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 the
Plan 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 |