The University Corporation for Internet Development (CUDI Mexico) and its director Carlos Casasús, who also served as president of the RedCLARA Board of Directors until the beginning of 2020, were honored with the "CENIC Innovations in Networking Awards" for their contributions to the development of research and education in Mexico and in the world. The recognition was announced on March 11.
The National Research and Education Networks (NREN) of Latin America, together with RedCLARA, are coordinating actions to support our member organizations and the health authorities of our countries in the fight against the Coronavirus (Covid-19). The capacity of our networks supports Universities and Research Centres that are vital in the fight against the disease, and they count on our unrestricted support in this circumstance. Check out our support initiatives and get the information you need in order to access them.
March 20th, 2020: This is the new deadline for submitting proposals for the bidding for Security Monitoring solutions, launched by RedCLARA last February.
The call for subscription into the new bidding for Optical Equipment opens this Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Once acquired, the optical equipment will illuminate the interconnection sections of the BELLA-T Project between Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, in order to update the RedCLARA infrastructure in South America.
The first stage of the bidding process closes on April 14 and will be conducted through a competitive procedure with negotiation in accordance with the EU Public Procurement Directive and repealing Directive 2004/24 / EC.
BELLA-T is a project funded by the European Commission under Contract LA / 2016 / 376-534 with the goal of achieving a significant long-term improvement of the South American academic network, allowing the Latin American Regional Research and Education Network, RedCLARA, to guarantee complete and equitable access of the NRENs of Latin America to the capacity of the direct submarine cable between Europe and Latin America. This submarine cable is being acquired through the BELLA-S Project, an underwater part of the BELLA Program.
Participation is open to any company that provides telecommunications equipment, whether through it is its main business or not. For more information, please visit https://bella-tender.redclara.net/bella-tender004
The Organizing Committee of the TICAL2020 Conference and the 4th Latin American e-Science Meeting announced this Monday, March 8, the opening of the early bird registration period for the two events, which will be held in Cuenca, Ecuador, between August 30 and September 2.
Thanks to an agreement signed between the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica (CONARE) and the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL), the eduroam service joined the "Connected Public Spaces" program. This program aims at providing the population with free access to the Internet in 515 Zones of Wireless Internet (ZWI). To date, there are 301 ZWI of the 515 that the project includes.
