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SUMMARY:Global South Synchrotrons Project: Update and Prospects
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Galileo Violini (Centro Internacional de Física\, B
 ogotá)\, Michele Zema (University of Bari\, Italy)\nPartners of the initi
 ative\n\n    African Light Source (AfLS)\n    Greater Caribbean Light Sour
 ce (GCLS)\n    Iranian Light Source (ILS)\n    Puerto Rican Light Source (
 PULS)\n    Central Asian Synchrotron Light Source (CASLS) \n\nObjectives\n
 \nThe proposal aims to develop a network of lightsources in the Global Sou
 th. During the project period\, its primary objectives will be:\n\n    Rai
 se Awareness and Garner Support: Promote the project to secure community\,
  societal\, and governmental backing. This will involve organizing worksho
 ps open to politicians\, the press\, and civil society to highlight its im
 portance.\n    Enhance Synchrotron Science Output: Strengthen scientific p
 roductivity through collaboration with existing synchrotrons and by organi
 zing training workshops for technicians and users from academia and indust
 ry.\n    Foster International Partnerships: Establish and deepen connectio
 ns with international organizations to ensure global support and cooperati
 on.\n    Monitor and Evaluate Progress: Conduct regular assessments of sci
 entific outputs\, the training of young scientists\, the expansion of the 
 user base\, and the level of industrial participation to track the project
 ’s impact.\n    Increase Awareness in the Global South: Educate scientis
 ts\, governments\, and societies about the relevance of synchrotrons and t
 he opportunities they provide for scientific and industrial advancement.\n
     Private sector involvement. Even if such projects are intrinsically pu
 blic\, the potential economic impact may motivate a private participation.
  To trigger this may be an important aspect of previous item.\n    New mat
 erials development and health impact for the obtaining of vaccines\, drugs
  against rare diseases and emerging diseases. The synchrotrons are not onl
 y facilities of characterizing materials\, but the synchrotrons represent 
 a passion for discovery and developing of new strategies for health improv
 ement and better quality of the human beings.\n\nVisit the programme page 
 on the IDSSD 2024-2033 website \nhttps://www.un-sciences-decade.org/en/end
 orsed-activities/advanced-light-source-facilities-empower-global-south-sci
 entists-sustainable-development?hub=63\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event
 /274/contributions/10366/
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