Organisation
The SKA is a global collaboration of 20 countries which is aimed to provide answers to fundamental questions about the origin and evolution of the Universe.
In April 2011, Jodrell Bank Observatory (of the University of Manchester) in Cheshire, England was announced as the location of the headquarters office for the project.
In November 2011, the SKA Organisation was formed and the project moved from a collaboration to an independent, not for profit, company. As of June 2012, the members of the SKA Organisation are:
- Australia: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Canada: National Research Council
- China: National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Italy: National Institute for Astrophysics
- New Zealand: Ministry of Economic Development
- South Africa: National Research Foundation
- Sweden: Onsala Space Observatory
- The Netherlands: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
- United Kingdom: Science and Technology Facilities Council
India's National Centre for Radio Astrophysics is an associate member of SKA. Germany has also indicated its intention to join SKA.
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