Speakers
Galileo Violini
(Centro Internacional de Física, Bogotá)
Michele Zema
(University of Bari, Italy)
Description
Partners of the initiative
African Light Source (AfLS)
Greater Caribbean Light Source (GCLS)
Iranian Light Source (ILS)
Puerto Rican Light Source (PULS)
Central Asian Synchrotron Light Source (CASLS)
Objectives
The proposal aims to develop a network of lightsources in the Global South. During the project period, its primary objectives will be:
Raise Awareness and Garner Support: Promote the project to secure community, societal, and governmental backing. This will involve organizing workshops open to politicians, the press, and civil society to highlight its importance.
Enhance Synchrotron Science Output: Strengthen scientific productivity through collaboration with existing synchrotrons and by organizing training workshops for technicians and users from academia and industry.
Foster International Partnerships: Establish and deepen connections with international organizations to ensure global support and cooperation.
Monitor and Evaluate Progress: Conduct regular assessments of scientific outputs, the training of young scientists, the expansion of the user base, and the level of industrial participation to track the project’s impact.
Increase Awareness in the Global South: Educate scientists, governments, and societies about the relevance of synchrotrons and the opportunities they provide for scientific and industrial advancement.
Private sector involvement. Even if such projects are intrinsically public, the potential economic impact may motivate a private participation. To trigger this may be an important aspect of previous item.
New materials development and health impact for the obtaining of vaccines, drugs against rare diseases and emerging diseases. The synchrotrons are not only facilities of characterizing materials, but the synchrotrons represent a passion for discovery and developing of new strategies for health improvement and better quality of the human beings.
Visit the programme page on the IDSSD 2024-2033 website
https://www.un-sciences-decade.org/en/endorsed-activities/advanced-light-source-facilities-empower-global-south-scientists-sustainable-development?hub=63
