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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;">Con mucho gusto anunciamos la apertura de la convocatoria 2023 del </span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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;">Fondo Regional para la Innovación Digital en América Latina y el Caribe (FRIDA)</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;"> para financiar proyectos, iniciativas y soluciones que contribuyan a la consolidación de una Internet global, abierta, estable y segura.</span></p>
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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;">La convocatoria se centra en tres categorías temáticas: Estabilidad y Seguridad de Internet y su subcategoría centrada en el uso y aplicación de Blockchain; Conectividad y Acceso a Internet e Internet Abierta y Libre. Los interesados podrán postularse bajo 2 modalidades:</span></p>
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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;">-subvención, orientada a brindar financiamiento económico no reembolsable y apoyo técnico a proyectos, iniciativas o soluciones con una duración máxima de 12 meses,</span></p>
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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;">Este año se incorpora una</span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Bases-Linea-de-apoyo-tecnico-no-financiero.pdf"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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;"> nueva línea de apoyo técnico no financiero.</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;"> Esta línea busca asistir a proyectos no seleccionados en áreas como ser el desarrollo de alianzas, el acceso a conocimiento y formación de capacidades, la retroalimentación y el asesoramiento, entre otras. Serán seleccionados entre 6 y 8 proyectos que hayan obtenido el mejor promedio de evaluación, ubicándose inmediatamente a continuación de los proyectos seleccionados para recibir financiamiento. </span></p>
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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;">La convocatoria 2023 de FRIDA estará abierta hasta el miércoles 31 de mayo 2023 a las 23:59 UTC-3.</span></p>
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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 más información acerca de los requisitos de postulación y demás condiciones accede a las </span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bases-de-la-Convocatoria-Programa-FRIDA-2023_ES.pdf"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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><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;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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;"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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;">
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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;">Temos o prazer de anunciar a abertura da chamada 2023 do </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:400;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 a Inovação Digital na América Latina e o Caribe (FRIDA)</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;"> para financiar projetos, iniciativas e soluções que contribuam para a consolidação de uma Internet global, aberta, estável e segura.</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;"> A chamada é focada em três categorias temáticas: Estabilidade e Segurança da Internet e sua subcategoria focada no uso e aplicação de Blockchain; Conectividade e Acesso à Internet e Internet Aberta e Gratuita. Os interessados podem se inscrever de 2 formas:</span></p>
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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;">- Subsídios, destinada a conceder financiamento financeiro não reembolsável e apoio técnico a projetos, iniciativas ou soluções com a duração máxima de 12 meses,</span></p>
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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;">- Prêmios, que consiste em uma distinção acompanhada de reconhecimento econômico. Esta última categoria destaca projetos, iniciativas ou soluções que apresentam evidências concretas de impacto.</span></p>
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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;">Este ano é incorporada uma </span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Bases-Linha-de-suporte-tecnico-nao-financeiro.pdf"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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;">nova linha de apoio técnico não financeiro</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;">, que visa atender projetos não selecionados em áreas como desenvolvimento de alianças, acesso ao conhecimento e capacitação, feedback e assessoria, entre outros. Serão selecionados entre 6 e 8 projetos que obtiverem a melhor média de avaliação, imediatamente após os projetos selecionados para financiamento.</span></p>
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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;">A chamada do FRIDA vai ficar aberta até 31 de maio de 2023 as 23:59 UTC-3.</span></p>
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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 mais informações sobre os requisitos para se candidatar e outras condições, acesse</span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><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;"> </span></a><a
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</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;">Dear members of the Infofrida list,</span></p>
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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;">We are pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 call for proposals of </span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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, the 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;">, to provide funding to projects, initiatives, and solutions that contribute to the consolidation of a global, open, stable, and secure Internet.</span></p>
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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 call is focused on three thematic categories: Internet Stability and Security and its subcategory focused on the use and application of Blockchain; Connectivity and Internet Access and Open and Free Internet. Interested applicants may apply in 2 ways:</span></p>
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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;">-Grant, aimed at providing non-reimbursable financial financing and technical support to projects, initiatives or solutions with a maximum duration of 12 months,</span></p>
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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;">-Award modality, which consists of a distinction accompanied by economic recognition. This last category highlights projects, initiatives or solutions that present concrete evidence of impact.</span></p>
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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;">This year a </span><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Non-Financial-Technical-Support-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;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;">new line of non-financial technical support</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;"> is incorporated. This line seeks to assist non-selected projects in areas such as partnership development, access to knowledge and capacity building, feedback and advice, among others. Between 6 and 8 projects with the best evaluation average after the projects selected for funding will be receiving this support. </span></p>
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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 call for proposals will remain open until Wednesday, 31 May 2023 11:59 UTC-3 time.</span></p>
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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 how to apply and other requirements, visit the</span><a
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<h3 style="color:#009DCA;">Clara Cremona</h3>
<p style="color:#8A8B8A;"><strong>Asistente de Proyectos de
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Cooperation Projects Assistant</p>
<p style="color:#8A8B8A;"><em><a href="http://www.lacnic.net">www.lacnic.net</a><br>
Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry</em></p>
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