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From December 5–8, TICAL 2024, under the theme "Connecting Knowledge: AI and Data as Catalysts for Academic and Social Transformation," will offer a rich and valuable program of lectures, round tables, and panels. Organized by RedCLARA and the BELLA II Project with the support of Brazil's advanced network, RNP, this event will serve as a key platform to address the challenges and advancements the region faces in crucial areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), e-health, open science, sustainability, and cybersecurity.

The High-Level Policy Dialogues of the Digital Alliance for Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC), focusing on connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI), took place from November 5 to 6 as part of Digital Week. This event preceded the IX Ministerial Conference on the Information Society of Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in collaboration with the Government of Chile.

The Ibero-American Network for Digital Health (RISAD) organized the V Ibero-American Digital Health Congress, bringing together experts and key leaders from the health sector to discuss innovative topics such as telemonitoring in pregnant women, the role of human capital in telehealth, and the integration of artificial intelligence in telemedicine for self-sustaining projects.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Chilean government organized the IX Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, in which RedCLARA actively participated. This event brought together authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean, representatives from the private sector, civil society, the technical community, and international organizations to outline strategies for the region's digital future.

The most significant annual event for advancing science, technology, and innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean, "TICAL 2024: Connecting Knowledge, AI, and Data for Academic and Social Transformation," invites researchers, academics, and professionals to submit their posters for the conference, which will take place from December 3 to 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

As part of the BELLA II project, RedCLARA held a series of strategic meetings in Peru to continue advancing the establishment of a National Research and Education Network (RNIE). The meetings involved key stakeholders from the scientific and educational sectors, including the European Union Cooperation Office in Peru, the National Strategic Planning Center (CEPLAN), the National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA), the National Council of Science, Technology, and Innovation (CONCYTEC), and the National Telecommunications Program (Pronatel).