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The Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks (RedCLARA) and the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB LAB) signed, on Monday, October 19, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of creating a non-exclusive framework for cooperation and understanding, and to also facilitate collaboration between the Parties for the development of LACChain, a project for the creation of a blockchain ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Nicaragua and Honduras are now connected to RedCLARA. The connection took place on June 10 and August 18 and was succeeded by the start of the testing and sending of IP addresses of member institutions of RUNBA (academic network of Nicaragua) and REDNESAH (Honduran academic network) by BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) to the Latin American collaboration network.The Nicaraguan network concluded its process on September 21, allowing the National Agricultural University of Nicaragua (UNA) to transmit data through RedCLARA. This is how the long-awaited reconnection of Nicaragua to the Latin American network was established.

The National Education and Research Network (RNP), linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), announces the 9^th edition of the RNP Forum, a meeting that discusses political and strategic subjects from the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, looking at the future of the networks and technology infrastructure that compose the national CT&I system. Based on this topic, it promotes broad debate about ICT use and management with education, research, innovation, health, culture and defense purposes. 

“When a friend leaves / A brand remains lit / That cannot be turned off / Not even with the waters of a river", Alberto Cortez.

The Chilean Research and Education Network (REUNA), gave details of the initiative that will allow the construction of a “digital bridge” that unites all research and higher education institutions in the southern macro-region with the country and the world, integrating them to the global networks on these issues.

The night of September 17, 2020, will be remembered as the one in which Africa and South America connected for the first time, through a BGP peer established between TENET (Tertiary Education & Research Network of South Africa) and RedCLARA.