Translation of "Programme conjoint des sciences spatiales CNRC NASA " (French → English) :

NRC/NASA Space Project

As well, we have at the table Mr. Mac Evans, president of the Canadian Space Agency, and Mr. Dave Williams, the Canadian astronaut and director of space and life sciences, NASA.

Witnesses: From the Canadian Space Agency: William Macdonald Evans, President; Dr. Dave Williams, Canadian Astronaut and Director of Space and Life Sciences NASA (JSC).

encourage collaboration on long-term basic research within the context of the EU-U.S. Science and Technology agreement, and develop exchanges of good practices concerning the policies needed to support science and innovation; promote cooperation using civilian space-based technologies for sustainable development, science/exploration, and deepening the knowledge society; support an international dialogue and cooperative activities for the responsible development and use of the emerging field of nanotechnology; renew and reinforce the EU-U.S. agreement on Higher Education and Vocational Training, which includes the Fulbright/Europ ...[+++]ean Union program, to boost education cooperation and transatlantic exchanges between our citizens; encourage the commercial application of output from research, identifying cooperative actions to improve rapid commercialization, using, inter alia, incubator environments, venture capital and technology transfer; promote E-accessibility for the disabled, elderly and other citizens with accessibility issues; encourage deployment of key innovative technologies such as broadband and radio frequency identification devices, without prejudice to consumer and data protection; encourage collaboration on development and take up of Intelligent Transport Systems/ Telematics for intelligent vehicles; establish a dialogue on cyber-security to bring together regulators, law enforcement and, as appropriate, intelligence agencies; support OECD efforts to develop an approach to international redress for international internet purchases; cooperate to tackle spam through joint enforcement initiatives, and explore ways to fight against illegal "spyware" and "malware; ” and explore cooperative work on health and medical technologies.