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The MANRS (Mutually Agreed Standards for Routing Security) community launched the call for the MANRS Fellows program for the third year in a row, offering highly motivated individuals the opportunity to learn about the initiative's mission and work on its international development.

Discover the role of Blockchain and its importance for the national research and education networks of Latin America and the universities and research centres that are part of them. Follow the live broadcast through the RedCLARA transmission channel.

The launch webinar of LACNet, the first global enterprise-grade blockchain network in production, will take place on Wednesday, February 23, at 3:00 p.m. GMT (10 EST) with the participation of representatives from RedCLARA, LACNIC and the IDB Lab.

The connectivity of the terrestrial section of the BELLA Programme (Building the Europe Link to Latin America) between Porto Alegre (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Santiago (Chile), was officially inaugurated this Wednesday, January 26, in an event held virtually with the participation of authorities from the European Union (EU), governments of the participating countries and of the national research and education networks (NRENs) in Latin America.

As a result of the alliance between RedCLARA and LACNIC, and in collaboration with IDB Lab within the framework of the LACChain regional programme, the first blockchain network in the global public-permissioned sphere, in production and business grade, has born. This network is based on the protocols and experience of LACChain and orchestrated by LACNet, a neutral and non-for-profit international association established for this purpose as part of the House of Internet in Uruguay.

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Ana Luisa Castro, the Head of Unit of DG INTPA (International Partnerships) of the European Union (EU), Felice Zaccheo, and the Executive Director of RedCLARA, Luis Eliécer Cadenas,  met on January 24 in Panama City to discuss about the possible connection of Panama to the Latin-American academic network, and of the possibilities that a new  phase of BELLA focused on Central America and the Caribbean will open to scientific and academic collaboration within the region and with Europe.