Features Call for Letters of Intent: Eco-Bio-Social Research on Dengue in Asia The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), in collaboration with IDRC, invites letters of intent from research institutions and scientists. Applications must be received by 31 January 2006. Partnerships to Success in Sustainable Forest Management The International Model Forest Network Secretariat (IMFNS) has much to celebrate after a decade: a global network dedicated to sustainable forest management; a diverse partnership linking people, communities, business, and governments; and 40 model forests in 19 countries. E-COMMERCE IN THE ASIAN CONTEXT Selected Case Studies IDRC Annual Report 2004-2005 IDRC's Annual Report 2004-2005 is  available on line. IDRC's strategy and program directions 2005-2010 ICT and Gender Award: Winner from Bangaldesh and Runner-up from Malaysia 2005-10-24 Congratulations to Development through Access to Network Resources (D.Net), a PAN partner in Bangladesh, on winning the GKP/APC Gender and ICT Award. PAN would also like to ...

IDRC’s operations in Asia are guided by two regional offices: in Singapore, established in 1971 to serve Southeast and East Asia; and in New Delhi, India, established in 1983. Together these offices coordinate the Centre’s operations in 18 countries. In the past 30 years, IDRC has supported more than 1,820 research projects directed and managed by Asian researchers and institutions.

• About Us
  Describes IDRC's work and two Regional Offices in Asia.

• Major Program Areas
  Describes our broad program focus and sectors of research

• Country Profiles - Asia
  Gives an overview of IDRC's work in each Asian country and project highlights

• Funding Opportunities
  Advice and assistance for researchers on how to approach IDRC for financial support, and support to those who have already received IDRC funding.

• Projects in Asia
  

Pandora's Box: A New Model for Education in Asia 2006-01-23
Distance education. Just say the words and a stereotype comes to mind — a system of education that is “second best.” Many who have only experienced face-to-face education in an institutional setting believe that the quality of education provided through distance education is inferior. However, this is far from true.
Find out more at http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-92674-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management 2005-12-22
This book documents and reflects on the steps that researchers are taking to implement social and gender analysis, including questions of class, caste, and ethnicity, into their everyday work.

Course Announcement: Policy Analysis for Environmental Economists 2005-12-22
From May 9-13, 2006, EEPSEA will offer a course to help researchers identify and address policy issues through research.  Applications should be sent to eepsea@idrc.org.sg by February 15, 2006

Call for Papers: Third World Congress, Kyoto 2005-12-22
Organized by the Society of Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (SEEPS), the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), in cooperation with the Latin American & Caribbean Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (ALEAR). The closing date for submission of papers is February 1, 2006.

Brief Review of ICT R&D; Grants Programme 2005 2005-12-05
Brief Review of Research Projects Funded by ICT R & D Grants Programme (2005)

IDRC Board Approves New Program Area: Innovation, Policy and Science 2005-11-14

Connecting People — Changing Lives in Asia 2005-11-14
A collection of experiences of IDRC’s Pan Asia Network and its partners as they support research on how information and communication technologies can contribute to development.

ICT and Gender Award: Winner from Bangaldesh 2005-11-04
"Access to information and knowledge can change the scenario of rural poverty. In Bangladesh, a country with a large rural population and limited resources, a sustainable model for ICT empowerment needs to be explored."  -Ananya Raihan, Project leader

ICT and Gender Award: Runner-up from Malaysia 2005-11-04
“As I write this email, I am cooking fish curry, ensuring that my Down Syndrome brother is ok, and my 10 year old is doing her homework. Working@ home for women in any situation is feasible... Canadians, and IDRC, have played a vital role to help the growth of e-homemakers. Without… the small grants, contacts and encouragement, we would never have made it to the present state… Thanks!”   - Sheau Ching, Project Leader

Call for Letters of Intent: Eco-Bio Social Research on Dengue in Asia 2005-10-17
The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), in collaboration with IDRC, invites letters of intent from research institutions and scientists. Applications must be received by 31 January 2006.
Go to http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-88137-201-1-DO_TOPIC for more info.

Call for letters-of-intent Eco-Bio Social Research on Dengue in Asia 2005-10-03
The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada), invites letters-of-intent from research institutions and scientists ...
Applications must be received by 31 January 2006
Go to http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-88137-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html for more info.