How can satellites boost the world's socio-economic prospects?

According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, the number of satellites has risen dramatically since 2021. But has this translated into greater equity in terms of connectivity? How does this boom help other, less connected parts of the world? And, what, if anything, does this mean for enterprises?


This week's guest is Isabelle Mauro, Director General of the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA). Isabelle has spent her career advocating for more equity in connectivity and is also a Non-Executive Member of the Global Advisory Board of Women In Tech, a organisation that provides women with access to technology and training worldwide.


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Sources and statistics cited in todays episode:
The UN Office for outer space affairs statistics on satellite numbers: https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/informationfor/media/2022-unis-os-574.html


Statistics on the numbers of unconnected people in the world: https://www.un.org/en/delegate/itu-29-billion-people-still-offline#:~:text=An%20estimated%2037%20per%20cent,never%2C%20ever%20used%20the%20Internet (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.un.org/en/delegate/itu-29-billion-people-still-offline%23:~:text%3DAn%2520estimated%252037%2520per%2520cent,never%252C%2520ever%2520used%2520the%2520Internet&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1698878682160371&usg=AOvVaw18D4qOJqYnnEATxFTUxaNb) .


Statistics on the digital divide: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-digital-divide-internet-data-broadband-mobbile/ (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-digital-divide-internet-data-broadband-mobbile/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1698878682160432&usg=AOvVaw2gsgRw2owOVCoNCCtudcba)


Clean ship-breaking technology: https://www.leviathan.eu/