Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and seven companies launched “Satellite VDES Consortium” after the inaugural meeting which was held on October 13, 2022. OPRI joined the consortium as a secretariat.
OPRI has been conducting research to promote satellite VDES, the next-generation maritime communications infrastructure, with the aim of fostering cooperation between the ocean and space.
Based on the results of these studies, OPRI also released policy proposals in August 2022 and handed them over to the relevant ministries. The consortium plans to cooperate with companies specializing in various fields and discuss multiple elements including the promotion, use-cases and business
