Grant Review Results

The SIRCA II Call for Proposals has successfully attracted more than 240 interests indication with a total of 57% (143 applications) submitted their applications by the deadline.

After the initial round of screening by the Secretariat, a total of 128 proposals are shortlisted for further reviews.

The selected projects information are as follows:

Region PI Name Proposal Title Country
Africa Mr. Kabran Aristide DJANE ICT and food security in Côte d’Ivoire: case of Mobile phone on food products distribution from village to city Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)
Africa Dr. Kassimu A. Nihuka Course redevelopment for delivery using Learning Technologies Tanzania
Africa Dr. Stephen Kimani StoreRooms: Science and Technology Opportunities and Resources Portal for Kenyan Female University Students Kenya
Africa Mr. Mamadou Alhadji LY Impact of mobile banking on micro savings, payments and household welfare: randomized controlled trials Senegal
Africa Mr. Tefong Vaumi Achille ICT for the Development of Labour Productivity in Cameroon Cameroon
Asia Ms. Elinor May Cruz Cybersex in the anti-development state: Labor politics and life histories Philippines
Asia Dr. Rajesh Kumar Chandwani The dynamics of interplay of technology with ‘Health seeking behavior’ and ‘doctor-patient interaction’ in telemedicine: Case studies from rural India India
Asia Dr. Baohua Zhou ICTs and Empowerment among New Generation Migrant Workers in China China
Asia Mr. Nikos Dacanay ICT Usage Among Burmese Ethnic Women Organizations in Thailand: Enabling Change For Women and Communities Thailand;Thailand-Burma border
Asia Mrs. Ezmieralda Melissa The Internet and Women Empowerment – A Study of How Women in Indonesian Urban Areas Use Social Media to Become Entrepreneurs. Indonesia
Latin America Ms. Andrea Lucía Ordóñez Llanos ICT’s and the Natural Knowledge Economy: diverging or converging paths? Ecuador
Latin America Dr. Fabro Boaz Steibel Supporting collaborative deliberation: designing consultation portals for deliberative practices in Brazil Brazil
Latin America Dr. Héctor Sebastián Benítez Larghi Youth, inequalities and ICT. A qualitative study of youth paths to the incorporation of computer and Internet in the frame of thePlan Conectar Igualdad in La Plata and Gran La Plata Argentina
Latin America Ms. Maria Paz Olivera Rodríguez ¿Are digital textbooks a sustainable alternative in Peruvian schools? Adapting the pedagogical approach of the program“Leer es estar adelante” to a digital format. Peru
Latin America Mr. Matías Dodel Schubert ICT and Welfare policies: Digital skills’ impact on formal education and labor market trajectories of young uruguayans evaluated by PISA 2003 (Panel study) Uruguay