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South Africa is Australia’s major science collaboration partner in Africa.
Important bilateral research fields include ecology, evolution and geology. In recognising the importance of Australia-South Africa bilateral science and technology collaboration, a treaty level Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation was signed in 2006. The Australia-South Africa Joint Science and Technology Committee held its first meeting in February 2009, at which a Program of Cooperation was agreed.
Under the Program of Cooperation, the agreed priority areas of bilateral research include: biotechnology, health sciences, space science and technology, Earth observations, energy research, nanotechnology, photonics, water management and research, mining technology, agricultural research, research management information systems and Centres of Excellence.
A series of workshops will be held by mid 2011 under the Program of Cooperation. Two workshops will be research-based, the first to be on low carbon technologies. Other workshops are planned on science and innovation policy.
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Program
In February 2009, the governments of Australia and South Africa announced that they would work more closely in partnership to advance the global Square Kilometre Array (SKA) program. This will include collaboration in the development of a coordinated and cooperative scientific and technical program for the SKA pathfinder telescopes, the South African MeerKAT and the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP).
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