Women's Month | Radio Astronomer Carla Sharpe: 'Space technology contributes to all 17 of SDG's'

As we close off Women's Month, we continue to profile remarkable women across the board, who have been a source of inspiration in the different spheres of their work. Space technology contributes to all 17 SDGs.

Carla Sharpe has been with the South African Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project for several years. The SKA is an international effort to build the world's largest radio telescope, the sheer scale of the SKA represents a huge leap forward in engineering, technology and research & development.

She is responsible for planning, negotiating and implementing strategic and funding solutions for the Africa programme across the eight African Partner Countries (APCs), inclusive of the African VLBI Network (AVN) programme, conceptualising and implementing the African Colocation Programme and associated activities.