Dear All, Please see below the message from AfriNIC on the new fund for Research and Education in Africa (FIRE) which will be used for ICT development initiatives within Africa. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff@atlarge.icann.org From: africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] On Behalf Of Babusha Radhakissoon Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:14 AM To: africann@afrinic.net Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Launch of The Fund for Internet Research and Education - FIRE Program The African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) announces today the Launch of its fund for Research and Education in Africa (FIRE). As per its mandate to promote Internet development in the African region the fund will provide support through small grants to regional ICT development projects. This Fund has been possible with the financial support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. The FIRE Program will be used to encourage, foster and facilitate ICT development initiatives within the African region under three main thematics: 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 and: 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. AfriNIC will partner with two other Regional Internet Registries, APNIC and LACNIC with similar small grants and awards programs under a common umbrella the "Seed Alliance" to promote innovation and social developments in the African region, the Asia Pacific Region and the Latin America & Caribbean Region. ''The launch of this project sets a new milestone for AfriNIC's support to ICT development in Africa. Through our small grants we will support projects intended to promote and develop Internet and its usage in Africa. We need to better promote and support our community to make Internet not only a communication tool but a tool for economical and social development'" says Adiel Akplogan, the CEO of AfriNIC. The FIRE website will be launched on the 30 March 2012. All information to apply for a Grant in the African region will be posted on the website. For more information send us an email on: fireprogram@afrinic.net Picture1.jpg -- Babusha Radhakissoon AfriNIC | 11th Floor ABC | Raffles Tower | Cybercity | Mauritius Tel: +230 403 5100 |Fax: +230 466 6758 ********************** Join us at AfriNIC-16 Gambia, 12 - 18 May 2012 ********************** Dear All, Please see below the message from AfriNIC on the new fund for Research and Education in Africa (FIRE) which will be used for ICT development initiatives within Africa. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: [1]staff@atlarge.icann.org From: africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] On Behalf Of Babusha Radhakissoon Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:14 AM To: africann@afrinic.net Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Launch of The Fund for Internet Research and Education - FIRE Program The African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) announces today the Launch of its fund for Research and Education in Africa (FIRE). As per its mandate to promote Internet development in the African region the fund will provide support through small grants to regional ICT development projects. This Fund has been possible with the financial support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. The FIRE Program will be used to encourage, foster and facilitate ICT development initiatives within the African region under three main thematics: 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 and: 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. AfriNIC will partner with two other Regional Internet Registries, APNIC and LACNIC with similar small grants and awards programs under a common umbrella the “Seed Alliance” to promote innovation and social developments in the African region, the Asia Pacific Region and the Latin America & Caribbean Region. ''The launch of this project sets a new milestone for AfriNIC's support to ICT development in Africa. Through our small grants we will support projects intended to promote and develop Internet and its usage in Africa. We need to better promote and support our community to make Internet not only a communication tool but a tool for economical and social development'" says Adiel Akplogan, the CEO of AfriNIC. The FIRE website will be launched on the 30 March 2012. All information to apply for a Grant in the African region will be posted on the website. For more information send us an email on: [2]fireprogram@afrinic.net Picture1.jpg -- Babusha Radhakissoon AfriNIC | 11th Floor ABC | Raffles Tower | Cybercity | Mauritius Tel: +230 403 5100 |Fax: +230 466 6758 ********************** Join us at AfriNIC-16 Gambia, 12 - 18 May 2012 ********************** References 1. mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org 2. mailto:fireprogram@afrinic.net