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Rafael Ibarra is not only the president for Salvadorean Advanced Network of Research, Science and Education, RAICES, he is a member of the group of dreamers who gave birth to RedCLARA almost a decade ago. 10 years down the road, Ibarra reflects on the batles won and those that are still unconcluded.

Get to know the struggle to firmly incorporate Panama into the scene of Advanced Internet and of the region’s scientific, technological and academic development.

“Thanks to RedCLARA we introduce a new backbone in our network, and the potential is unlimited because its expansion in the region; and for its support in high speed and low costs, will allow us to reach more people and to expand our programs”.

“The invitation then is to keep on contributing with our best efforts so that together we make the purposes of CLARA and its ALICE2 project move forward, thus reasserting that advanced academic networks are key instruments in education, science, technology and innovation and therefore in the formulation of public policies for development, in the contribution towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals, for the management of our valuable natural resources and as instruments to enhance the region’s competitiveness.”

On July 2nd and 3rd, 2012, Lima will host the Second Conference of Information and Communication Technologies Directors from higher education institutions. People involved in ICT management in Latin American universities are invited to submit proposals related to this topic. The deadline to submit the material is April 15th, 2012.

The Ibero-American Science and Technology for Development Programme (CYTED) has opened its annual public call for CYTED Actions.