Background and Justification:[Back to table of contents] Qiwii was developed in order to tackle some core issues in the community health centres, such as: Unclear procedural and unexpected queuing time: We surveyed community health centre visitors, and about 59.1% respondents told that queuing has been the main problem as they can’t predict the long queue … Read more
The ISIF Asia Awards were first introduced in 2011 to celebrate the outstanding organizations and individuals supporting community needs through innovative uses of Internet technologies. Awardees received USD 5,000 and support to attend the APNIC54 conference in Singapore. The 2022 awards recognized two exceptional contributions to Internet development – a research project to improve connectivity … Read more
Ian Peter was a visionary, environmental activist, and pioneering founder of Australia’s first public Internet service. These grants, offered in his memory, will reflect Ian’s vision for environmental activism through meaningful connectivity. These grants will support innovative solutions to one or more of the following focus areas: Types Interested organizations will have two types of grants … Read more
Since its inception back in 2008, the ISIF Asia program continuous to receive an increasing number of high quality proposals and award nominations. This indicates there is a vibrant community of reliable organizations and qualified IT professionals actively engaged in Internet development at the local and regional level, supporting their communities to enjoy communications services … Read more
The SWITCH SEA project has helped over 70 women and LGBTQI+ people working in technical and research roles across four economies, and this number is growing. Some of these participants share their stories below. Cambodia Neang Sreyny: SWITCH SEA helped me improve my knowledge I became very interested when I saw a post on social … Read more
Each of the six economies in the Switch! SEA project have their own National Coordinator. The National Coordinators support participants in their learning journey. They organize and keep track of activities in each of the participating economies and serve as a point of contact for participants. Ty Sok National Coordinator for Cambodia Ty Sok is … Read more
Switch! Viet Nam holds National Event 3-10-2023: All of the Switch! National events have concluded with the completion of the Switch! Timor Leste National Event 2023. The event was held from 16 to 17 September in Liquiçá, Timor Leste. There were 31 attendees, including the National Coordinator, two organizers, a master of ceremonies and a … Read more
