Open Call: Information Society Innovation Fund (Asia Pacific) – Knowledge Category

The Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF Asia) is a competitive grant-giving mechanism in the Asia Pacific, administered by the APNIC Foundation.

ISIF Asia supports organisations and initiatives that innovate, design, and implement solutions that further Internet and digital development, and in turn facilitate human and economic development in APAC.

Funding Information

• Their funding will support efforts to improve Internet infrastructure on one or more of the following areas:
  • Technical research and capacity building efforts on network operations and security with a focus on practical solutions around IPv6, Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) standard and Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
  • Technical training, mentoring, fellowships, exchange programs and other innovative mechanisms that support capacity building and professional development across the Asia Pacific region focusing on network operations, security, regulatory frameworks or other related issues.
  • Translation to Asia Pacific languages of relevant technical documentation and training materials focusing on network operations and security
  • Strengthening knowledge sharing across communities of practice such as Network Operators Groups and Computer Emergency Response Teams
  • Digital literacy efforts from technical organizations targeting non-technical audiences focused on awareness of network operations and security
  • Diagnosis, monitoring, measurement and/or analysis of live or historical datasets related to Internet infrastructure and its security

Funding Category

• Knowledge:
  • Their focus on Knowledge refers to efforts to develop technical capacity and/or research around Internet network operations, from a technical and operational perspective, and in support of the Internet industry in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Applications under this program can be submitted across three grant types supporting projects in different stages of development: Small grants (USD 30,000), scale-up grants (USD 85,000) and impact grants (USD 150,000).

Eligibility Criteria

• Project applications from Asia Pacific-based organisations will be considered. Applications from public, private sector, academia (such as universities, or research and development institutions), non-profit, and social enterprises are welcome to apply to all grant categories.
• Organisations must be legally registered in the Asia Pacific and able to receive funding from an Australian charity. If your organisation is registered in an economy subject to USA or Australian sanctions, you will be required to provide details of a fiscal sponsor.

For more information, visit APNIC Foundation.