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ANNU AL REPOR T 2 016 This forum brought together delegates

from DGAM, CESTIC, EMAD, and the perma-
nent representation in Brussels, as well as
important international organisations such

Institute, TEDAE and the specific Portugue-
clear international aims with its activities.
se defence perspective. And for the first
Participation in international initiatives,
• as NATO, an expert from the Elcano Royal that “since its creation, Hisdesat has had
time since its inception, the inaugural confe- sponsored by organisations like NATO or
HISDE S AT the Secretary of State Director of the CNI. the EU, has allowed us to consolidate our
rence was led by General Félix Sanz Roldán,
position as a driving force and leader in
The Madrid Chamber of Commerce hosted
the field of government space services.”
a meeting initiated by the Luxembourg Eco-
nomic Forum, in which different players of And he concluded: “In this context, the
GovSatCom initiative of the European
the industry explained their proposals on Union offers a unique framework that
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how to act in a global framework. Among will enhance both common European po-
these was the company GovSat, a joint part- licies, and those related to satellite ser-
nership between SES and the Government vices within a public-private cooperation
of Luxembourg, which presented its Euro- environment.”
pean project, aimed at government servi-
ces and defence. During his speech, Miguel As part of its commitment to and support
Angel Panduro, CEO of Hisdesat, stated of universities, Hisdesat sponsored the
36th Awards for the best End-of-Studies
Projects, Master’s Theses, Doctorate The-
ses and overall Best Academic Trajecto-
ries in Telecommunications Engineering,
organized by COIT. The Hisdesat Award