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With high environmental impact technological proposals, three teams secured the top positions in the Hackathon “Tracing the Source: Satellite Innovation in Identifying Pollutant Sources in the Motagua River Basin” , an initiative organized by Academia Copernicus Guatemala, led by the National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT) of Guatemala and the University of the Valley of Guatemala, with the participation of the European program Copernicus, and supported by RedCLARA within the framework of the BELLA II program.

RedCLARA will participate in the international event “48 Hours for Life – Honey and Code,” which will take place on May 17 and 18, in celebration of World Bee Day. This collaborative marathon will bring together participants from various disciplines to create content, proposals, and ideas aimed at protecting pollinators, ensuring biodiversity traceability, and strategically using emerging technologies.

In a landmark step to strengthen science, education, and innovation in Latin America, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru (MTC) has announced its collaboration with the BELLA II project—an initiative led by RedCLARA and co-financed by the European Union—that will link the country regionally and with Europe via a high-capacity fiber-optic network.

Ten proposals have been selected as a result of the Call for Ideas launched last March by the SPIDER project and RedCLARA, aimed at fostering the strategic use of BELLA. This initiative seeks to promote a human-centered digital transformation through cooperation between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean (EU–LAC). The selected ideas, originating from various countries across both regions, stood out for their innovation, technical feasibility, and alignment with BELLA’s strategic objectives.

RedCLARA invites strategic stakeholders from the telecommunications, digital infrastructure, and financing sectors to participate in the BELLA II project's Competitive Dialogue process. This emblematic initiative, co-funded by the European Commission (Contract NDICI LA/2022/438-964), aims to consolidate a robust digital ecosystem linking Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.

With the active participation of multidisciplinary teams and the support of national and international institutions, the “Tracing the Source: Satellite Innovation for Identifying Pollution in the Motagua River Basin” Hackathon officially began on May 5. The event is organized by the Copernicus Academy Guatemala and promoted by RedCLARA and the BELLA II program, with the support of the European Union’s Copernicus Program.