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13. Conscious of the progress made in space activities by government entities, spaceagencies, scientific and academic groups and the private sector in the region, I urgethose taking part in the Fourth Space Conference of the Americas, IV CEA, toincrease their support for strengthening national-level institutions that implementprojects and programs derived from space science and technology, in order to secureappropriate follow-up for the commitments made at this Conference.14. Adopt the Action Plan, an integral part of this Declaration.15. Instruct the Secretariat Pro-Tempore to promote the application of the Action Planand urge countries in the region and elsewhere, agencies and organisations involvedin space activities, as well as non-governmental organisations and private industry tosupport the work assigned to the Secretariat.16. Agree on the importance of creating effective mechanisms of co-operation and coordinationin the region and instruct the Secretariat Pro-Tempore to take the necessarysteps on this point indicated in the Action Plan. Note with satisfaction andacknowledge the Chilean delegation’s presentation titled “Creation of a regionalConsultation Mechanism for Space Matters”.17. International Space Legal Frame Work(a) States from the American region are invited to ratify the different sets ofconventions and treaties on international space law.(b) Submitted to COPUOS Legal Subcommittee’s consideration is the draft of aunified Space Convention, reflecting both the existing principles ininternational space law, and the new realities in the exploration and use ofouter space.(c) States are invited to instruct and advice their representatives, before theCOPUOS and the ITU to enhance task coordination in relation to thesebodies.(d) Submitted to the Pro Tempore Space Conference of The Americas, IV CEA,is the Secretariat’s consideration to produce a registration system of theexisting national legislation on activities and use of outer space, in thecountries forming part of the aforementioned region.(e) The creation of a Regional Center for the education in the areas of spacescience and techniques, incorporating the different studies on spacelegislation and other space matters is recommended. It would serve thepurpose of unifying the position of the Region’s States by way of developinginvestigation and analysis activities in the referred areas of space and sciencetechniques.18. Multilateral Mechanisms and the Needs in the Region: Strategic Alliances andRegional AgreementAs a prerequisite to the establishment of a regional position with the purpose ofdeveloping a cooperation strategy, it is recommended that the different countries formingpart of the region, constitute national (State) bodies responsible for space related matters.Criteria and Methodology for Project SubmittingInstitutional experiences technology for the general population522