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SUMMARY:The Square Kilometre Array\, Radio Astronomy in Africa
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DESCRIPTION:Bernie Fanaroff       \nIn this presentation I will desc
 ribe the ambitious Square Kilometre Array (SKA)\ninternational project and
  its key science cases. I   will describe   the SKA design and\nconstr
 uction process and the schedule for the first and second phases of the SK
 A\nconstruction. I will also describe South Africa’s bid to host the SKA
  in Africa\, the\nestablishment of a radio-quiet observatory site and its 
 infrastructure by the SKA South\nAfrica project\, the design and construct
 ion of the 64-dish MeerKAT telescope (a precursor\nof SKA) and the unique 
 technology developed for it. I will also describe the SKA South\nAfrica Hu
 man Capital Programme\, which has seen the growth of vibrant astronomy and
 \ninstrumentation groups in South African universities and how the SKA has
  been used to\ndevelop local communities. I will talk about the African VL
 BI Network and how it is\nbeing used to develop scientific and technical 
 capacity and skills in South Africa’s eight\npartner countries in Africa
 . I will describe our new project\, Big Data Africa\, which builds\non the
  data challenges of the SKA\, and the African Data-Intensive Research Clou
 d. In the\ncontext of this international frontier project\, Swiss   expe
 rtise in high technology\,\ninnovation and education   will be welcome i
 n making the challenging SKA project\na successful one.
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