Cases & Voices

Family farming forms the basis of food security in Latin America, but faces persistent challenges in terms of transparency, traceability and access to higher-value markets. Smart Agro RAF LATAM is a regional collaborative initiative which, supported by the BELLA II Early Adopters Blockchain programme – run between September and December 2025 – demonstrates how the advanced digital infrastructure of RedCLARA and the national research and education networks (NRENs) that comprise it enables innovative solutions with a direct impact on rural communities.

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Each jar of honey holds a story we rarely know: that of the families who care for the hives and of the bees that pollinate crops and support ecosystems. Today, thanks to technology, that story can be tracked from the hive to the consumer through secure and accessible records. These records allow production and origin to be verified and are ready to connect to international data networks when needed. This benefit is one of the impacts amplified by the BELLA II blockchain testbed, made available to Latin American initiatives through the Early Adopters LATAM program, driven by RedCLARA and LNET.

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Artificial intelligence is redefining how we research, teach, and collaborate—raising new questions about its impact and its human dimension. From Chile, Dr. Álvaro Soto, Director of the National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA), reflects on the global and regional challenges of AI— topics he will address during his keynote session at TICAL2025, taking place in Costa Rica from November 11 to 13.

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Brazil’s National Laboratory for Astrophysics (LNA) has signed an agreement with RNP to use its Secure Storage Network (RAS). The initiative ensures the protection and availability of vast volumes of scientific data generated by the Pico dos Dias Observatory..

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When technology impacts real life, it ceases to be just innovation and becomes transformation. The high-performance computing (HPC) testbed of the BELLA II project is a key tool to drive that change in Latin America and the Caribbean by turning scientific knowledge into solutions that protect human health and the environment.

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In an ever more interconnected society, securing inclusive access to information and communication is a challenge. A Brazilian project has made written and spoken Portuguese accessible to students with hearing impairment through avatars that are able to communicate in sign language.

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