How can satellites boost the world's socio-economic prospects?
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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. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, Isabelle Mauro: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-mauro-908546 This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. 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. Statistics on the digital divide: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-digital-divide-internet-data-broadband-mobbile/ Clean ship-breaking technology: https://www.leviathan.eu/
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