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On 19 May, Dr Moisés Torres, Director-General of the University Corporation for Internet Development (CUDI), took part in a session at ENRICH Connect, an international forum that brings together innovation centres from the European Union and Latin America to share best practice and explore opportunities for collaboration in the fields of innovation, business acceleration and regional integration.

Universities and research centres are currently facing one of the greatest challenges of the digital age: protecting the knowledge, data and infrastructure that make education, science and innovation possible.

For the first time, an underwater fibre-optic network has crossed the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta to connect stilt-house communities and strategic municipalities north of the Magdalena River, in an initiative led by Colombia’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies and implemented by RENATA, the country’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) and a member of RedCLARA.

The University Corporation for Internet Development (CUDI), through its Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), is celebrating an unprecedented milestone in the history of university cybersecurity in Mexico: the holding of its 10th Cybersecurity Conference.

RNP participated in the AngoREN National Roadshow 2026, the National Education and Research Network of Angola, on May 11th in Luanda and May 13th in Benguela, at the invitation of the Angolan Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESCTI), within the scope of the Higher Education, Science and Technology Development Project (TEST). The event brought together representatives from the government, higher education institutions, research centers and strategic partners, including telecommunications companies, to present AngoREN and the Executive Roadmap for the Digital Transformation of Higher Education. 

As part of the EU–LAC Digital Alliance and the Global Gateway, between 18 and 20 March, more than 120 representatives from governments, academia, civil society and the business sector gathered in the French capital to address common challenges in cybersecurity and secure connectivity, reaffirming that bi-regional cooperation is key in the face of threats that know no borders.