Announcements
World Economic Forum releases Global Gender Gap Report
Geneva, Switzerland, 2 November 2017 – A decade of slow but steady progress on improving parity between the sexes came to a halt in 2017, with the global gender gap widening for the first time since the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report was ...
Lightning Talk: "Recognition Artificial Intelligence and Experience in Application Development”
Recognition AI technology based on artificial neutral network and deep learning has been researching and applying in variety fields of life. Fingerprint analysis and face detection, screening for cervical cancer (medical), or target recognition systems (defence) are few examples of this technology in real-world application.Thanks ...
UNICEF releases report on violence against children
NEW YORK – HA NOI, 1 November 2017 – Staggering numbers of children – some as young as 12 months old – are experiencing violence, often by those entrusted to take care of them, UNICEF said in a new report released today. The report also includes ...
TECHFEST 2017 to bring opportunities for potential investors and startups
The Ministry of Science and Technology on October 31 held a press conference to announce the 2017 national start-up festival, Techfest 2017, which will be held on November 14-15 in Hanoi. The festival aims to facilitate participants in both national and international start-up ecosystems to connect closely ...
Vietnam Internet Forum
Vietnam Internet Forum will discuss Internet’s contribution to an open, sustainable and innovative society. Focus is on Internet accessibility and digital solutions for social impact under the theme #DigitalforGood. VIF17 is a platform for inter-sectoral discussion and interaction. It will be taking place on 27-28 ...
Vietnam Internet Forum
Third National Conference on Open Educational Resources in Viet Nam
Ha Noi, 19 October 2017 – The Open Educational Resources (OER) community in Viet Nam including research centers, institutions of higher education, library associations, NGOs, and international organizations promoted the OER movement at the third National Conference on OERs, through the sharing of OER practices and ...
ECODIT LLC: Call for proposals
Request for proposals (RFP) No. 17-AF-RFP-007 for Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) equipment and training for protected areas in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue Provinces, VietnamECODIT LLC is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations or consortia as described in the attached Request for Proposals ...
ECODIT
Call for expressions of interest: Member of national expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Vietnam
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ) in Viet Nam is pleased to announce the call for expressions of interest for members of the National Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Vietnam.The Green List is a programme initiated by IUCN in 2012 ...
IUCN
European Instrument For Democracy and Human Rights: 2017 global call for proposals
The overall indicative amount made available is EUR 25 000 000 (5 000 000 EUR for each lot).The specific objectives of this year’s call are to support civil society and human rights defenders working outside the EU in five key areas of human rights corresponding ...
European Commission