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===Motivation and Founders===

===Motivation and Founders===

[[Gunnar K. A. Njalsson]] a University of Helsinki student of [[Public Administration]] and [[Economics]] began in 1994 to collect survey data for a thesis relating to [[Space Law]] from officers of various space agencies including the [[European Space Agency]] online. The resulting benefits and extensive development of new communication methods inspired what was later to become an official cybernetwork dedicated to the subjects of Space Law and Public Technology Policy.

[[Gunnar K. A. Njalsson]] holds a master of social sciences in public administration (Pol. mag.) and a qualified vocational and subject teacher (AmO) with special education as a minor. He also holds a principal's (i.e. school administrator's) credential from Finland. He began in 1994 to collect survey data for a thesis relating to [[Space Law]] from officers of various space agencies including the [[European Space Agency]] online. The resulting benefits and extensive development of new communication methods inspired what was later to become an official cybernetwork dedicated to the subjects of Space Law and Public Technology Policy.

On 30 October 1998 Spacepol International Research Network for Space Law and IT Policy was officially inaugurated as the world's first research network in cyberspace for these fields. The original network was run from a site at the [[University of Helsinki]] in [[Finland]]. Content was provided in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[English language|English]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]- languages which the founder spoke fluently. Upon a trial period and having received extensive feedback from members of the scientific community including members of the Canadian Political Science Association, Spacepol was fully functional providing information on the research objectives, results and publications of many central scholars in these fields. Due to the simplicity of the site and the extent of information provided in several languages Spacepol soon became the central resource for Space Law and Technology Policy. By 2000, the site was receiving over 900 visits per day from nearly every country with internet access.

On 30 October 1998 Spacepol International Research Network for Space Law and IT Policy was officially inaugurated as the world's first research network in cyberspace for these fields. The original network was run from a site at the [[University of Helsinki]] in [[Finland]]. Content was provided in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[English language|English]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]- languages which the founder spoke fluently. Upon a trial period and having received extensive feedback from members of the scientific community including members of the Canadian Political Science Association, Spacepol was fully functional providing information on the research objectives, results and publications of many central scholars in these fields. Due to the simplicity of the site and the extent of information provided in several languages Spacepol soon became the central resource for Space Law and Technology Policy. By 2000, the site was receiving over 900 visits per day from nearly every country with internet access.

**[http://www.spacepol.ca  Official Spacepol Website]

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**[http://www.spacepol.com.ar Spacepol de Argentina] Offical Website - Argentina

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**[http://www.spacepol.ca/spnw/index.xml SPNW Research Network NewsWire]

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