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            line-height:110%" lang="es">Programa FRIDA anuncia sus 17
            proyectos ganadores de este año</span></b></h1>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:130%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Helvetica
          Neue";
          color:#333333" lang="es">Con el propósito de continuar
          trabajando en la consolidación de
          una Internet global, abierta, estable y segura en la región,
          FRIDA (el Fondo
          para el Fortalecimiento de Internet en América Latina y el
          Caribe de LACNIC)
          anuncia los proyectos ganadores de su convocatoria de
          financiamiento para este
          año.</span></p>
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          Neue";color:#333333" lang="es">Un
          total de 17 proyectos recibirán financiamiento en 2021.
          Distribuidos en un
          premio por categoría temática y 14 subvenciones; seis en
          Estabilidad y
          Seguridad de Internet; cuatro en Internet Abierta y Libre; y
          cuatro en Acceso a
          Internet-.</span></p>
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          Neue";
          color:#333333" lang="es">El llamado 2021 fortalece su énfasis
          en el apoyo a proyectos
          técnicos vinculados a la comunidad de la región y a operadores
          de Internet,
          alineados con la misión de LACNIC.<span
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            anuncia seus 17 projetos
            vencedores deste ano</span></b>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
          lang="PT-BR">A fim de continuar trabalhando na consolidação de
          uma Internet global,
          aberta, estável e segura na região, o FRIDA (Fundo para o
          Fortalecimento da
          Internet na América Latina e o Caribe do LACNIC) anuncia os
          projetos vencedores
          de sua chamada anual de financiamento.</span></p>
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          style="font-size:
          14.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
          lang="PT-BR">Este ano são 17
          os projetos que recebem financiamento, distribuídos em um
          prêmio por categoria
          temática e 14<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>subsídios;
          6 em Estabilidade
          e Segurança da Internet; 4 em Internet Aberta e Livre; e 4 em
          Acesso à
          Internet.</span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:
          PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">Na chamada 2021 continuamos dando ênfase
          ao apoio a projetos técnicos
          vinculados à comunidade da região e a operadores da Internet,
          alinhados com a
          missão do LACNIC.<span
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      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
        115%;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">Continuar lendo<a
          href="https://bit.ly/3zpNvm7">
          aqui</a></span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">--------------</span></b></h1>
    <h1
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style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
          lang="EN-US">FRIDA
          Announces This Year's 17 Winning Projects</span></b></h1>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
          lang="EN-US">In order to continue working towards the
          consolidation of a global,
          open, stable, and secure Internet in the region, FRIDA,
          LACNIC's Regional Fund
          for the Strengthening of the Internet in Latin America and the
          Caribbean, is
          pleased to announce the winners of its annual call for
          proposals.</span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:
          EN-US" lang="EN-US">This year, FRIDA will provide funding to
          support 17 projects, in the
          form of one award and 14 grants per thematic category,
          distributed as follows:
          6 grants to initiatives submitted under Internet Security and
          Stability, 4
          under Open and Free Internet, and 4 under Internet Access.</span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
          lang="EN-US">The 2021 call for proposals continues to focus on
          supporting technical
          projects relating to the regional community and Internet
          operators and which
          are in line with LACNIC's mission.<span
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            here</a></span></p>
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LACNIC

<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lacnic.net">www.lacnic.net</a>
Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry</pre>
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