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RedCLARA and BELLA II will lead a space on the agenda of the Global Gateway meeting to be held in Helsinki, Finland, on 5-6 September, aiming to raise awareness of potential and new connectivity projects in Latin America and the Caribbean and the resources to be mobilized for their implementation.

The extension of the submarine fiber-optic cable that directly linking Europe with Latin America and the strengthening of the necessary infrastructure to consolidate a regional digital ecosystem, through the BELLA II project, are among the major commitments of the Global Gateway Investment Agenda (GGAI), announced at the EU-CELAC Summit, held in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 and 18 July.

The flagship conference of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Latin America and the Caribbean is back. After a hiatus in 2022, TICAL will return in 2023 bringing together decision-makers, strategic partners, researchers, teachers, and academics to discuss the role of national networks in the digital transformation of education, research, and innovation.

The experience of RedCLARA, the BELLA II project, and its relevance in the Digital Alliance between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was highlighted in an online event organized by the Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID) and the EU-LAC RESINFRA Network, on 25-26 July.

In a virtual ceremony on Tuesday 8 August, the results and winning ideas of the "BELLA Hackathon: Copernicus Innovation Development" were announced. The challenge started on 4 July with the participation of 53 research groups from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and a single objective: to promote the use of data from the European Union's Earth observation programme, Copernicus, in both regions.

The BELLA II White Book (digital version) is now available to provide a conceptual background and a roadmap to guide the interactions among the stakeholders involved in the execution of the BELLA II project.