Announcements

An online exhibit by Focus on The Global South to commemorate women’s role in food provision on the International Day of Women and in observance of Women’s Month. More detail ...

Due to a blossoming of interest from tourism startups in Viet Nam post-Tết, MIST will be extending the application deadline for startups based in Viet Nam to March 24. However, applicants wishing to take advantage of the deadline extension must still email mist@mekongbiz.org before March 10 ...

Standards are documented, reusable agreements that affect us every day. Open standards for data make it easier for people and organisations to publish, access, share and use better quality data.  More detail   ...

Mozilla’s research uncovers important ways to promote diversity and inclusion in open source projects. Open source undoubtedly has a diversity problem. In fact, tech has a diversity problem. But this isn’t news — women, people of color, parents, non-technical contributors, gay, lesbian, transgender, and other marginalized people and allies have shared stories of challenge for years.  More detail   ...

Understanding and mitigating property rights risks associated with agribusiness, forestry, energy or other investments around the world is an often underappreciated component of investment decisions. USAID is working to support private sector partners to de-risk investments and secure legitimate land and property rights in order ...

On March 03, 2018, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) would like to invite the public to join Open Data Day 2018 at Emerald Hub, from 08:30 am to 04:00 pm. A number of speakers with years of experience will come to talk about the open data and ...

YSI’s Innovation Program is calling for those having a passion for teaching or for guiding others to create solutions for a better world to join its innovation program as mentors or facilitators to guide its startups from ideation to realization.  For more details and registration, please ...

YSI’s Innovation Program aims to build strong and effective startup teams which create solutions to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The program is dedicated to making real solutions happen, to impact the world in a real and measurable way. By pushing the ...

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is convening the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) 2018 in Bangkok on 28 – 30 March 2018. They are hosting a CALL FOR CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION to help inform the agenda “Transformation ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced the winners of its Instagram photo contest, which was held to showcase the development progress in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the GMS program. Anh Dũng Kiều from Viet Nam won the first ...