[afro-nets] 2004 Seed Grant and Small Innovative Projects Fund

[GKP Secretariat <gkps@gkpsecretariat.org.my>]

2004 Seed Grant and Small Innovative Projects Fund
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The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is pleased to announce 
its Seed Grant and Small Innovative Projects Fund (SGSIP Fund) 
for the year 2004. Supported by the Swiss Agency for Development 
and Cooperation (SDC), GKP invites Letters of Inquiry for pilot 
projects or from new or ongoing small-scale initiatives, between 
US$ 10,000 to US$ 15,000, with a focus on developing countries. 
Priority will be given to small or locally-based organizations.
 
For ongoing small-scale initiatives, proposed projects can be 
limited to the identification and development of specific pro-
ject components deemed urgent to complement or strengthen ef-
forts to achieve the overall project's original objectives.
 
Projects proposed are expected to contribute to the achievement 
of one or both of the following objectives:
 
1. Facilitate innovation using ICTs from the ground-up to fur-
ther strengthen and promote the growth and maturity of civil so-
ciety participation in the Information Society. 
 
2. Promote and facilitate the fertilization of multi-stakeholder 
partnerships for the upscaling and/or replication of small-scale 
and community-based initiatives.
 
DEADLINE: Letters of Inquiry are invited from now until 29th 
February 2004. Proposals will only be invited for submission 
based on Letters of Inquiry received and the suitability of the 
project proposed. Letters of Inquiry will be evaluated on a 
case-to-case basis and decisions are expected to be made within 
a maximum time-frame of one month after the deadline. To submit 
your Letter of Inquiry, please complete the online form. Pro-
posal guidelines will only be provided to those invited to sub-
mit their full proposals (Request for Proposal).
 
For more information, please visit the GKP portal at:
http://www.globalknowledge.org
 
An online form to submit your Letter of Inquiry is also avail-
able on the GKP portal.
 
GKP Secretariat
mailto:gkps@gkpsecretariat.org.my