Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the 13th Internet Governance Forum (IGF). IGF 2018 was hosted by the Government of France and was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. This year’s theme is the ‘Internet of Trust”, and the topics discussed in IGF are very diverse: ranging from cybersecurity, privacy, digital inclusion, … Continue reading VBTS at the IGF2018
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Tech Age Girls Myanmar at 13th Internet Governance Forum
This is my first visit to IGF and I was excited looking at the diverse agenda of IGF even before arriving to Paris. I have attended several workshops and panels which are relevant to our works in Myanmar. I attended “Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion (s)” which is under the theme of digital inclusion … Continue reading Tech Age Girls Myanmar at 13th Internet Governance Forum
Congratulations to the ISIF Asia Grants and Awards winners for 2018
This year ISIF Asia will award USD 210,000 to 10 organizations in the Asia Pacific to support research and development of Internet technologies for the benefit of the region. This year’s funding round marks our 10th anniversary of operation in the Asia Pacific. We received 236 applications in total for the four funding categories that … Continue reading Congratulations to the ISIF Asia Grants and Awards winners for 2018
WSIS Champions 2018: ISIF Asia recognized on its 10th anniversary
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2018 represents the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The annual WSIS Forum is a global multi-stakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing sustainable development. The Forum provides an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation and … Continue reading WSIS Champions 2018: ISIF Asia recognized on its 10th anniversary
Two tools available for network operators for rapid detection of BGP anomalies
The Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures (CAIA) from the Swinburne University of Technology, explored a new technique that quickly detects different BGP anomalies as part of their Internet Operations Research Grant they received from ISIF Asia during 2016 and implemented during 2017. The Internet’s default inter-domain routing protocol, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is vulnerable to … Continue reading Two tools available for network operators for rapid detection of BGP anomalies
Tribute to ISIF Asia remarkable women innovators
In the last 10 years, ISIF Asia has supported women led teams to research and develop Internet-based solutions to improve social and economic outcomes, as well as funding projects focusing on women’s access to services and economic empowerment. As the celebrations for International Women’s Day continue across the world, we salute these remarkable women for their … Continue reading Tribute to ISIF Asia remarkable women innovators
On International Women’s Day, calling for gender empowerment and innovation initiatives to apply to ISIF Asia
ISIF Asia has supported many wonderful women leading project teams during our 10 years of operations. We have also being lucky to support projects focusing on women’s health and economic empowerment. During 2018, and thanks t the support from IDRC, we are calling those working on Gender Empowerment and Innovation to apply for the grants and/or … Continue reading On International Women’s Day, calling for gender empowerment and innovation initiatives to apply to ISIF Asia
2018 ISIF Asia Grants and Awards marks 10th anniversary of the grants program
ISIF Asia opens its 2018 call for grants and awards in the tenth year of its operation in the Asia Pacific. In total, funding of USD 210,000 will be shared among winning grants and awards for innovative uses of Internet technologies that support social and economic development in the Asia Pacific. Applications are open now … Continue reading 2018 ISIF Asia Grants and Awards marks 10th anniversary of the grants program
Khushi Baby: babies health data collection for improved decision making
The ISIF Asia 2016 Technical Innovation Scale-up Grant supported Khushi Baby, which offers a revolutionary patient-centric platform in India, designed to streamline comprehensive data collection and improve decision-making on the front lines of care. The data collection methods in Indian rural areas are outdated, cumbersome, and lack patient specificity. Without reliable health records, clinical decision making … Continue reading Khushi Baby: babies health data collection for improved decision making
Let’s Read! app: language preservation in Thailand
Due to the absence of mother tongue reading resources, ethnic minority children in Thailand normally are learning to read in languages which have no connection to their home and community. This situation has been decreasing children’s interests and motivation of learning in rural Thailand, especially in the S’gaw Karen community, northern and western Thailand, with … Continue reading Let’s Read! app: language preservation in Thailand
