Blog de Becas y Premios

At this year’s Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) in Accra, a team from Mozilla Foundation’s Africa Innovation Mradi program will be in attendance to engage with the community of researchers, funders, civil society actors, journalists and tech builders.

On February 11th and 12th, Mozilla’s Responsible Computing Challenge (RCC) joined student groups at San José State University (SJSU) to get on the ground and build student engagement in the responsible tech ecosystem.

A paper by Mozilla Awardee Esther Mwema and Mozilla Senior Advisor Dr. Abeba Birhane highlights the extractive nature of Alphabet’s Equiano and Meta’s 2Africa undersea cables

The SIVIO Institute is a Mozilla IRL Fund Awardee. It has developed a tool to measure the effectiveness of financial inclusion policies aimed at Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) – a critical first step in ensuring the success of smaller businesses.

Looking to learn more about or engage with Mozilla Fellows and Awardees around the world? Stay up-to-date with regular updates about these leaders and their work by reviewing the current and upcoming news and announcements below.

El mes pasado, la comunidad del Responsible Computing Challenge (RCC) en la India exploró junto con varios socios el tema fundamental de la accesibilidad digital.

Mozilla apoyará a tecnólogos, investigadores, activistas y otras personas interesadas en la intersección de la tecnología digital y la justicia social.

Diana Gichengo es coordinadora nacional de The Institute for Social Accountability [Instituto para la Responsabilidad Social en Kenia] (TISA), que ha sido galardonado con el Fondo IRL de Mozilla. Hablamos con ella sobre la nueva aplicación del TISA, que está ayudando a los kenianos a conectarse con su Gobierno y a exigir cuentas a los funcionarios.

La preparación para la IA, el despliegue de la IA y el posible uso indebido de la IA constituyen problemas actuales, según una investigación realizada por el MISA y respaldada por Mozilla.

AirQo, a research initiative at Makerere University and 2024 Mozilla Technology Fund Awardee, has announced the AirQo African Air Quality Prediction Challenge. The competition invites data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts worldwide to use satellite data to create innovative models predicting air quality (PM2.5 levels) across Africa.

Equip Mozambique ha sido galardonado con el Fondo IRL de Mozilla. Hablamos con Jonathan Reinagel, líder del proyecto, sobre cómo la organización combina tecnología y eventos comunitarios presenciales para ayudar a las comunidades vulnerables a hacer valer sus derechos legales.

The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is a Mozilla IRL Fund Awardee that connects technologists, activists, and public servants across Africa. We spoke with Project Manager Yasmin Shapurjee about a new program that helps leaders from five major regions bring their most promising public interest tech workers together.