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From June 8 to 12, Bogotá, Colombia, hosted the 10th Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Social Sciences, organized by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). This academic and political gathering, recognized as one of the region’s most important, brought together researchers, activists, and leaders from diverse areas.

Under the theme "Horizons and Transformations for Equality," the conference aimed to foster collective reflection on the major academic, institutional, and structural challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 900 institutions and nearly 4,000 panelists participated in an agenda covering 24 thematic areas, with formats including keynote dialogues, roundtables, thematic panels, and workshops. Key topics included open science and commons, public health, education, digital cultures, territorialities, climate transitions, human mobility, work, and emerging economies.

The event took place across three main venues—the National University of Colombia, the Ágora Bogotá Convention Center, and the School of Public Administration (ESAP)—offering over 700 activities such as panels, forums, workshops, fairs, film screenings, and book presentations. RedCLARA contributed to the conference through participation in four working spaces related to social sciences data production, the social impact of artificial intelligence, open science training, and international cooperation models. “Participating in CLACSO 2025 provided an opportunity to connect and reconnect concepts, theories, and actors that demonstrate how interdisciplinarity and cultural diversity drive regional development, improve quality of life, and strengthen democracy,” said Martha Galvis, Information Management Analyst at RedCLARA.

Through these contributions, RedCLARA reinforced its role as a regional facilitator in building digital infrastructures, academic networks, and collaborative environments aimed at strengthening the scientific and institutional capacities of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Among the main conclusions of the event, participants highlighted the need to strengthen international cooperation to support development processes, adapt artificial intelligence to local contexts, unlock the potential of open science to democratize knowledge, and emphasize ethics and social responsibility in the use of data and the creation of social realities.