Space Economic Zones Program

The Space Economic Zones Program is an integrated programme developed by the UAE Space Agency to support space startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so that they can contribute to the national space economy through partnerships with various stakeholders in the UAE.

The main initiatives of the programme are:

• Space Economy Stimulus Packages
• Space Labs
• Space Economic Zones.
   

  The objectives of the initiatives include:

1. creating an attractive and integrated business environment to meet local and international needs
2. enhancing the competitiveness of companies operating in the space economy, which contributes to enhancing the demand for space applications and services
3. stimulating innovation and growing the sector's economic contribution to the country's non-oil GDP.

    

   Space Package Incentives

• Express permit: this permit allows the practice of specific space activities, including licences, permissions and approvals
• Space labs: through space labs, companies will get the chance to utilise the space facilities in the UAE in partnership with the space centres, and they will get space technical consultancy service provided by space experts
• Accelerators: opportunities will be provided by to help space start-ups and SMEs accelerate their business and take it to the next level
• Funds and financial solutions: funds and attractive financial solutions will be provided to help space startups and SMEs sustain their growth in the UAE
• Working spaces: in cooperation with its local partners in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the programme's first phase will provide offices and working spaces at competitive rates in an integrated space-ecosystem environment that will help companies grow and develop their business
• Promotion opportunities: The UAE Space Agency will offer promotion opportunities that will help companies expand their space expertise network and get the latest updates on the rapidly growing space sector through participating in various national and international space conferences and events.

Register in the Space Economic Zones Program.

'Arab Space Pioneers’ Programme

The ‘Arab Space Pioneers’ Programme aims to build Arab expertise in space science and technologies. Overseen by the UAE Space Agency, the programme will equip young Arab researchers, scientists, inventors and creative talents with skills and expertise required to lead a career in the growing space sector.

It is a three-year intensive training programme that incubates young talents and expands their career prospects in the region’s emerging space technologies. The programme aims to invest in young Arab capacities who, in turn, can actively contribute to the global science community and drive scientific, economic and social development in their societies. It highlights the importance of investing in the multi-faceted space technology as a major driver of the future knowledge-based economy in the region.

Benefits of the programme

Participants in the ‘Arab Space Pioneers’ Programme will receive a number of benefits including:

1. a world-class specialized training in space science and technology
2. a fully-covered three-year residency in the UAE
3. access to scholarships and other financial incentives
4. an opportunity to build advanced satellites in the UAE
5. future job opportunities
6. an opportunity to join teams of Emirati researchers, engineers and experts in a number of space projects.

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