2010 grant recipients

2010 grant recipients at the APNIC offices with ISIF Asia project officer.

The 2010 ISIF program received 207 submissions from 25 different economies. A rigorous selection process based on a strict set of selection criteria was followed by the selection committee, to finally define 8 projects from: Australia (to be deployed in Timor-Leste), Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

The successful projects showcase innovation, cooperation, and technical knowledge, and have the potential to create social change in their communities in areas such as IT infrastructure, health, or multilingualism. The projects also reflect current issues in technical and social discussion, including relevant issues such as exploring the opportunity for developing economies to get ahead in the IPv6 challenge and the deployment of wireless networks to serve isolated communities with cheaper and more accessible communication services.

The 2010 grant recipients are listed below, as well as their final technical report documenting their project activities:

• Bac Ha International University - Vietnam. Efficient and reliable GPS wireless Ad Hoc sensor networks for marine monitoring, searching, and rescuing applications.
• Druknet – Bhutan. Towards world’s first ready-IPv6 country.
• E-Network Research and Development (ENRD) – Nepal. Empowering mountain communities: Localized support kit and training for community wireless networks. Surge report. Training report.
• Garhwal Community Development and Welfare Society (GCDWS) – India. Interactive, structured, multi-modal clinical guidelines to improve quality of care by Rural Healthcare providers.
• National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering (NIFNE) - Sri Lanka. Mobile portal for fisheries community services.
• Rowetel, Australia/Timor-Leste. Dili Village Telco.
• Servelots Infotech Pvt Ltd - India. Accessibility for the Print-impaired (ALipi).
• University of Colombo School of Computing - Sri Lanka. Virtual IPv6 application test bed | Article