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The Pan Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme is pleased to announce the March 2005 Competition round for ICT R&D grant applicants from the Asia Pacific region.

This open theme competition welcomes proposals in the following areas:

• Research and development into innovative ICT applications, with a clear focus on practical and replicable approaches and techniques.
• Research on Internet infrastructure design, performance, management policy and related topics.
• Development of practical solutions based on the application of proven and readily available Internet technologies with minimum basic research.
• Research on the outcomes and social impacts of specific ICT policies and interventions and application of Internet technologies.
• Research on policy matters affecting Internet networking in the Asia Pacific region, especially where linked to areas such as policy impacts, gender equity, social equity, sustainable communities, and technology diffusion/transfer and benefits to rural areas.
• Technology related issues such as broadband connectivity, "last mile innovation, mobile and wireless technologies for the developing world, and increasing the capacity or efficiency of existing network infrastructures.

We will not entertain proposals  which fall outside the scope of the grants programme.

Interested organizations or institutions from the Asia Pacific region may apply for either of the following types of grants:

• Grants up to a maximum budget of US$9,000 over a term not exceeding 12 months.
• Grants up to a maximum budget of US$30,000 over a term not exceeding 24 months.

Please read the programme guide to learn more about the scope, criteria, and grants awarded before completing an application form with the full details of your proposal. Please note that proposals must satisfy all of the programme requirements in order to be considered for funding.

Please click here to access the programme guide and application forms.

Kindly note that the deadline for applications for this round is 30 March  2005. We regret to inform that application will not be considered for this round, but may be considered in future rounds.

The grants committee will screen all proposals, and the results will be made known by mid May 2005.

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