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
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.<
October 15 and 16: Webinar “Opportunities of the Horizon Europe Program for Central America”
RedCLARA, in collaboration with the European Union-Central America Partnership Facility (EUreCA), invites all National Research and Education Networks (NRNs), universities, and research, science, technology, and innovat
Open Call: Second Request for Information (RFI) to those interested in being part of the BELLA II project
The call for Latin American and Caribbean governments, EU delegations in the region, telecommunications and related companies, and all interested parties in the public and private sectors to participate in this RFI, whi
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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.