Designed to support research projects that will strengthen the body of methodologically sound and theoretically-based social science research in Information and Communications Technology and Development (ICTD), the Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia (SIRCA) research grants programme, one of the latest and biggest grant award to-date to SiRC by the International Development Research Centre, is to build research capacity among emerging principal investigators based in Asia – particularly those who would benefit from seed funding, exposure to research capacity building exercises, and interaction with mentors. SIRCA is currently funding 14 grant awardees, reaching out to out to emerging ICTD scholars in 8 Asian countries (Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal and China) and established networks with ICTD experts in 6 countries (US, UK, Philippines, India, Hong Kong and Singapore).
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