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This article and its insights by Kofoworola Joshua Faleti sparked my own analysis on themes and perceptions around the African continent's general capability. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/diee9f7C ______ I am wary (perhaps even weary?) when comparisons are drawn between Africa's continental broader capabilities and that of other continents. Presenting such comparisons has the perhaps-unintended result of showcasing the collective Africa as, in fact 'incapabable'. 🌍 Granted - as far as space infrastructure, established skill sets, economy and financial models go - the African continent is not on par. But, to what extent should it be? Systemically, any framework that differs on multiple levels, elements and behaviours, simply cannot (and should not) be compared to each other. 👥 Africa is a collection of different nations, languages and cultures, belief systems, hard and soft infrastructure, and capabilities. The continent is indeed making effort to speak as one, cohesive voice when engaging on relative topics with other continental nations and their systems. But, it remains a challenging, long term commitment to present a unified set of ideas, when there's such great diversity behind it. In discussions around space industry activities (both Up and Down stream) there are indeed large disparities between what's happening in Africa and other nations. But that's not to say that African countries are not particularly willing or wholly incapable of creating Newspace opportunities to become serious Space players. Arguably, the passage of time in progressive technology development appears to have been against African nations in the global movement toward hard and soft space projects. But, these developmental aspects are not entirely inherent to specific cultures or economic ecosystems. It's simply: the value of Time. 🛰️ And, over time, the *benefits* of space technology - and the value of scarce resource management and data intelligence that supports multi-level global sustainability - to the African continent has in fact, never been more clearer. In short, Capability for Africa, does not show up the same way as Capabilities for other continents. And, with a centric mindset, African nations can leverage their own confident uniqueness that might establish themselves as serious players in the space value chain. 🔁 Also, when thinking strategically about value chain positioning - African nations do not have to be "Everything, to Everyone". ------- “The distance between your mind and reality is perception.” Matshona Dhliwayo #Newspace #Africa #capability #STEM #4IR #spaceactivities #valuechain
The #African goal lacks a commercial bite that may see it end up in the same situation the #EU is desperately trying to leave The African space strategy identifies the approach the continent intends to take regarding its space development, and one thing is clear: Africa has prioritised the development of its socio-economy through space technology. Africa can learn from Europe’s current challenges while also benefiting from the region’s partnership with Africa, and as a result, Africa must take care that its spatial ambitions do not compromise its space industry’s long-term private sector potential. Read Here : https://lnkd.in/gD5fEh3S #spacewatchop Kofoworola Joshua Faleti #spaceinafrica #spaceineu
