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
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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
10 projects to be supported for ISIF Asia’s 10th anniversary! Apply by 30 April
ISIF Asia is celebrating its 10th Anniversary during 2018, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than keep doing what we do best: support innovative approaches that show the power of the Internet for good. USD 210,000 available in funding to support 10 projects across the Asia Pacific! The application will be … Continue reading 10 projects to be supported for ISIF Asia’s 10th anniversary! Apply by 30 April
UAV-Aided Resilient Communications for Post Disaster Applications
The ISIF Asia Technical Innovation grant for 2016, assisted Ateneo Innovation Center (AIC) in The Philippines to develop a resilient communication system, using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to aggregate data from ground zero and relay it to a central command center where it can be further processed or acted upon by decision makers. Data delivered … Continue reading UAV-Aided Resilient Communications for Post Disaster Applications
Legalese – A Web Application Transact Seed-stage Financing Without Expensive Legal Fees
Entrepreneurs always require legal advice when they are trying to secure support from investors, but most-time (specially when they are starting a business) they do not have the expertise to assess legal documents such as fundraising paperwork. Entrepreneurs in South and Southeast Asia who have found potential investors also struggle, as the online templates are … Continue reading Legalese – A Web Application Transact Seed-stage Financing Without Expensive Legal Fees
