Report on ECA/ITU regional seminar on principles of development of satellite communication systems and efficient use of the geostationary orbit

Abstract

The objective of seminar was to provide a trading programme for upgrading the knowledge and professional competence of senior African officials concerned with communication policy and planning in telecommunication and broadcast (Radio and television) in their respective countries the seminar was also designed to offer opportunity to participants to acquire detailed knowledge of operational satellite communications systems and technology in order to apply same in their plans for a possible regional African satellite communication system feasibility study for which is planned to be embarked up on communication system programme period of the United Nations Transport and Communication Decade.