The Australian Ambassador to Rome, Dr Greg French,
was Australia's signatory to the
international treaty
(the SKA Observatory Convention) which formally
commits member countries to work together to provide the necessary
funding and resources to make the SKA a reality.
The Convention will still need to be ratified by the signatory
countries, which is expected to occur over the rest of the year. Once
five countries have ratified, including the three host countries, the
SKA Observatory will officially come into being.
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