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A new and efficient tool specially designed to improve knowledge and access to e-Infrastructure resources and to stimulate new collaborations in Latin America and the Caribbean is the "Ventanilla Abierta para la investigación científica en América Latina" (VAICAL), a service recently launched by RedCLARA and developed in collaboration with the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) of the region.

The Ventanilla Abierta aims to provide researchers, scientists and academics from universities and research centers in the region with access and support for the use of resources in areas such as networking and connectivity, high-performance computing (HPC) and identity services, among others. "Our goal isto meet the growing data and collaboration needs of research community in our region by working with the NRENs and its members," explains RedCLARA's Academic Relations Manager, Tania Altamirano.Interested parties will be able to request connections to e-Infrastructure resources in Latin America and other regions of the world, support and advice on the use of network services and end-to-end connectivity, High Performance Computing (HPC) resources in collaboration with SCALAC (Advanced Computing System for Latin America and the Caribbean) or other similar initiatives, and technical guidance or support for identity services implementations. "In addition, it will be possible to consult available services and tools, request support for the development, and the identification of peers at a global level", Altamirano points out.

To request this support, it is sufficient to access to the web of the Initiative and fill in a form, through the RedCLARA websiteand, soon, though  the website of each NREN.

"This service is very relevant, as it aims to promote international collaborations and accelerate research and education processes in the region, in addition to promoting the use and sharing of knowledge of e-infrastructure resources in different research areas," emphasized Martha Avila, coordinator of CUDI.

Mexico's advanced network is the first to have a local Ventanilla Abierta. Interested parties from other countries can go directly to the RedCLARA website and fill out a form to provide clear and specific information about their request. They will receive a response that will put them in contact, as appropriate, with their respective national network or members of our team that can provide the support they need. 

All researchers, academics and/or scientists of any discipline (whether distributed across the continent - and/or collaborating with other regions of the world - or based in a single country) are invited to request technical support from RedCLARA's partner NRENs and from RedCLARA itself if they do not have an NREN in their country. All fields of knowledge/academia are welcome.

Access the Ventanilla Abierta: https://redclara.net/index.php/es/servicios-rc/ventanilla