20 January 2022 year in Odessa, at the initiative of the National Center for Space Management and Testing, State Space Agency of Ukraine, with the support of the Committee on Economic Development of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and assistance of the Odessa Regional State Administration, the Unification Conference of Regional Innovation and Space Clusters of Ukraine was held.
As noted by the First Deputy Chairman of the State Space Agency of Ukraine Volodymyr Ben, The purpose of the conference is to exchange best practices of regional innovation and space clusters "Black Sea", Polissya, Slobozhanshchyna and the Dnieper Space Cluster for the introduction of space technologies in regional development and support for innovation in space activities.
Launch of domestic satellite "Sich-2-30" launched a new phase of Ukraine's space program. This information is of great value for the development of various sectors of the economy, in environmental, agrarian, Defense and Emergency Monitoring and Risk Forecasting », - said at a briefing before the conference, the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Sergei Grinevetsky.
In addition, during the conference announced the creation of the All-Ukrainian Association of Innovation and Space Clusters, which will promote cooperation between Ukrainian space companies and international companies.
The conference participants came to a conclusion, that the unification of innovation and space clusters will give a new impetus to the development of the space industry, will promote cooperation of Ukrainian enterprises with international companies in creating joint products and services, including the integration of Ukraine into the structure of the European Space Agency and other international organizations.
So, the idea of NCUVKZ specialists, which arose two years ago, on the creation of innovation and space clusters in different regions of Ukraine, brought its results. Black Sea, Polissya, Slobozhansky and Dnipro clusters exchanged ideas, focusing on the introduction of the latest space technologies in various sectors of the domestic economy and the use of satellite data. The newly established All-Ukrainian Association of Innovation and Space Clusters has received support at the state level, support of local and regional authorities of Odesa region, as well as entrepreneurs, in particular, Shabo Industrial and Trading Company LLC. Growers and winemakers of the South of Ukraine are also interested in introducing new technologies, which will promote the revival and development of the industry at the level of the best world standards.
By the way, winemakers Shabo, together with NCUVKZ and DKA, prepared an exclusive gift to Ilona Mask - a bottle of unique Ukrainian wine from grapes, grown only in Ukraine, and a special greeting letter. This gift was given to the founder of SpaceX 13 January 2022 p. during the launch of the domestic satellite "Sich-2-30" at Cape Canaveral.
The Odessa unification conference took place just a week after the launch of the Sich-2-30 spacecraft, with the participation of people's deputies of Ukraine, management of the State Space Agency, НЦУВКЗ, heads of regional state administrations, representatives of united territorial communities, heads of higher educational institutions, state and commercial enterprises of Ukraine, and demonstrated at the national level the growing interest in the use of modern space technologies and contributed to the establishment of close ties and the development of cooperation between different regions of Ukraine.
Photo: Odessa Regional State Administration