Governance

A Project Steering Committee, representing the consortium partners, is the authority on policy, procedures and direction of the facility.

Members of the Project Steering Committee (PSC)

  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation, University of Cape Town (UCT)
  • Dr Rob Adam, Managing Director, South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)
  • Vice-Chancellor, Sol Plaatjie University
  • Director of Research, University of the Western Cape
  • Senior Director for Information Technology, Stellenbosch University
  • Vice Chancellor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)

Ex Officio 

  • Dr Daniel Adams, Chief Director for Basic Sciences and Infrastructure at the Department of Science and Technology
  • Professor Rob Simmonds, Associate Director of New Technologies, IDIA and interim Facilities Manager, Ilifu
  • Professor Russ Taylor, Director of Inter-University for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) and UCT-UWC-SKA South Africa Chair in Radio Astronomy
  • Dr Anwar Vahed, Manager Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA)