NLnet Awards 67 Open Technology Projects with NGI Grants Across Three Funds
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Summary
NLnet has awarded 67 new grants to open technology projects as part of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, spanning three funds: NGI Zero Commons Fund, NGI TALER, and NGI Fediversity. The funded projects cover the full technology stack from open hardware to user-autonomy-focused services and applications, aiming to build an open, resilient, and human-centered internet.
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· 3 pulledWe are happy to announce that 67 new projects have been awarded grants today as part of the Next Generation Internet intiative, across three different funds: NGI Zero Commons Fund, NGI TALER and NGI Fediversity.
We congratulate the developers and engineers involved with these projects, and thank them for their forthcoming contribution to an open, resilient and human-centered internet.
The selection covers the entire technology stack from trustworthy open hardware, to services & applications providing user autonomy.
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