On December 14th, RedCLARA and the European Commission (EC) signed a contract for the execution of the second phase of the BELLA Programme (Building the Europe Link to Latin America) – called BELLA II - with the aim of expanding its benefits and contributing to closing the digital divide in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Director of International Cooperation, Academic Relations and Communications of RedCLARA, Mark Urban, and the NREN Articulation Manager of the regional network, Cecilia Ortiz, were in Havana, Cuba, between December 4th and 9th, to meet with representatives of the country's National Research and Education Network, RedUNIV, and sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize the bases that will allow the community's participation Cuban academic-scientific association in the initiatives of the regional network.
The Director of International Cooperation, Academic Relations and Communications of RedCLARA, Mark Urban, and the Manager of Liaison with NREN of the regional network, Cecilia Ortiz, met with stakeholders, representatives of universities and institutions of Panamá on December 1, on the occasion of the "Panamanian science and education meeting for regional collaboration through advanced networks ”. The visit of RedCLARA representatives had the aim of strengthening ties with the academic community of the country and accelerating the process of creating a national research and education network (NREN) in Panamá.
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BELLA II receives funding from the European Union through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), under agreement number 438-964 with DG-INTPA, signed in December 2022. The implementation period of BELLA II is 48 months. |
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