The FRIDA Awards seek to acknowledge innovative initiatives and
practices that leverage information and communications technology to
provide creative solutions for the region’s social and economic
development.
Winning initiatives must meet three main requirements. All project proposals must have a technological component through which they seek to solve development issues. Proposed solutions must be innovative,
i.e., they must present new strategies, notions, ideas, methods and
processes that respond to social needs and which can broaden and
strengthen communities. Finally, successful initiatives must have a proven impact, i.e., they must submit indicators and evidence that support the creation of value for the target communities.
All proposals must be in line with FRIDA’s areas of focus or thematic categories:
- Internet development. Innovative solutions for developing an open, stable and secure Internet, including topics such as access, infrastructure, the Internet of Things, IPv6, cybersecurity, open standards and Internet governance.
- Internet and technologies for participation. Digital solutions for social inclusion, the strengthening of democracy, and the exercise of freedoms and liberties.
- Internet and technologies for the good of the communities. Digital solutions in healthcare, education, economy, industry, environment, agriculture and other areas that contribute to the socio-economic development of various communities.
Two winners will be selected through this 2017 call for proposals.
For the first Award, the FRIDA Program will accept proposals in line
with its three areas of focus: Internet Development, Internet and
Participation, and Technologies and Community. On the other hand, the
second Award will be for women-led projects that promote gender equality
through technology. To learn more about the FRIDA Award for Women in Technology,
The FRIDA Awards are presented to ongoing initiatives or completed
projects that submit concrete evidence of their impact. This means that
projects pending execution or which are about to begin will not be
accepted.
The FRIDA Award consists of a USD 5,000 cash prize plus full travel
and accommodation for one representative of each organization to attend
the awards ceremony, which will be held at Internet Governance Forum in
Geneva, Switzerland on December 18-21.
Moreinfo: http://programafrida.net/en/awards