Ms M Vaissiere, Director for Telecommunications and Integrated Applications for the European Space Agency (ESA), presented a paper on the "Potential for Sustainable Services and Economic Growth". The focus was on maintaining and improving competition in the European industry on the promotion of the use of satellite technology. The reliance on the satellite infrastructure to communicate, travel, and in support of rescue and relief efforts cannot be over-emphasised. Satellite technologies and applications are also used for developing and monitoring precision agriculture, trading and fishing policies which enables the creation of business opportunities, therefore having a direct link to economic growth. A critical observation was that if the penetration of broadband increases domestically, it would have a positive impact on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country.