Azerbaijani scientists to take part in solving global problems of Earth science
21.09.2023 /Delegation of the Institute of Control Systems of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MSE RA) headed by General Director Academician Ali Abbasov visited the People's Republic of China. The purpose of the visit was to establish cooperation and implement joint projects with Chinese scientists and specialists in addressing global Earth science problems of the 21st century, including natural disasters, climate change, water resources management, etc., within the framework of the UN "Sustainable Development Goals" program through the collection of aerospace information about the Earth by remote sensing and observation methods, its placement and processing in data processing centers in the Silk Road countries.
During the visit, the delegation held meetings and discussions at the Aerospace Information Research Institute and research centers of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Earth Observation System and Data Center of the China National Space Administration, the North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering (Beijing), Guangzhou University and university research institutes, and the Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence Association. The guests also visited IPLOOK Technologies Co., Ltd, China Communications Services Corporation, Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd (21AT), which provide earth information services from low-orbit satellites based on a scientific and industrial platform, and visited and had a close look at DOBOT, a company that manufactures intelligent robots. At the meetings, they mainly came to a consensus on cooperation in the field of aerospace information processing, implementation of joint scientific research projects and personnel training.
During the visit, Azerbaijani and Chinese scientists held discussions on the platform of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative within the framework of the scientific program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on joint cooperation in solving science-intensive problems in the field of Earth exploration from space, including issues of transport and logistics along the "Middle Corridor" between Europe and Asia, of which the Republic of Azerbaijan is an active participant.
A memorandum of understanding on scientific and technical cooperation in the field of remote sensing and processing of aerospace information was signed between the Aerospace Information Research Institute of CAS and the Institute of Control Systems of MSE RA. Along with the above-mentioned Chinese aerospace enterprises, scientists and specialists from Azerbaijan's Azerkosmos OJSC, the National Aerospace Agency, the National Academy of Aviation and the Institute of Information Technologies of the MSE RA are also expected to participate in this joint work.