The second BarCamp supported by SPICE will be held in Battambang province from May 25-26, 2013 at Build Bright University in Battambang province. 

As part of the SPICE's work to promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and adoption of technologies among youth in Cambodia, Open Institute's SPICE funded by USAID provide financial support to Barcamp team to organize more event to different areas of the country.

Ms. Chim Manavy, Executive Director of Open Institute, Date: 27th March 2013
Photo: Open Institute Open Institute organized a training on "The Use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) to Access and Disseminate Information" with the financial support of The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER) from Sweden. 30 participants ( 14female, 16male ) attended including members of the Commune/Sangkat councilors from Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap and Kandal and youth representatives from Khmer Youth Association, Association for People Health Development, Khmer Youth and Social Development, Voice of Democracy and the Youth Resources Development Program.

Ms. Chim Manavy, Executive Director of Open Institue
Picture: Open Institue
Date: February 06, 2013Phnom Penh: To provide youth with knowledge about the roles, duties, and responsibilities of commune/sangkat councilors according to the law of “commune/sangkat administration management” for the effective participation of  the commune/sangkat councilors,to identify the participatory strategies to promote youth participation in the process of decision making through planning and its implementation, and to provide quality programs and services which are effective at sub national level especially at commune/sangkat level,

​​​​​Date: 19 March 2013. Photo by: Open Institute

The SPICE program has invited during the month of March over 57 staff members of 39 Civil Society Organizations to workshops on Using IVR and other Phone Technologies in Civil Society Organizations. The workshops were conducted on the 19, 21 and 26 March.

H.E.Dr.Khiev Serey Vuthea at the forum
A forum on the use of ICT for Gender Based Violence Prevention was organized on Thursday 14 March. The overall aim of the forum was to raise awareness about gender based violence in Cambodia and the importance that ICT has in promoting and bringing about this change.

Participants and Trainers at the  training
Phnom Penh: Open Institute organized a training on "Citizen Journalists to promote Gender Equality through Information Communication Technology (ICT)" with the financial support from Open Society Institute (OSI-NY) based in New York, USA. There were 26 participants (11 females, 15 males). 22 students from Royal University of Agriculture, Institute of Foreign Language, Vanda Institute, IIC and 4 staff from the Open Institute.

18 March 2013 - Under the technical support from Open Institute and IFES with financial support from USAID, NEC launched the first voice-based information service for upcoming election for the National Assembly 2013, on Friday 15th March 2013 at Imperial Garden Villa and Hotel.

​​​​​The USAID-funded SPICE program, implemented by the Open Institute, is pleased to be one of the supporters of Tech Camp Phnom Penh events for the coming two-day technology conference.
We are proud to bring USAID as one of the partners of Tech Camp. Tech Camp Phnom Penh will start on March 13 and 14, 2013 at Norton University. SPICE supports Tech Camp because we want to empower and capacity building to increase awareness of new innovative technologies among youth, for them to be able to access information easily and participate in the development of Cambodia society.

Ms. Chim Manavy welcomed participant to the training at Open InstituteA training of Ushaidi and Women Web portal was conducted at Open Institute training center, in collaboration with Ministry of Women's Affairs and The National League of Commune/Sangkat and the Cambodian NGO Committee on CEDAW, on 30 January 2013. There were 15 participants from various non-governmental organization includes NGO Education Partnership (NEP), Cambodian Defenders Project (CDP), Community Development Organization (CODO), Conservation and Development on Cambodia (CDCAM), Cambodian Women for Peace and Development (CWPD), Cambodia Center for the Protection of Children's Rights (CCPCR), NGO Forum, Coordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility (CARAM), KHEMARA, Committee to Promote Women in Politics (CPWP), Girl Guides Association of Cambodia (GGAC), Youth Council of Cambodia (YCC), Center for Social Development (CSD), Khmer Youth Association (KYA) and Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Election in Cambodia (NICFEC).

Ms. Keo Keoung, Member of Board of Directors of the Open Institute and the executive director of Heifer Cambodia, was delivering her speech to open the training session.
Phnom Penh 31 January, 2013
Photo: Open InstituteA training of Ushaidi and Women Web portal was conducted at Open Institute training center, in collaboration with Ministry of Women's Affairs and The National League of Commune/Sangkat and the Cambodian NGO Committee on CEDAW, on 31 January 2013. There were 15 participants from various non-governmental organization includes Silaka, FADC (Koh Kong), Cambodia Association for Development of Poor People (CADPP) , AMARA , Rhac, Arun Ras, Development Association of cAmbodia (DAC), Fine Arts Association (FAA), Cambodia Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Cambodia Labor Federation (CLC), and NGO Coalition to Address (Sexual) Exploitation of Children in Cambodia (COSECAM).