http://www.sirca.org.sg Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia http://www.sirca.org.sg/gradaward.php The SIRCA programme is offering a graduate award, with the objective of providing support for Master's and/or PhD thesis research in the area of ICT for Development. This Award is open to all currently enrolled, and entering, students of the Master or PhD of Communication Studies programme as of 15th January 2010. http://www.sirca.org.sg/events.php This workshop will be held from 3rd to 4th March 2010 at Cincinnati, Ohio, is made possible by the National Science Foundation (grant number SES-0848097), Indiana University's Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. This two-day workshop will convene an international meeting of experts in PAIT, ethicists well versed in practical ethics, and other stakeholders. http://www.sirca.org.sg/events.php The SIRCA Programme Workshop 1 will held in Singapore at the Nanyang Executive Center on 3rd and 4th July, 2009. http://www.sirca.org.sg/callpaper.php Up to 12 Research Fellowships will be awarded, each providing a grant of up to 22,000 € and specialized guidance to enable emerging scholars to carry out their own new and original research study examining the impact of public access to information and communication technologies (ICT). http://www.sirca.org.sg/enewsletter.php 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 group of individuals striving towards social progress and betterment. In addition to a series of scholarly presentations, the conference also lined up interactive workshops which opened discussions on the budding sphere of ICT research and implementation. Beyond serving as a platform to network, and learn, such conferences encourage emerging scholars to critically assess their contributions to the field, and overall human development. http://www.sirca.org.sg/enewsletter.php 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. http://www.sirca.org.sg/application.php SIRCA Mid-term Progress Report, Final Report and Project Amendment Report are available online. http://www.sirca.org.sg/gradaward.php The SIRCA programme is offering two graduate awards with the objective of providing support for master?s/PhD thesis research in the area of ICT for Development. This Award is open to all currently enrolled, and entering, students of the Master of Communication Studies/WKWSCI PhD programme by January 2010. http://www.sirca.org.sg/grantawardees.php Congratulations to the inaugural batch of SIRCA Grant Awardees! After the rigorous selection process by the SIRCA Grant review Committee, 14 applicants from 8 Asian countries are selected for this round of SIRCA Grant Award.