There
are 9 days left for the call for entries for the
2013-2014 FIRE Grants.
The Fund
for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) aims at
encouraging ICT development innovations that
contribute to sustainable development in Africa.
The FIRE
Programme gives grants of up to USD 10 000 to
projects that will be implemented in the Africa region
within a 6 to 12 month period.
The FIRE
Programme invites African organisations, entrepreneurs
and innovators to propose projects under one of three
categories which include:
1)
Innovation on Access provision: fostering ICT growth
in Africa by ensuring that the delivery mechanism is
available, reliable and scalable;
2)
E-development: the development, deployment and
enhancement of content, applications and solutions.
3)
Freedom of Expression: initiatives related to freedom
of expression, freedom of association, privacy,
security, consumer's rights, new forms of intellectual
property in the digital environment, and a wider range
of issues related to Internet and human rights.
The
registration deadline for the 2013-2014 Grants has
been extended to 30 November
2013.
For
detailed information about competition categories,
conditions of entry and submission procedures, please
click on the links below:
English version: http://www.fireafrica.org/theme/Default/documents/Grant_advert_EN_nov.pdf
French Version: http://www.fireafrica.org/theme/Default/documents/Grant_advert_FR_nov.pdf
Visit www.fireafrica.org
or send us an email on: fireprogram@afrinic.net
for any other query.
Regards,
The FIRE Programme Secretariat
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