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0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Estimados miembros de la lista Infofrida,<br>
<br>
Con mucho gusto anunciamos la apertura de la convocatoria 2024
del <u><span style="color:#1155CC"><span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></u><a
href="https://programafrida.net/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Fondo
Regional
para la Innovación Digital en América Latina y el Caribe
(FRIDA)</span></a><span style="color:black"> para financiar
proyectos, iniciativas y soluciones que
contribuyan a la consolidación de una Internet global,
abierta, estable y
segura.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">En esta oportunidad, además de
sus
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, en su 20.°
aniversario, el programa
incorpora una cuarta categoría definida junto a la comunidad
regional,
denominada Inteligencia Artificial aplicada a Internet y a las
redes.</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
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style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Los interesados podrán
postularse bajo
2 modalidades:</span><span
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
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style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Subvención,
orientada a brindar financiamiento económico no reembolsable y
apoyo técnico a proyectos, iniciativas o soluciones con una
duración máxima de 12 meses,</span></li>
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style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Premio, que
consiste en una distinción acompañada de un reconocimiento
económico. Esta última categoría destaca proyectos,
iniciativas o soluciones que presenten evidencia concreta de
impacto.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Aquellos proyectos que no
resulten
seleccionados podrán acceder a la </span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ES-Linea-de-apoyo-tecnico-no-financiero_FRIDA.pdf"><span
style="color:#1155CC">línea de apoyo técnico no financiero</span></a><span
style="color:black">, un tipo de apoyo incorporado en su
pasada edición, que
busca asistir en áreas como ser el desarrollo de alianzas, el
acceso a
conocimiento y formación de capacidades, la retroalimentación
y el
asesoramiento, entre otras. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Por más información acerca de
los
requisitos de postulación y demás condiciones, accede a las </span><span
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bases-de-la-Convocatoria-Programa-FRIDA-2024.pdf"><span
style="color:#1155CC">bases de la convocatoria</span></a><span
style="color:black">. A su vez, los invitamos a participar
del <b><a href="https://www.lacnic.net/7193/1/lacnic/">webinar
sobre la convocatoria 2024</a></b> el próximo jueves 6 de
junio a las 18:00 UTC. <br>
</span></span></p>
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12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">La convocatoria 2024 de FRIDA
estará
abierta hasta el viernes 28 de junio 2024 a las 23:59 UTC-3.</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
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</span></b></p>
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12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Un gran saludo, </span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">El equipo FRIDA </span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">--<b></b></span></p>
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style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">Prezados
membros da lista Infrofrida,</span></p>
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style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">Temos o prazer de anunciar a abertura da chamada
2024 do<b> </b></span><span
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://programafrida.net/pt-br"><span
style="color:#1155CC;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">Fundo
Regional para a
Inovação Digital na América Latina e o Caribe (FRIDA)</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR"> para financiar projetos,
iniciativas e soluções
que contribuam para a consolidação de uma Internet global,
aberta, estável e
segura.</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">Nesta ocasião,
além de suas 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 Livre, em seu 20º
aniversário, o programa
incorpora uma quarta categoria definida em conjunto com a
comunidade regional,
denominada Inteligência Artificial aplicada à Internet e às
redes.</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">Os
interessados podem se inscrever de 2 formas:</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">Subsídios, destinada a
conceder financiamento financeiro não reembolsável e apoio
técnico a projetos, iniciativas ou soluções com a duração
máxima de 12 meses,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">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></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">Os projetos
não selecionados poderão acessar a </span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PT-Linha-de-suporte-tecnico-nao-financeiro_FRIDA.pdf"><span
style="color:#1155CC;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">linha
de apoio técnico
não financeiro</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">, modalidade
de apoio incorporada em sua última edição, que busca auxiliar em
áreas como
desenvolvimento de alianças, acesso ao conhecimento e
capacitação, feedback e
conselhos, entre outros.</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR">Por mais
informações sobre os requisitos para se candidatar e outras
condições, acesse
as </span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bases-da-Chamada-FRIDA-2024_PT.pdf"><span
style="color:#1155CC;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">bases
da chamada</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR">. Da mesma forma, convidamos
você a participar do <b><a
href="https://www.lacnic.net/7195/3/lacnic/chamada-frida-2024">webinar
sobre a convocatória 2024</a></b> na próxima quinta-feira, 6
de junho, às 18h UTC.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
lang="PT-BR"><b>A chamada do
FRIDA vai ficar aberta até sexta-feira, 28 de junho de 2024 às
23:59 UTC-3.</b></span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR" lang="PT-BR"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Atenciosamente,
</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
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lang="EN-US">O equipe FRIDA</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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lang="EN-US">-<b>-</b> </span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Dear members
of the Infofrida list,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
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lang="EN-US">We are pleased
to announce the opening of the 2024 call for proposals of</span><u><span
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:#1155CC;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://programafrida.net/en"><span
style="color:#1155CC;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">FRIDA,
the Regional
Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the
Caribbean</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">, to provide funding to
projects, initiatives,
and solutions that contribute to the consolidation of a global,
open, stable,
and secure Internet.</span><span
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">On this
occasion, in addition to its 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, in
its 20th
anniversary, the program incorporates a fourth category defined
together with
the regional community, called Artificial Intelligence applied
to the Internet
and networks.</span><span
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Interested
applicants may apply in 2 ways:</span><span
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;
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style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Grant, aimed at
providing non-reimbursable financial financing and technical
support to projects, initiatives or solutions with a maximum
duration of 12 months,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Award, which consists of a
distinction accompanied by economic recognition. This last
category highlights projects, initiatives or solutions that
present concrete evidence of impact.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Those projects
that are not selected will be able to access the </span><span
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"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EN-Non-financial-technical-support_FRIDA.pdf"><span
style="color:#1155CC;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">non-financial
technical support line</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;
color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">,
a type of support incorporated in its last edition, which seeks
to assist in
areas such as the development of alliances, access to knowledge
and capacity
building, feedback and advice, among others.</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">For more
information about how to apply and other requirements, visit the
</span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a
href="https://programafrida.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Call-for-Applications-FRIDA-2024_EN.pdf"><span
style="color:#1155CC;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">terms
and conditions
of the call</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">. Likewise, we invite you to participate in the <b><a
href="https://www.lacnic.net/7194/2/lacnic/2024-frida-call-for-proposals">webinar
on the 2024 FRIDA call</a></b> next Thursday, June 6 at
18:00 UTC.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><b>The call for
proposals will remain open until Friday, 28 June 2024 11:59
UTC-3 time.</b></span><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">With kind
regards, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The FRIDA team</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span
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major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br>
</span></p>
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<h3 style="color:#009DCA;">Clara Cremona</h3>
<p style="color:#8A8B8A;"><strong>Asistente de Proyectos de
Cooperación</strong><br>
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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