Space Technology: The Next Business Frontier (DOS).

B Scope: b The State Department's U.S. Mission to India seeks applications for the Space Technology: The Next Business Frontier announcement. B Areas: b DOS said within two months of the project start date the applicant should form four Working Groups and identify the four key themes/issues that will be discussed during the conclave; within four months of the project start date, connect the Working Group members to each other and organize at least three virtual meetings of each of the four Working Groups; within six months of the project start date, host a three-day conclave in Bengaluru, Karnataka for 40 participants from India, the United States, and Indo-Pacific countries; within 10 months after the project start date, compile a white paper of the recommendations as the outcome of the conclave, which will include details about the newly formed Indo-Pacific Association for Space Entrepreneurs (IPASE) and its goals and objectives; and within 12 months after the project start date, share the approved version of the white paper widely with stakeholders in the space sector in India, the United States, and Indo-Pacific countries. [Extracted from the article]