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href="https://programafrida.net/"
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id="docs-internal-guid-94696a05-7fff-dfdb-a16d-4e44cc751fd4">
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">El programa FRIDA </span><a
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> brinda apoyo financiero (hasta 20.000 USD) bajo la modalidad de subvenciones, así como seguimiento técnico a proyectos con una duración máxima de 12 meses. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">En todos los casos podrán presentarse proyectos de investigación, estudios de caso, desarrollo de pruebas de concepto y/o prototipos, proyectos de implementación, mediciones u otros, siempre que busquen alcanzar objetivos prácticos, resultados específicos originales, contribuyan con soluciones concretas a desafíos técnicos y/o generen conocimiento que pueda ser de utilidad para ampliar e impulsar el desarrollo de la temática abordada en la región.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">En esta oportunidad, la convocatoria cuenta con dos categorías temáticas: (1) Estabilidad y Seguridad de Internet y su subcategoría centrada en el uso y la aplicación de Blockchain; (2) Inteligencia Artificial aplicada a Internet y a las Redes.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Por mayor información acerca de los requisitos de postulación y demás condiciones, acceda a las </span><b
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href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bases-FRIDA_ES.pdf"
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">bases de la convocatoria</span></a></b><span
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">La fase de postulación inicial estará abierta hasta el domingo 12 de julio de 2026 a las 23:59 hs. (UTC-3). </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/pt-br"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">FRIDA</span></a><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> abre a chamada para financiar projetos que contribuam para a consolidação e o fortalecimento da Internet na América Latina e no Caribe</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">O programa FRIDA</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/pt-br"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">(Fundo Regional para Inovação Digital na América Latina e no Caribe)</span></a><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">oferece apoio financeiro (até 20.000 USD) na forma de subsídios, bem como acompanhamento técnico de projetos com duração máxima de 12 meses. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Em todos os casos poderão ser submetidos projetos de pesquisa, estudos de caso, desenvolvimento de provas de conceito e/ou protótipos, projetos de implementação, medições ou outros, desde que busquem atingir objetivos práticos, resultados originais específicos, contribuir com soluções concretas para desafios técnicos e/ou gerar conhecimentos que possam ser úteis para expandir e promover o desenvolvimento do tema abordado na região.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Nesta ocasião, a chamada conta com duas categorias temáticas: (1) Estabilidade e Segurança da Internet e sua subcategoria focada no uso e aplicação de Blockchain; (2) Inteligência Artificial aplicada à Internet e Redes.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Para mais informações sobre os requisitos de inscrição e demais condições, acesse as </span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bases-da-Chamada-FRIDA_PT.pdf"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">bases da chamada</span></a><span
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">A fase inicial de inscrição estará aberta até domingo, 12 de julho de 2026, às 23h59. (UTC-3).</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><b
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id="docs-internal-guid-2d8a4a86-7fff-aef4-d9a7-1da67b6d40d9"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/en"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">FRIDA</span></a><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> opens the call to finance projects that contribute to the consolidation and strengthening of the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean</span></b></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-2d8a4a86-7fff-aef4-d9a7-1da67b6d40d9">
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The FRIDA program </span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/en"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">(Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean)</span></a><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> provides financial support (up to 20,000 USD) in the form of subsidies, as well as technical monitoring of projects with a maximum duration of 12 months. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">In all cases, research projects, case studies, development of proofs of concept and/or prototypes, implementation projects, measurements or others may be submitted, as long as they seek to achieve practical objectives, specific original results, contribute with concrete solutions to technical challenges and/or generate knowledge that can be useful to expand and promote the development of the topic addressed in the region.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">On this occasion, the call has two thematic categories: (1) Internet Stability and Security and its subcategory focused on the use and application of Blockchain; (2) Artificial Intelligence applied to the Internet and Networks.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">For more information about the application requirements and other conditions, access </span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Terms-of-reference-FRIDA_EN.pdf"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">the terms of reference</span></a><span
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The initial application phase will be open until Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (UTC-3).</span></p>
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