[AFRI-Discuss] FW: [AfrICANN-discuss] Launch of The Fund for Internet Research and Education - FIRE Program

ICANN At-Large Staff staff at atlarge.icann.org
Mon Mar 26 15:43:49 UTC 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:  <mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org> staff at atlarge.icann.org

 

From: africann-bounces at afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces at afrinic.net] On
Behalf Of Babusha Radhakissoon
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:14 AM
To: africann at 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 at afrinic.net

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-- 
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
 
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   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 at atlarge.icann.org


   From: africann-bounces at afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces at afrinic.net] On
   Behalf Of Babusha Radhakissoon
   Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:14 AM
   To: africann at 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 at 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 at atlarge.icann.org
   2. mailto:fireprogram at afrinic.net
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