Deadline: 15 May 2018
Applicants are invited to apply for the 2018 FRIDA Awards to recognize innovative technological solutions with proven social impact in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Priority Themes
- Technology and Gender Award
- The gender gap in technology continues to be a challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean. FRIDA Program will award two prizes to projects that have contributed to promote gender equity and women’s leadership in the field of Internet technologies and industry. Priorities will be given to initiatives that work around:
- The development of digital skills among women and girls (coding, network and security management, IPv6, Big Data, Robotics, Internet of Things, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, among others);
- The participation of women in digital markets and their access to technology jobs;
- The application of strategies to defend digital rights, greater security and inclusion of women and girls online;
- The involvement of women in the deployment of Internet infrastructure to promote Internet access and adoption.
- Projects must be led by a woman, and work team nominations will be prioritized, mostly made up of women.
- The gender gap in technology continues to be a challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean. FRIDA Program will award two prizes to projects that have contributed to promote gender equity and women’s leadership in the field of Internet technologies and industry. Priorities will be given to initiatives that work around:
- Community Networks Award
- Community networks offer a way for remote communities, currently unattended, to organize themselves to develop local solutions that allow them to access the Internet. FRIDA will award a prize to a project or organization that has contributed to the development of community networks in Latin America and the Caribbean through work in one or more of the following areas:
- Innovations in business models for the development and consolidation of community networks
- Technical solutions, including the development of devices and improvements for network management.
- Development of local content to promote an Internet use that responds to relevant and significant needs for new users
- Promotion of regulation that enables and enhances the development of community networks.
- They may apply for organizations working to develop affordable, locally managed community networks that are deploying low-cost creative solutions to bring connectivity to regions without Internet service.
- Community networks offer a way for remote communities, currently unattended, to organize themselves to develop local solutions that allow them to access the Internet. FRIDA will award a prize to a project or organization that has contributed to the development of community networks in Latin America and the Caribbean through work in one or more of the following areas:
Award Information
The FRIDA Award consists of a financial contribution of US $ 5,000 plus a trip and complete stay for a representative of each winning project to attend the awards ceremony to be held in the Internet Governance Forum 2018.
Eligibility Criteria
- They may apply for work teams from civil society organizations, public and private universities, state agencies and private enterprises whose activities align with the priorities of the program.
- Individual applications will not be accepted.
- The entities that apply must be based in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
How to Apply
Applicants must apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit FRIDA Awards.