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 [...]
Penang, Malaysia June 12-14, 2009 In June 12-14, 2009, PAN Asia Networking (PAN) will hold the “All Partners’ Conference” to bring together its research partners in the Asian region. The conference is a key evaluation activity at the mid-point of PAN’s current programming life-cycle. The conference will be held at the Wawasan Open University in [...]
IDRC Workshop: Communicating for Influence and Change Workshop Hyderabad, India December 1-2, 2008 Ms. Grace Kwan, SIRCA Progamme Officer, attended the IDRC Workshop on research communication at Hyderabad. It was a great exposure to various communication frameworks presented by representatives from Overseas Development Institute (RAPID – Research and Policy in Development); Tactical Technologies Collective (Visualizing [...]