Announcements
Call for Proposals: 2018 Collaborative Data Innovations for Sustainable Development
The World Bank’s Development Data Group (DECDG), in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), is interested in supporting innovative collaborations for data production, dissemination, and use. The collaborations should take place in low-income countries and lower-middle-income countries, and be directed towards ...
Association for Asian Studies calls for proposals for its annual conference
Program Committee for the Association for Asian Studies calls for Proposals for the AAS Annual Conference to be held March 21-24, 2019 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado. The conference welcomes proposals for Organized Panels, Roundtables, and Workshop sessions, in addition to Individual Papers proposals for the committees consideration. The ...
Land Portal 2017 Annual Report
The Land Portal Foundation empowered local organizations across the Global South, particularly those in East Africa, India, the Mekong Region, and Latin America, to enhance their use and management of land information and contribute to a land information ecosystem. The Land Portal Foundation and its partners ...
WLE: Solutions for Thriving Ecosystems
Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) is a global research-for-development program connecting partners to find these solutions. Through the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and 12 other core partners, WLE ensures thriving ecosystems go hand-in-hand with agricultural development, food system resilience and human ...
Applications for the Internet Freedom Fund
The Open Technology Fund is calling applications for the Internet Freedom Fund. The Internet Freedom Fund is OTF’s primary way to support projects and people working on open and accessible technology-centric projects that promote human rights, internet freedom, open societies, and help advance inclusive and safe ...
Applications open for third round of funding for collaborative data innovation projects
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data and the World Bank Development Data Group are pleased to announce that applications are now open for a third round of support for innovative collaborations for data production, dissemination, and use. This follows two previous rounds of funding ...
EQUALS in Tech Awards
EQUALS is seeking for nominations of someone who is working on a cool project about girls and women in tech. Nominations for the 2018 awards will be closed on July 20, 2018. For more detail, please visit here ...
World Bank’s new country classifications by income level
According to the newest World Bank’s classification, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam are Lower Middle Income countries while Thailand is Upper Middle Income. For the current 2019 fiscal year, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method, of $995 or less in ...
Singapore International Water Week 2018
The Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) is the global platform to share and co-create innovative water solutions. The biennial event gathers stakeholders from the global water industry to share best practices, showcase the latest technologies and tap business opportunities. SIWW is part of the strategic ...
High-level Political Forum
The High-level Political Forum, United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, provides for the full and effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations and States members of specialized agencies. The ...
