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        Inédita convocatoria de FRIDA para </span></b><span
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        lang="ES-UY">Montevideo, 17 de febrero</span></i><span
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      lang="ES-UY">.- El Fondo Regional para la Innovación Digital en
      América Latina y el Caribe (FRIDA) anunció hoy en la Casa de
      Internet de Latinoamérica y el Caribe el lanzamiento de su primera
      convocatoria 2014 para financiar iniciativas y proyectos
      orientados a contribuir con el desarrollo de la Sociedad de la
      Información y el Conocimiento.</span><span
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        primer llamado, denominado “Escalamientos FRIDA” busca continuar
        impulsando y apoyando proyectos e iniciativas innovadoras para
        lograr un impacto mayor y más allá de las fronteras de los
        proyectos. </span><br>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ver bases de la convocatoria:
        <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://programafrida.net/startup">http://programafrida.net/startup</a></b><br>
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        lang="PT-BR">Inédita chamada de FRIDA para </span></b><span
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        lang="PT-BR">financiar projetos de inovação na região</span></b><span
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          mso-ansi-language:PT-BR;mso-fareast-language:ES" lang="PT-BR">Montevidéu,

          17 de fevereiro</span></i><span
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        lang="PT-BR">.- O Fundo Regional para a Inovação Digital na
        América Latina e o Caribe (FRIDA) anunciou hoje na Casa da
        Internet da América Latina e o Caribe, o lançamento de sua
        primeira chamada 2014 para financiar iniciativas e projetos
        destinados a contribuir com o desenvolvimento da Sociedade da
        Informação e o Conhecimento. <o:p></o:p></span><span
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        primeira chamada, nomeada “Escalamentos FRIDA” pretende
        continuar impulsionando e apoiando projetos e iniciativas
        inovadoras para atingir um impacto maior além das fronteiras dos
        projetos. <br>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Veja as bases da chamada:
        <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://programafrida.net/startup">http://programafrida.net/startup</a></b><br>
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                      lang="EN-US">Unprecedented FRIDA Call for
                      Proposals – </span></span><span
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                      lang="EN-US">Funding for Innovation Projects in
                      the LAC Region</span></span></big></big></big></b></big></big><span
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                  lang="EN-US">Montevideo, 17 February</span></i></big></big></big><span
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            Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and
            the Caribbean (FRIDA) announced today the launch of its
            first 2014 call for projects and initiatives aimed at
            contributing to the development of Knowledge and the
            Information Society in the region.</big><o:p></o:p></span></big></p>
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                            lang="EN-US">This first call for proposals
                            –the "FRIDA Start-Up" Program– seeks to
                            continue promoting and supporting innovative
                            projects and initiatives so that they can
                            achieve greater impact beyond their original
                            scope.  </span></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></big><br>
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