Interview with Félix Fernández-Shaw, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships
Cases & Voices
- Ixchel Pérez
REUNA installed the highest node in the world, at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres.
The Chilean Academic Network's Point of Presence will directly connect the numerous astronomical projects that will be installed on the Chajnantor plain in the Atacama Desert, in order to transmit the data generated by them via the global networks for research and development.
- Ixchel Pérez
Get to know the "white hat hackers" of Brazil
With the goal of recruiting at least 30,000 students, RNP – the national research and education network (NREN) of Brazil – and partners have introduced an ambitious cyber-security initiative. The program “Hackers do Bem” – Hackers of good or, if you will, white hat hackers – addresses a significant deficit of professionals in cybersecurity. According to RNP estimates, more than 300,000 vacancies cannot be filled due to lack of manpower.
- Ixchel Pérez
Luis Furlán, Director of RAGIE: “RedCLARA is crucial to reduce the scientific and educational gap in the region.”
An Internet pioneer in his country and director of the Guatemalan Advanced Network for Research and Education (RAGIE), Luis Furlán talks about the creation of the Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks (RedCLARA), the main contributions it has made to Latin America and the Caribbean, and what he sees as the “misión” for the next generations of regional advanced networks: to increase scientific production and thus reduce the gaps in education and research in the region.
Think of Brazil, and it’s probably Carnival, lush rainforest, or football legends that first come to mind, rather than cybersecurity. But in Brazil, as elsewhere, cyber attacks are on the rise – and ensuring the next generation is cybersecurity-savvy is crucial.
Vint Cerf calls her the "mother of the internet". A key figure in the establishment of the first node of the Internet in Uruguay, an advocate and a leader in the development of an independent Latin American networking industry. This is Ida Holz.
Rambla República de México 6125.
Montevideo 11400. Uruguay.
Montevideo 11400. Uruguay.