Think of Brazil, and it’s probably Carnival, lush rainforest, or football legends that first come to mind, rather than cybersecurity. But in Brazil, as elsewhere, cyber attacks are on the rise – and ensuring the next generation is cybersecurity-savvy is crucial.
Vint Cerf calls her the "mother of the internet". A key figure in the establishment of the first node of the Internet in Uruguay, an advocate and a leader in the development of an independent Latin American networking industry. This is Ida Holz.
The importance of digital transformation in schools across Brazil has become even more evident with the COVID-19 pandemic. In a country with so many social and regional disparities, Internet access is still a distant reality for many municipalities. With the aim of reducing this distance, the country’s government created the Internet Brasil Program at the end of 2021, executed by RNP.
In an increasingly digitized world, the intersection of technology and health has become vital for improving healthcare outcomes and increasing access to health services. Among these new opportunities is mental health, a critical area often marginalized in healthcare. We are sharing information about the strategic alliance between RENATA and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Colombia, and its commitment to strengthening mental health through the Digital Health academic programme and the ECHO care model.
RNP (the Brazilian national research and education network) always seeks to innovate and improve the service experience for its users. The arrival of ChatGPT, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that has caused a stir in social networks recently, is a great example of this. From the beginning, RNP recognised that AI presented an opportunity to take customer support to a new level, and carefully evaluated the technology.
“The Digital Alliance between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe: an opportunity to bridge the digital divide” is the title of an article recently published by the executive director of RedCLARA, Luis Eliécer Cadenas, in which he reflects on the progress and challenges in scientific cooperation between the two regions, the role of regional and national research and education networks and the opportunities of the BELLA II project.
