The main goal of the initiative is to call for Project Proposals that meets the requirements threefold within the areas of education, healthcare, agribusiness, micro-economies, productive chains, energy, the environment, e-government, ICT resources for the disabled, wireless connectivity and XML standards.

The Latin American and Caribbean Collaborative ICT Research (LACCIR) Federation invites to participate in its call for research project proposals 2011. This request for proposals will support world-class research to expand the capabilities of information and communications technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean in the following areas: Healthcare; Education; Energy; Earth, Environment & Climate Change; E-Government; and Micro-Economies.

To promote international collaboration, the proposal should be submitted by a team from, at least, two Latin American/Caribbean universities in two different countries, and there must be a LACCIR SPOKE university in the team.  The following are LACCIR SPOKE universities:

• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Universidad de Chile
• Universidad de la República, Uruguay
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
• Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
• Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Universidad de Costa Rica
• Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
• University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
• Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador

Schedule for LACCIR 2011 research proposals

First Date for submission of proposals: May 30th 2011
Last Date for submission of proposals: September 5th 2011
Notification of Awards: December 12th 2011

For more information visit: http://www.laccir.org/