“Innovations in Mobile Use” (21-22 Jun 2010, Singapore) With usership crossing the four billion mark, mobile communication increasingly incorporates broad aspects of contemporary human life, potentially impacting not just the work and play of advanced users in developed markets, but also the daily lives of those in the developing world. At one end of the [...]
Program Day 1 (21st June 2010) 0900-0930 Registration (Tea and snacks will be provided). 0930-0940 Welcome address by Arul Chib (Assistant Director, SiRC). 0940-1010 Keynote address by Alex Siow (Head, IS & Business Excellence, Starhub). 1010-1140 Mobile & social groups in Asia: Richard Ling, Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark & Sociologist, Telenor [...]
The SIRCA programme is offering a graduate award, with the objective of providing support for Master’s thesis research in the area of ICT for Development. SIRCA Graduate Award (Research) Support: The successful recipient will receive supplemental financial support ranging from SGD2,000 to SGD 5,000. Eligibility: Currently enrolled graduate students, particularly the Master of [...]
The SIRCA Programme seeks to identify future research leaders and to facilitate their development through the support of research grants. The awards are intended to ensure capacities to conduct research in the area of Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D or ICTD) are built in Asia. This applies particularly to emerging researchers based in [...]