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The regional Technical Community Organizations kicked off 2024 with their annual coordination meeting. Representatives of the seven organizations, including LACTLD, met on January 22-23 at Casa de Internet for Latin America and the Caribbean in Montevideo to engage in a dialogue on issues of regional impact and to conceptualize common actions.

How to use the advanced technologies of digital transformation to make agri-food systems in Central America and the Caribbean more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable is the challenge and the triggering question of the second BELLA II Ideathon, which will be held between February 29 and March 11, bringing together dozens of experts from universities, research centers, international organizations, collaborative ventures and government agencies related to issues of agriculture and food security, innovation and technology.

Good news for those interested in participating in the Request for Information (RFI) recently launched by RedCLARA as part of the BELLA II project: the deadline to respond to the call, which aims to identify potential existing and/or planned connectivity infrastructure projects that could have synergies with the objectives of BELLA II, has been extended to Saturday, February 3, 2024.

The European program's new data center will work in synergy with its Chilean counterpart, promoting scientific and digital cooperation, private sector development and business opportunities in the region.

How RedCLARA can support the international connectivity of a future advanced network in Bolivia, and what services it can offer for the benefit of Bolivian researchers were some of the topics discussed at the Forum "Bolivian Advanced Network" held on Wednesday, January 10.

The initiative, which involves nine organizations from Europe and Latin America, is funded by the Horizon Europe Framework Program and began its activities in December of this year.