[Ubuntu-bo] Premio de un millón de dólares para iniciativas tipo telecentro comunitario

[Yamandu Ploskonka]

De la fundacion Gates
Plazo hasta el 31 de Octubre

------ Forwarded Message
From: ATLA <ATLA en gatesfoundation.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:30:53 -0700
To: Tim Unwin <Tim.Unwin en rhul.ac.uk>
Conversation: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's 2010 Access to Learning
Award
Subject: RE: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's 2010 Access to Learning Award

Dear Tim,

Thank you again for your previous email. I was wondering if it would still
be possible to distribute information about the 2010 Access to Learning
Award using ICT4D's resources. I think at this point, the best way would be
to post an announcement on the website with a link to the Gates Foundation's
ATLA web page and possibly including a brief announcement in any newsletters
or listservs that you may have.

Please let me know if this will be possible. I have included some text that
could be used for a listserv or newletter announcement, if that is helpful.

I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance,

Kind regards,

Steve Bergen
ATLA Administrator
atla en gatesfoundation.org


Announcement Text:

Just a reminder that the deadline for applications to the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation's 2010 Access to Learning Award is October 31, 2009.
Applications must be submitted via an online submission process that can be
accessed at www.gatesfoundation.org/ATLA. Please contact the Administrator
at atla en gatesfoundation.org if you have any questions or concerns and please
feel free to forward this email on to any colleagues or organizations that
may be interested.

About the Award:

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications to
its annual Access to Learning Award (ATLA), which recognizes the innovative
efforts of public libraries and similar institutions outside the United
States to connect people to information and opportunities through free
access to computers and the Internet. The award is given by Global
Libraries, a special initiative of the foundation?s Global Development
Program. The recipient of the Access to Learning Award will receive US$1
million.

Computers and the Internet are powerful tools that provide opportunities for
people to improve their social and economic well-being. Worldwide, just one
person in six has access to the Internet. This means that more than five
billion people miss out on chances to pursue education and employment,
access government services, learn about valuable health information, conduct
business online, and exchange information and ideas. The Access to Learning
Award encourages new, innovative ways to provide computer and Internet
services to people without access, and promotes greater development of
public access technology programs around the world.

The Access to Learning Award honors innovative organizations that are
opening a world of online information to people in need. The foundation's
Global Libraries initiative invites applications from libraries and similar
organizations outside the United States that have created new ways to offer
these key services:
-Free public access to computers and the Internet.
-Public training to assist users in accessing online information that can
help improve their lives.
-Technology training for library staff.
-Outreach to underserved communities.

Please note:

-Applications are open to institutions outside the United States that are
working with disadvantaged communities.
-To be eligible, the applying institution must allow all members of the
public to use computers and the Internet free of charge in a community
space.

Applications for the 2010 Access to Learning Award must be submitted via an
online submission process by October 31, 2009. The application form is
available only in English and must be completed in English to be eligible
for consideration. However, while applications must be submitted in English,
the foundation does offer informational brochures in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian, and Spanish. You may find these and additional
information on eligibility requirements and the process of selection at:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ATLA