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The Director of International Cooperation, Academic Relations and Communications of RedCLARA, Mark Urban, and the NREN Articulation Manager of the regional network, Cecilia Ortiz, were in Havana, Cuba, between December 4th and 9th, to meet with representatives of the country's National Research and Education Network, RedUNIV, and sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize the bases that will allow the community's participation Cuban academic-scientific association in the initiatives of the regional network.

The Dialogue on the Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by RedCLARA, its member NRENs and the BELLA Programme has successfully come to an end last Friday, November 18th, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The Director of International Cooperation, Academic Relations and Communications of RedCLARA, Mark Urban, and the Manager of Liaison with NREN of the regional network, Cecilia Ortiz, met with stakeholders, representatives of universities and institutions of Panamá on December 1, on the occasion of the "Panamanian science and education meeting for regional collaboration through advanced networks ”. The visit of RedCLARA representatives had the aim of strengthening ties with the academic community of the country and accelerating the process of creating a national research and education network (NREN) in Panamá.

RedCLARA and the Estonian Information Systems Authority (RIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the first week of October 2022 seeking to promote cybersecurity collaboration between the two parties.

From Moby Dick to the Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, epic stories about the ocean and the dangers it poses have captured the attention of readers around the world. The seas have always represented an almost invincible enemy, dominated only by a few brave men who set out to face it. For NRENs in Latin America and Europe, the underwater distance between the two continents has always been an epic challenge and their great enemy was the lack of direct connection between regions, which could enhance data transmission and strengthen collaborative projects.

The need to accelerate the digital transformation processes in Latin America and the Caribbean to generate greater economic and social development is the reason and the meaning of the “Dialogue on the Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean”, an invite-only event* that will take place between the 14th and 18th of November, in Montevideo, Uruguay.