capacity development. Using the Web of Knowledge publication database (http://wok.mimas.ac.uk), we examined the geographical distribution of published EO related research (a) by country as object of research and (b) by authors' country of affiliation. Our results show that, while a significant proportion of EO research (44%) has developing countries as their object of research, less than 3% of publications have authors working in, or affiliated to, a developing country (excluding China, India and Brazil, which not only are countries in transition, but also have well established EO capacity). These patterns appear consistent over the past 20 years. Despite the wide awareness of the importance of CD, we show that significant progress on this front is required. We therefore propose a number of recommendations and best practices to ease collaboration and open access.

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“…A few studies have focused on technology transfer in space (or satellite) technology, addressing the issue either from a developed-to-developed country perspective (i.e. technology transfer between organisations situated in developed countries) [55,56], or a developed-todeveloping country perspective [4,57,58]. But none of these studies attempted to evaluate (or measure) the flow of transferred knowledge, even those studies grounded in knowledge-based theory [55].…”

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Evaluation of Knowledge Flow from Developed to Developing Countries in Small Satellite Collaborative Projects: The Case of Algeria

2020

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Technology transfer involves the flow of knowledge from technology developers or possessors to technology acquirers that benefit from the knowledge. This article proposes a model for the evaluation of knowledge flow in complex technology transfer projects from developed to developing countries. The proposed knowledge flow model is built by combining the concepts of knowledge viscosity and velocity with the concepts of architectural and component knowledge. The model rests on the idea that the transfer of knowledge to resource-limited organisations such as those in developing countries requires a balance between viscosity and velocity on one hand, and between architectural and component knowledge on the other. The knowledge flow model has been tested on data sourced from three Earth-observation small satellite collaborative projects leveraged by Algeria in order to acquire small satellite technology from abroad and build local capability. The implementation of the model revealed that the collaborative projects enabled only the acquisition of a shallow form of architectural knowledge detached from the local environment. The findings are reflective of the limitations of the collaborative projects mechanism and the challenge faced by the technology acquirer to strike the appropriate component/architectural and viscosity/velocity balance.

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Capacity building in emerging space nations: Experiences, challenges and benefits

Cited by 17 publications

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Dependent or not? From a daily practice of Earth observation research in the Global South to promoting adequate developmental spaces in science and technology studies

Dependent or not? From a daily practice of Earth observation research in the Global South to promoting adequate developmental spaces in science and technology studies

Academic and research capacity development in Earth observation for environmental management

Evaluation of Knowledge Flow from Developed to Developing Countries in Small Satellite Collaborative Projects: The Case of Algeria

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