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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;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Estimad@s,</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;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Esperamos se encuentren bien.<br>
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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;mso-font-kerning:
0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Queremos informarles que el día de ayer abrió 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;
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">L@s interesad@s podrán
        postularse bajo 2 modalidades:</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>
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      <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: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">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>
      <li class="MsoNormal"
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
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-de-la-Convocatoria-Programa-FRIDA-2024.pdf"><span
            style="color:#1155CC">bases de la convocatoria</span></a><span
          style="color:black">.  A su vez, l@s 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>
    <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"><b><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">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;
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"><br>
        </span></b></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">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;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR"
        lang="PT-BR">--<b></b></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">Prezad@s,</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">Esperamos que vocês estejam bem.<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">Temos o prazer de anunciar a abertura da chamada
        2024 do<b> </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"><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">Há dois tipos de suporte: <br>
      </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;
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/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
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">-<b>-</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-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 colleagues from IT Women 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;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
        lang="EN-US">We hope you are doing well.<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">We are pleased to announce the opening of the 2024
        call for proposals of</span><u><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:#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;
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/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
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">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
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">Interested applicants may apply in 2 ways:</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>
    <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: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">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
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/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></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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