The FRIDA Awards seek to acknowledge innovative initiatives and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean that have made concrete contributions through the use of information and communications technologies and have had a proven impact on the region’s social and economic development.
Award Information
The FRIDA Award consists of a USD 5,000 cash prize plus full travel and accommodation for one representative of each project to attend the awards ceremony, which will be held in Mexico during the 2016 Internet Governance Forum.
Criteria for Winning Initiatives
- 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 can broaden and strengthen communities
- 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.
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