Seed Alliance: Funding and capacity building for Internet Development
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The document outlines the Seed Alliance, a partnership aiming to support innovative internet development projects through funding, capacity building, and networking opportunities. It emphasizes the importance of understanding different perspectives, fostering dialogue, and addressing challenges through mentoring and continuous improvement. The initiative aims to enhance regional collaboration and recognizes contributions to internet governance and development across various regions.
Seed Alliance: Funding and capacity building for Internet Development
- 1. FUNDING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INTERNET DEVELOPMENT GAELLE FALL, AFRINIC LARA ROBLEDO, LACNIC SYLVIA CADENA, APNIC
- 2. A PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT The Seed Alliance offers opportunities to project teams developing innovative Internet solutions addressing social and economic challenges 1. Access to funding (grants and awards) 3. Networking opportunities 2. Capacity building (training, mentoring and coaching) Monitoring and evaluation framework
- 3. REGIONAL INTERNET REGISTRIES RIRs are not only about IP numbers allocation & ASN numbers: Policy development through a bottom-up approach Training and tech support on-site and on-line routing, security, IPv6, DNS, RPKI, DNSSEC IPv6 adoption / IPv4 exhaustion strategy, statistics and measurements Infrastructure development support IXPs, root servers Internet Governance active participation
- 4. REGIONAL GRANTS & AWARDS PROGRAMS • FIRE – Fund for Internet Research and Education / AFRINIC. Africa • FRIDA – Regional Fund for Digital Innovation LACNIC / Latin America & the Caribbean • ISIF Asia – Information Society Innovation Fund for Asia / APNIC. Asia Pacific
- 5. BENEFITS – WHY INVEST? • Opportunity to give back by investing in the development of our own industry. • To maintain and diversify financial and capacity building support for Internet related research & development. • Recognize technical innovation and contributions to development in a multi-stakeholder environment. • Regional reach expanding community partnerships. • Improved internal processes and procedures to provide through management of external funds strengthen transparency and accountability.
- 6. FUNDING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INTERNET DEVELOPMENT: TOOLS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE • Deep/real understanding of the context from different perspectives is key > seek dialogue with recipients at networking and capacity building opportunities • Only when innovative ideas become reality, change comes about > identify the innovation contribution from recipients • Change comes with a price: expected and unexpected consequences, not everything is positive > key to capture results through M&E on a common methodology
- 7. FUNDING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INTERNET DEVELOPMENT: TOOLS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE • Implementation/deployment brings technical, administrative, communication, financial challenges > provide adequate mentoring & coaching mechanisms to overcome challenges • Feedback & continuous improvement is critical for innovation on Internet Development > look for engaging opportunities where recipients see the value to remain active in the program after they have finalized their projects
- 8. RESULTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Collaborative tools Identifying emerging trends Networking and capacity building Resource mobilization Selection process Fund allocation procedures Secretariat Performance Outreach • Project delivery • Innovation results • Membership development Recipients Regional programs Alliance
- 9. JOIN THE SEED ALLIANCE APPLY FOR A GRANT NOMINATE FOR AN AWARD BECOME A PARTNER OR A SPONSOR WWW.SEEDALLIANCE.NET