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Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicPrime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers his speech during the Earth Observation Summit II in Tokyo, Sunday, April 25, 2004. Officials from 47 nations and more than dozen international organizations are meeting here to decide what the Earth Observation 'system of systems' should look like, who will run it and how open it should be. "The international community has to accurately evaluate what is happening around the globe before we can take appropriate steps," he told delegates.