APDIP Projects in Philippines

List of APDIP projects in Philippines

New 2005/2006 Edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific Launched: The new and updated edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific contains authoritative reports on how 29 economies/countries are using ICT in business, government and civil society written by senior authors who live and work in the region. Included are three subregional chapters on the Pacific Island States, ASEAN and APEC.

Policy, Praxis and the Public Interest: Engendering a Strategic InfoComms Policy Research Programme in the Philippines: Grant awarded in March 2005 to Foundation for Media Alternatives to examine concrete policy areas which are important for the local/national context.

M-DOK: Mobile Telehealth and Information Resource System for Community Health Workers in the Philippines: Grant awarded in March 2005 to SynapseHealth Solutions, Inc. to transmit realtime diagnosis and treatment data from the community health worker to a remote physician.

Linux Training of Trainers: Linux training and certification of trainers and proctors in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam in conjuction with Linux Professional Institute (LPI), Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (Vietnamese Management Board on Open Source Software), IT Projects HoChiMinh City and Pronet - Vietnam National University.

SMS - Based Rice Seed Stock Inventory System for Rice Farmers: Grant awarded in November 2004 to Philippine Rice Research Institute to enable seed growers and seed centres to link together and share a real-time seed stock inventory system.

A Philippine Business Model and Government Interventions Strategies for Viable Community Telecenters in Rural Areas: Grant awarded in November 2004 to Centre for Research and Communication Foundation to develop a self-sustaining Philippine telecenter business model.

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004: This bi-annual review provides facts, figures, data and analysis of the state-of-the-art of ICT and Internet diffusion, adoption and application in 25 Asia-Pacific countries. It serves as a one-stop reference source on the state-of-practice and future trends in ICTs for development and ICTs for industry for policy- and decision-makers, technology practitioners and experts, researchers, and educators in the region.

Pilot Testing of a Local Government Knowledge Sharing Network in the Philippines: Grant awarded in October 2003 to Galing Pook Foundation, Inc. to test an ICT-mediated mechanism for knowledge sharing among local government units.

A Community-based Child Injury Surveillance System: Rapid Data Collection Using Short Messaging Service in the Philippines: Grant awarded in October 2003 to Medical Informatics Unit, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines to improve injury prevention programmes for children by having a good injury registry.

Low-Cost IT Centre for the Philippines: Grant awarded in March 2003 to Engineers Without Borders to to help bring low-cost IT training and services to communities throughout the Philippines.

Building a Philippine IPv6 Research Network: Grant awarded in September 2002 to Advanced Science and Technology Institute to initiate IPv6 usage by the PREGINET infrastructure.

Evaluating the Impact of Universal Access Models, Strategies and Policies in ICTs on Poor Communities in the Philippines: Grant awarded in January 2002 to the National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines to assess the relevance and the impact of public policy and private strategy on access to ICTs within poor communities.