X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.25a (ClamAV 1.1.0/27010) Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 08:35:02 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [69.248.123.21] (account clifford@cni.org HELO [192.168.50.169]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 7.1.4) with ESMTPSA id 41130196 for cni-announce@cni.org; Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:07:35 -0400 X-Original-Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:07:35 -0400 From: Cliff Lynch X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org X-Original-Message-ID: <20230823230735501255.7aa3f847@cni.org> Subject: Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund 2023 Request for Proposals MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: GyazMail version 1.7.1 This call for proposals should be of considerable interest to some members = of the CNI community.=20 Clifford Lynch Director, CNI ------------------------------------------- The Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F) is launching a 2023 Request= for Proposals (RFP): https://fordfoundation.forms.fm/2023-digital-infrastructure-insights-fund-r= fp/forms/9724 (note that this link also provides a good deal of background and additional= information; see also https://digitalinfrastructure.fund for more informat= ion) D//F is a collaborative effort among multiple funders (Ford Foundation, Alf= red P. Sloan Foundation, Omidyar Network, Schmidt Futures, Open Collective)= .=9AWe sustain a platform for researchers and practitioners, fostering a deeper u= nderstanding of how open digital infrastructure is built, deployed and main= tained.=9A Open Digital Infrastructure (to us) are open-source code and knowledge asse= ts that lead to the creation of open digital building blocks like software = libraries, compilers, communication or network protocols, and allow others = to create on top. Inter alia, =95 we are looking for analyses on how underlying free and open-source soft= ware (FOSS) interacts with politics, sovereign responsibilities, diverse economic sectors, and the advancement of knowledge in the sciences= and beyond. =95 we aim to back the development of pertinent work that examines the conv= ergence of open-source software and digital infrastructure with social movements focused on democracy, rights, justice, the environme= nt, and scientific research. =95 we seek to investigate the issue of under- maintenance and occasional u= ndermining of FOSS, as well as explore any geographical or other disparities within the communities responsible for providing and = sustaining these software components amid evolving regulatory and socio-tec= hnical circumstances.