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International Conference on Diversity and Plurality in Media: Reflections of Society December 26-27, 2011 in Bhopal, India For more information please click HERE.

Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC), Nanyang Technological University Aim: Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia program (SIRCA) establishes and brings together the endeavours of IDRC PAN and SiRC. It is designed to ensure that that capacities to conduct research in the area of Information and Communications Technology and/for Development (ICT4D or ICTD) are built in [...]

Asst. Prof. Arul Chib, Assistant Director of SIRCA, was recently awarded the Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development for 2011.   The Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development is given annually to young scientists or researchers, based in the Asia-Pacific region, who have made significant contributions in the area of Sustainable Development. The [...]

The Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2012) is taking place at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, from 12th to 16th March 2012.   We invite you to propose an Open Session at ICTD2012! Accompanying the full papers program on the 13th and 14th March are two further days of [...]

CALL FOR PAPERS Fifth IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA USA Conference dates: March 12-16, 2012 Paper submission deadline: July 22, 2011 (11:59pm UTC) Conference website: http://www.ictd2012.org Contact us at: program@ictd2012.org Twitter: @ICTD2012   Facebook: ICTD 2012 Atlanta ICTD provides an international forum for scholarly researchers [...]

The University of Manchester’s one-year MSc ICTs for Development degree aims to create “ICT4D champions” who combine technical competencies in information systems and project management with an understanding of development context and practice: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/06237/?code=06237&pg=2 The 2011 Development Leaders Bursary – worth £6,150 – is available for developing country applicants to the MSc ICT4D programme, with [...]

I am excited to join SIRCA as the new Evaluator to assess its program to develop a strong and robust research capacity in Asia in the discipline of ICT4D. The role of communications technology for development in this era of rapid globalization, particularly for lower and middle-income countries, is indispensable for their social and economic [...]

Havana, Cuba November 16-20, 2009 In November 2009, scholars, industry professionals, and civil society organisations convened in Havana, Cuba, to examine issues related to health research. Dr. Arul Chib, Assistant Director of the Singapore Internet Research Centre, contributed to a robust Global Cafe discussion on Innovation for Remote Populations. The lively debate centred on the [...]

Bangladesh November 14, 2009 Contributed by: Mahfuz Ashraf (SIRCA Grant Awardee) It was a bright sunny day but the office of Brainstorm Bangladesh seemed brighter due to the presence of seven young local researchers. A seminar titled ‘Qualitative Research: Introduction & Approaches’ was arranged for the research assistants, who were going to collect data for [...]

Doha, Qatar April, 2009 In April 2009, Dr Arul Chib presented his paper, “Extending the Technology-Community-Management Model to Disaster Recovery: Assessing Vulnerability in Rural Asia”, at the 3rd International IEEE/ACM Conference on Information and Communications Technologies and Development (ICTD2009) held in Doha, Qatar. This multi-disciplinary conference on ICTs and human development brought together a diverse [...]