Developments in space activities in Poland

Poland has a long-standing tradition in space activities. Polish institutions have participated as co-investigators in almost all European Space Agency (ESA) science projects, as well as on many other missions. However, the first Polish satellite (PW-SAT) was only launched in 2012. Poland was one of the first Eastern European countries to conclude a Cooperation Agreement with ESA in the peaceful use of outer space; it was signed in 1994 and followed by a second in January 2002. Negotiations on Polish membership in the ESA were started in autumn of 2011, and ended in April 2012. Following ratification of the agreement, Poland officially became the 20th Member State of ESA on 19 November 2012. This article examines how Poland is setting its way as a space nation. It describes recent developments in the Polish space programme, including the road to Poland's full membership in the European Space Agency.     

Precursor to an African Space Agency: Commentary on Dr Peter Martinez “Is there a need for an African Space Agency?”

In 2012 a working group was established to formulate the African space policy and strategy which would lead to the establishment of an African Space Agency (ASA). Dr Peter Martinez asserts in his article “Is there a need for an African Space Agency?” [1] that the arguments that have been posited in support of an ASA are flawed; namely the arguments of the existing example of the European Space Agency (ESA), and that an ASA would lead to fostering competition, synergy, industrial development and capacity building. While this viewpoint agrees that all the perfect conditions may not exist at present for the creation of an ASA, it addresses some of the issues raised by Martinez, and proposes ideas to foster intra-regional cooperation.     

Human Mission from Planet Earth: finding a rationale for exploration of the Moon and Mars

This paper advances scenarios for an evolutionary approach to the establishment of a Human Mission from Planet Earth involving exploration and utilization of the Moon and Mars. Of critical importance are the concepts of robotic–human and Moon–Mars synergies. The paper discusses the rationale variables that have an influence on types of space activities pursued and thus the policy that leads to particular scenarios. In this regard, the technological, scientific, and sociopolitical/socioeconomic impacts and consequences related to a Human Mission from Planet Earth are examined.     

金融机构的社会责任基准：赤道准则

随着企业社会责任运动的发展，企业社会责任的理念逐步深入到各个行业。由花旗银行、荷兰银行等世界几家著名银行和国际金融公司在2003年推出的赤道准则就是金融机构承担社会责任的一个自愿性约束，其目的是通过对无法遵守社会制度和环境制度的融资者不给予贷款，从而消除融资项目对生态和社会的负面影响。我国金融机构要及早对加入赤道准则进行可行性分析，充分认识其利弊，通过加强融资项目对环境影响的考察，提高自身的责任感和使命感。     

乡镇财政风险的外部因素分析及对策

乡镇财政风险影响着基层政权的正常运转与稳定，是制约地方经济发展，关系社会稳定的重大问题。近几年，随着我国农村税费改革的推进，乡镇财政潜伏的风险和隐患也日益增多。文章仅就造成乡镇财政风险的外部因素进行了分析，并提出了规范政府行为、完善财税管理体制、提高财政资源使用效率等对策建议。     

衍生金融工具对传统会计的冲击

衍生金融工具应运而生，但却无法在传统会计信息系统中反映，致使投资者在会计信息的占有与使用上严重不对称，无法作出最优决策。本文围绕衍生金融工具对传统会计要素、会计确认标准、会计计量基础以及会计报告的冲击，提出了基本的应对措施。     

公共设施投资的决策模型探讨

公共设施投资的成本与产生的社会福利如何比较，社会效益的提高有多大等等一系列基本问题为政府所关心。这一问题的解决需要通过结合公共经济学的原理与近几年出现的一些新观点做出系统的可行性分析模型加以解决。本文就是基于公共经济学的理论并结合了笔者的一些新的观点所作的常识性的探索。     

京津廊区域金融合作发展的问题研究

随着京津廊经济一体化进程的不断升级，区域金融合作也在快速发展。本文阐述了区域金融合作的主要原因，较全面地分析了京津廊区域金融合作现状，指出了目前京津廊区域金融合作存在的问题并提出了建议。     

政府采购扶持科技型中小企业发展的对策建议

我国科技型中小企业是科技创新的主要力量,但存在制约其发展的诸多问题,如融资难、科技投入不足、竞争力弱等,说明科技型中小企业需要得到政府的扶持。发达国家的成功经验可供我国参考,即具有明确的政府采购扶持中小企业的管理制度,具有有效的监督和申诉制度,积极扶持科技型中小企业开拓国内外政府采购市场。我国政府可利用政府采购来扶持科技型中小企业。具体对策是：完善政府采购的法律制度,加强对知识产权的保护力度,制定科技型产品及国货的认证制度,加大采购力度,建立中小企业管理委员会,完善政府采购监督机制。     

基于状态维修的预防性维修策略优化模型研究

基于状态的维修着眼于系统的具体运行状况,对被监测装备的真实状态进行评估,克服了维修的盲目性,可有效减少由于维修不足而引起的意外故障和由于维修过剩带来的资源浪费。提出一种基于状态的多部件系统非周期预防性维修计划的优化方法,引入"机会维修阈值"概念,优化不同维修方式转移概率的表达式,将多个维修作业按照机会维修阈值进行归并,运用马尔可夫决策过程理论,给出不同维修方式转移概率的表达式和目标函数,并进行算例分析。结果表明:提出的优化模型减少了预防性维修活动,节约了维修工时和经费,可为系统预防性维修策略决策提供参考。