ISIF Program

The Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) s a small grants program, which primary objective is to help advance local and regional projects that are aimed at introducing, improving, and applying Internet technology for the benefit of Asia Pacific users and communities. Developing economies in the Asia Pacific benefit from such grants as they face unique challenges which are multifaceted and interrelated.

Two key issues that hinder Internet growth in the Asia Pacific region are the lack of access to technical skills and unreliable infrastructure. However, encouraging local organizations to provide innovative and creative solutions to issues such as these supports local Internet development, which, in turn, supports the wider Internet community.

Developing economies are encouraged to apply for ISIF grants as this not only facilitates Internet growth, but also produces similar positive benefits for local communities.

Why APNIC is investing in ISIF?

To give back to the Internet community by investing in ICT research & development.
To support research that can help Internet growth in our region.
To facilitate networking and information building throughout the Internet community.

APNIC is the secretariat for the ISIF Program providing support in:

Grants Selection Committee
Website and wiki development
Design and public relations

APNIC is a founding partner of ISIF

APNIC contributions to the grants fund for 2009 and 2010 has been around 200,000 AUD.

The ISIF grants program is a great opportunity for innovation in the Asia Pacific. We hope that with the global Internet community facing the prospect of IPv4 depletion in the next few years, some 2010 grant applications will feature projects that assist the adoption of IPv6 in the region,
said Paul Wilson, Director General of APNIC.

Partners & Sponsors

ISIF is a joint initiative between the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Internet Society (ISOC), and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC).
ISIF is proudly sponsored by the DotAsia Organization, the registry operator for the .ASIA top level domain.

For more information contact:

Sylvia Cadena
Project Officer
phone +61 7 3858 3129
fax +61 7 3858 3199
email info@isif.asia

Encouraging ICT research and development in emerging economies of Asia Pacific through innovative, sustainable, and creative solutions