[kictanet] InternetNZ offers $100, 000 in grants for internet research

[Alice Munyua]

Dear all,

Another interesting research opportunity.  We have very little coming 
from our region so would encourage legal/public policy experts to give 
this a try. Grace B?

Best
Alice
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Latest funding round is for projects that explore the ³intersect of the
internet and public policy or law²

InternetNZ is offering $100,000 for policy and legal-related research
projects, with a funding cap of $20,000 per project.

InternetNZ, which last year received $7.15 million in domain name fees
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/internetnz-collects-715-million-i
n-registry-fees-in-last-financial-year>, has a $500,000 annual budget for
community funding.

Internet NZ CEO Vikram Kumar says the latest funding round is for
research projects ³that explore the intersect of the internet and public
  policy or law.²

For example, this could include projects that explore policy around
access to the internet for economically poor communities or an analysis
of reference to key internet terms (such as Internet Service Provider)
in New Zealand legislation.

The funding round will be overseen by InternetNZ¹s grant committee, with
  advice from internet policy specialist Ellen Strickland, from the
University of Queensland and Graeme Crombie, a partner at law firm
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts.