BELLA II TESTBEDS
Blockchain Testbed
An advanced environment for developing and validating decentralized solutions.
HPC Testbed
Experiment and innovate with a regional High-Performance Computing infrastructure.
Cybersecurity Testbed
Developing cybersecurity capabilities and strengthening defences against threats
NEWS
Strategic meetings in Peru to strengthen international cooperation
As part of the BELLA II project, RedCLARA held a series of strategic meetings in Peru to continue advancing the establishment of a National Research and Education Network (RNIE). The meetings involved key stakeholders f
BELLA II will participate in the IX Ministerial Conference on the Information Society
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the Government of Chile, is organizing the conference on November 7-8 in Santiago, Chile.
Eight innovations receive support at the 2024 InnovaInvest Copernicus Edition
The 2024 InnovaInvest Copernicus Edition recently concluded in Panama, showcasing three innovative initiatives and five groups of concept notes that will receive technical support and guidance from various regional orga
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July 2023
BELLA IN A NUTSHELL
BELLA II (Building the Europe Link to Latin America and the Caribbean) is co-financed by DG INTPA of the European Commission (EC), through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument – Global Europe (NDICI), under agreement number 438-964, signed in December 2022. The EC contribution for the 48 months in which the project will be executed, is of 13 million euros (€13,000,000); RedCLARA, the executing and coordinating institution, will seek to complement -through the alliance with governments, private companies, banks and others- this amount with one of at least €15MM to carry out the plans and objectives of BELLA II.
The general objective of BELLA II is: To strengthen and expand the Latin American and Caribbean digital ecosystem, enabler of relationships and exchanges between Latin American and European enterprises, research centres, educational institutions, and academic networks to contribute to achieving the region's strategic goals focused on strengthening education, science, technology, and innovation.