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.
The BELLA II Ideathon on Innovation in Agrifood Systems in Central America and the Caribbean closed its registration period on February 2 with great success. The expectations of the registered groups were exceeded, reaching 114 participants.
The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator is launching a call to support the creation of business partnerships between a European, Latin American and Caribbean company and an innovative startup or SME from another region. The partnerships will receive acceleration services and can be created through the Matching Platform or may already exist.
Following on from 2022’s record 6.4 billion national and international authentications, eduroam has reached new heights with 7.5 billion auths in 2023 in over 100 countries.
