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From: "GKP Secretariat" <gkps at gkpsecretariat.org.my> 
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Projects proposed are expected to contribute to the achievement 
> of one or both of the following objectives:
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> 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. 
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> 2. Promote and facilitate the fertilization of multi-stakeholder 
> partnerships for the upscaling and/or replication of small-scale 
> and community-based initiatives.
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> 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).
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> For more information, please visit the GKP portal at:
> http://www.globalknowledge.org
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> An online form to submit your Letter of Inquiry is also avail-
> able on the GKP portal.
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> GKP Secretariat
> mailto:gkps at gkpsecretariat.org.my
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