The Subcommittee noted that the United Nations Programme on Space Applications was assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition in participating in and benefiting from space-related activities as proposed in the recommendations of UNISPACE III, in particular those contained in “The Space Millennium: Vienna Declaration on Space and Human Development.” The Subcommittee noted that the United Nations Programme on Space Applications was aimed at promoting, through regional and international cooperation, the use of space science and technology and space-related data for sustainable economic and social development in developing countries by raising the awareness of decision makers of the cost-effectiveness and additional benefits to be obtained; establishing or strengthening the capacity in developing countries to use space technology; and strengthening outreach activities to disseminate awareness of the benefits obtained.
Le Sous-Comité a noté que le Programme des Nations Unies pour les applications des techniques spatiales aidait les pays en développement et les pays en transition à participer aux activités spatiales proposées dans les recommandations d'UNISPACE III, en particulier celles figurant dans “Le Millénaire de l'espace: la Déclaration de Vienne sur l'espace et le développement humain”, et à en tirer parti.