Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation
Integration of socio-economic impact into the development of the Square Kilometre
Array (SKA) in South Africa
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is one of the largest and most ambitious research
infrastructure ever to be built. South Africa will be hosting one of its two main
sites. The decision to host such an ambitious project for a middle-income country
required careful consideration of the potential benefits and the associated risks
for the socio-economic development of the country and the region more broadly. This
working paper describes how the potential impact of SKA for South Africa was envisaged
from the start of the project, how this was integrated in the project development,
what policy initiatives and interventions were taken to maximize impact and the lessons
learned, from South Africa’s science policy perspective, during the early phases of
the development of the SKA.
Published on November 14, 2023
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