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
InnovaInvest: BELLA II to Connect Innovation and Investment for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
Aiming to boost innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Innovation Hub of the BELLA II project, with the support of RedCLARA, the European Union (EU), and Panama's National Secretariat of
Guatemala becomes the eleventh member of the Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Competence Center (LAC4)
The Government of Guatemala has confirmed its membership in the Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Competence Center (LAC4), with the presence of public officials from the Executive Branch and international experts from
TICAL2024 announces its first international keynote speaker: Ekaterina Kostioukhina
Dr. Ekaterina Kostioukhina, a specialist in digital fields and neuropsychology with a medical degree, will present at the TICAL2024 Conference, which takes place from December 3 to 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<
Documents
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.