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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Hi All,</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Please find below information on IEEE annual Global competition.</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">The IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge is a new, global annual competition that solicits solutions from start-ups, grassroots organizations, universities, or anyone else that is working to bridge this digital divide in innovative ways.</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Organized by the <a href="https://futurenetworks.ieee.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://futurenetworks.ieee.org/&source=gmail&ust=1686755410146000&usg=AOvVaw284eyAZNM9v8ENlMFxz0xh">IEEE Future Networks Initiative</a> and other partners, the competition is looking for applications from early-stage projects that offer unique ways to increase broadband access and usage for unconnected or under-connected </p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">populations/geographies.</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Join the IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge by clicking on the link below.</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://ctu.ieee.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ctu.ieee.org/&source=gmail&ust=1686755410146000&usg=AOvVaw3TzedND7gUkn571XJYzi9v">https://ctu.ieee.org/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://ctu.ieee.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ctu.ieee.org/&source=gmail&ust=1686755410146000&usg=AOvVaw3TzedND7gUkn571XJYzi9v">IEEE Connecting the Unconnected</a> (CTU), a global initiative focused on bridging the digital divide</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Closing date is 3<sup>rd</sup> July, 2023.  Apply Now!</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Regards</p>

<p>Nancy</p>

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