Hi again everyone, We want to thank the APNIC community members that casted their votes for their support.
APNIC has supported the ISIF program development since 2008 so we are very happy to share the news as we were informed yesterday by the ITU WSIS Prizes Coordinator that ISIF Asia was selected as one of the 90 WSIS Champions for 2018, out of 492 projects from around the world that were accepted, following a comprehensive review by the expert group of 685 projects submitted by the WSIS Stakeholders’ community. ISIF Asia was among the top five most voted in the category International Cooperation category. The WSIS Awards received over a million votes across the 18 categories. There will be a special Champions Ceremony on 20 March in Geneva. Information about the WSIS Champions announcement can be found following this link https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/prizes/2018/#cprojects Warm regards, Sylvia ———— Sylvia Cadena | [email protected] | APNIC Foundation - Head of Programs | +10 GMT Brisbane, Australia | http://www.apnic.foundation <http://www.apnic.foundation/> On 7/2/18, 4:55 am, "Sylvia Cadena" <[email protected]> wrote: ________________________________________________________________________ Support ISIF Asia to win one of the WSIS Prizes 2018: Vote by 18 February! ________________________________________________________________________ Since 2008, ISIF Asia has provided much needed funding, mentoring and visibility to innovators across the Asia Pacific who are using the Internet to bring positive change to many communities. We have supported 60 grants and 26 awards allocating over AUD 3.1 million to 86 innovative initiatives across 23 economies that focus on innovative access solutions, connectivity, education, health, localization, language preservation, freedom of expression, open data, disabilities, and more. * If you'd like to show your support for the work ISIF Asia does, take a moment and vote for ISIF Asia in the WSIS Prizes* About the WSIS Prizes --------------------- The WSIS Prizes recognize outstanding success in implementing development-oriented strategies that leverage the power of ICTs as an enabler for development. For the 2018 edition, 490 projects were accepted and are competing across 18 different categories. How to vote ----------- Simply register on the STK platform and vote for one project on each of the 18 WSIS Action Lines categories. https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/prizes/2018 - ISIF Asia is listed under category 18 https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/projects/Project/Details?projectId=1513935033 Two ISIF Asia supported projects are also shortlisted for an award: - Category 3- Democratizing Decision Support: PetaBencana.id Platform for Equitable Disaster Resilience https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/projects/Project/Details?projectId=1513949296 - Category 10- E-Health Clinics to provide easy access to healthcare, Pakistan https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/projects/Project/Details?projectId=1514889580 The voting phase is open until 18 February. Please note that for your vote to be counted, you must vote in every category (a total of 18). Winners will be announced during the WSIS Forum 2018, 19-23 March 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. Thank you for your ongoing support of ISIF Asia. ________________________________________________________________________ ISIF Asia Secretariat http://www.isif.asia ISIF Asia Information Society Innovation Fund https://www.apnic.net ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ apnic-talk mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/apnic-talk
