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The regional Technical Community organizations coordinated a meeting with the eLAC-ECLAC Working Groups on December 12 and 13 at Casa de Internet for Latin America and the Caribbean. The event in Montevideo, Uruguay brought together representatives from LACNIC, ICANN, the Internet Society, RedClara and LACTLD with government, private sector and academia stakeholders that are currently members of the eLAC-ECLAC Working Groups on digital economy and meaningful connectivity.

Source: LACTLD. During the event’s sessions, participants were able to discuss and exchange ideas on the operation of the Internet, the risks of fragmentation, and the expansion of connectivity and access. In addition, the eLAC-ECLAC Working Groups had the opportunity to present the progress made in their work processes and projects, which were complemented by the discussions and perspectives of the regional Technical Community.

The meeting with the eLAC-ECLAC Working Groups closes an annual cycle of activities coordinated by the organizations of the regional Technical Community, with the objective of promoting collaboration and informed dialogue with different actors of the Internet ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean. These cooperation and networking activities present the roles of the Technical Community and open channels of contact at the regional level with the objective of guaranteeing stability, availability, openness and trust in the network.

“With this latest event, we bring to a close a calendar of regional activities that began in January with the coordination meeting right here at Casa de Internet for Latin America and the Caribbean”, said Rocío de la Fuente, General Manager of the Association. “LACTLD will continue to participate and support the cooperative efforts of the LAC Technical Community, representing the technical operators and ccTLDs that daily provide DNS service to the regional ecosystem of Internet businesses and users”, she concluded.

About the LAC Technical Community

The Latin American and Caribbean Technical Community is comprised of LACTLD, the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society (ISOC), the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Internet Exchange Point Operators (LAC-IX), the Group of Network Operators of Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNOG), and the Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks (RedCLARA). All these organizations have their regional offices at Casa de Internet for Latin America and the Caribbean (CILAC) in Montevideo, Uruguay. Every year, representatives of these organizations meet to address strategic issues for the development of the Internet in the region, including the identification of opportunities for joint actions of added value for the entire community.