FRIDA Program
Low-Cost Internet Connectivity for Remote Locations
Instituto Atlântico of Brazil was selected as one of the winners of the FRIDA Grants Program with their proposal to develop a low-cost device to create Internet interconnection infrastructure for people living in remote and disconnected areas of Latin
29/07/2021
A Tool to Survey Domain Names Registered with a NIC
The proposal by NIC.ar for developing a solution to automatically and regularly survey the domain names registered with a NIC was selected as one of the winners of last year’s edition of LACNIC’s FRIDA Program. In her interview with LACNIC News,
28/04/2021
FRIDA Calls for Proposals to Fund Internet Related Projects in the Region
FRIDA, LACNIC’s regional fund for strengthening the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean, is opening this year’s call for proposals for funding innovative projects that promote Internet stability, security, and openness in the region. The
25/02/2021
A Project to Improve Internet User Experience
Argentina’s University of Palermo is working on an initiative to optimize latency and therefore improve Internet user experience. Its technical innovation led this project to be selected as one of the winners of the grants offered by LACNIC’s
28/01/2021
The Right to Share on a Free Internet
The purpose of the Right to Share on a Free Internet project by Fundación Vía Libre (FVL) is to reduce potential negative impacts of the implementation of copyright law in online networks and platforms and to provide information that will allow
28/08/2020
FRIDA Supports 17 Projects for Internet Access, Stability and Security in the Region
FRIDA, LACNIC’s Regional Fund for Strengthening the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean, has announced the seventeen winners of its annual call for projects to support the consolidation of a global, open, stable and secure Internet in the
30/09/2019
United for Gender Equality
Conversations held during the LACNIC 31 event in Punta Cana led Carmen Denis (Mexico), Nathalia Sautchuk (Brazil), Paola Pérez (Venezuela) and Erika Vega (Colombia) to begin working on the creation of the Mx Center for Women in Technology (CMTMx). Seeking to
30/07/2019
LACNIC at the Latin American Telecommunications Congress
Attended by more than 500 participants, the seventh edition of the Latin American Telecommunications Congress (CLT) was held from 1 to 5 July in the city of Cordoba, Argentina. The event’s agenda included topics such as the digital economy in Latin
30/07/2019
A Lab to Promote Interest in Mathematics and Information Technologies
With the support of LACNIC’s FRIDA Program, the project titled Mobile Lab for Developing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Skills has enriched the work of Colombian teachers by training them in programming languages and robotics. Last
27/06/2019
FRIDA Funds Promote Community Networks in Colombia
Community networks have become a viable alternative to provide Internet access to unconnected populations in Latin America and the Caribbean. In Colombia, Colnodo is a project that seeks to connect people in remote or rural areas not served by the major