Announcements
[CLOSED!] Call for National Researchers for the Global Data Barometer – Asia Region: Deadline for applications extended to February 28, 2021
[Application is now closed!] Open Data for Development Asia Hub (D4DAsia) is currently seeking independent, country-level researchers (individuals or institutions) for the following 14 countries: Indonesia; Philippines; Singapore; Cambodia; Lao PDR; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; Sri Lanka; India; Nepal; Bangladesh; Taiwan; and Japan. Selected researchers will act as national researchers ...
Year-end Dialogue Forum: Green Recovery: Moving Beyond the Pandemic
The monthly forum to “bridge the gap” and “connect the dots” of different views and opinions as well as bits of information to create one big picture for better understanding in society. In times when society has become widened with gaps and differences of views and ...
Virtual Conference on Sustainable Development and the Future of the Mekong
The Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) is going to organize a virtual conference on “Sustainable Development and the Future of the Mekong” on 26-27 October 2020 via Zoom. For those participants who wish to attend in this virtual event, please complete the reply form ...
Open Development Mekong joined IDRC, OD4D and UNFPA in the 2020 Virtual UN World Data Forum
The pre-recorded session for the upcoming 2020 Virtual UN World Data Forum on (TA1) Data for Development: towards a more integrated agenda from the global south is now available. About the session: Data is a crucial resource for the 21st century, for monitoring and achieving the SDGs, ...
The 7th Asia-Pacific Adaptation Forum: Virtual Dialogue Series
The 7th APAN Forum will be held virtually on 8-12 March 2021 under the theme: Enabling Resilience for All: The Critical Decade to Scale-up Action, sharing learnings from actions towards climate-resilient development. Resilience is the unifying theme of the Forum, which is structured around four thematic “streams” focusing on (i) inclusive resilience; (ii) nature-based resilience (iii) economic sector ...
Agro-Water Contest in Mekong Delta
Call for (Smart) Proposals – deadline 31 October 2020. Over the decades, Vietnam and the Netherlands have built up a dynamic strategic relationship, particularly in the areas of water management and sustainable agriculture. After delivering the Mekong Delta Plan in 2013, the Netherlands is currently working ...
SEI Asia Media Grants for Environmental Reporting
SEI Asia is providing six grants to selected local and regional journalists in Asia to showcase impactful stories that highlights critical environmental sustainability issues in the region. Each grantee will receive US$2,000 to produce and publish their proposed story. SEI will provide mentorship and related scientific research to support ...
Webinar: Integrating Geospatial Information and Statistics, Answering SDG's Challenge
United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), Working Group-3 would like to invite you as participants to joining a Webinar “Integrating Geospatial Information and Statistics, Answering SDG’s Challenge”. Kindly be reminded that the Webinar will be held on Wednesday October 7, ...
Innovation Community of Practice Edge Week: Exploring Data Sovereignty and the Data Governance Crossroads in Asia with the Open Development Initiative
Session 1 overview: Exploring Data Sovereignty and the Data Governance Crossroads in Asia with the Open Development Initiative Date: 29 September 2020, 1 pm ICT As societies become increasingly digital how do we ensure that they are socially just and inclusive too? What implications do emergent tech and ...
Future Ready ASEAN Competition on Data Science 2020
The ASEAN Foundation in collaboration with Microsoft and Empire Code proudly presents the Future Ready ASEAN Competition 2020. The Future Ready ASEAN Competition is a competition which targets ASEAN youth aged 15 to 35 who have been trained on the Future Ready ASEAN platform to ...
