The challenges and opportunities for Latin American academia in the face of increasingly frequent threats of cyber-attacks was the central theme of the participation of RedCLARA's Services Manager, Carlos Gonzalez, at the First Cybersecurity Conference of the University of Queretaro, Mexico, on February 21.
RedCLARA and the Internet Society Dominican Republic Chapter (ISOC-DO) took an important step towards the creation of a National Research and Education Network (NREN) in the country, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 16, in the framework of the EU-LAC Digital Alliance High Level Dialogue on Cybersecurity.
RedCLARA's participation in the EU-LAC Digital Alliance High Level Policy Dialogue on Cybersecurity, which took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from February 14 to 16, featured outstanding panel discussions.
Intending to promote scientific and academic initiatives of national interest and contributing to strengthening the Colombian ecosystem of research, science, and education on Blockchain, the National Network of Advanced Technology of Colombia (RENATA) launched the National Network of Blockchain for Social Innovation (RedNBC) in a webinar held on January 31.
From 29 to 31 January, a delegation from RedCLARA participated in high-level meetings in Trinidad and Tobago to explore the possibilities of the future formation of a National Research and Education Network (NREN), to discuss the connectivity of the country and the Caribbean, and the possible contributions of the organization within the framework of the BELLA II project.
To explore a deeper collaboration between the different actors around the space program and the Copernicus Earth Observation Program of the European Union (EU), the EU Space Networks General Assembly was held on January 24th in Brussels, Belgium.
