The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) plays a role in the space industry through its Space Forum, an international platform focused on the economic and innovation dimensions of the space sector. The OECD Space Forum facilitates discussions, research, and the development of guidelines for measuring the space economy and its broader impacts, with the goal of informing policy decisions in member countries. It collaborates with space agencies and ministries to analyze the space economy, promote international comparability of space-related statistics, and investigate topics like space sustainability. Associated keywords include space economy, space policy, international collaboration, and economic analysis.
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The OECD has raised concerns about the combination of high-resolution satellite imagery with artificial intelligence for tracking individuals and sensitive facilities.
The Australian Space Agency and OECD policy dashboards document targeted efforts to lift Australia’s share of global space activity via launch capability, satellite manufacturing, and downstream services.
The European Union Space Act proposal, OECD work on Earth observation data, and UNOOSA guidance on responsible AI point toward more formal constraints on how space-derived datasets are collected, shared, and repurposed.
The estimates on the space economy are based on guidelines defined by ESA, Eurostat, OECD, US Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Joint Research Center of the European Commission.
The OECD estimates the global ocean economy could exceed 3 trillion USD by 2030.
ECAs can provide patient capital at tenures beyond what the commercial banking sector typically offers through arrangements under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).