Out of a total of 13 registered initiatives, nine projects from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, and Guatemala advanced to the active phase of the BELLA II Early Adopters Blockchain Program, organized by RedCLARA and LNet. The program aims to promote the adoption of public-permissioned blockchain-based solutions across the academic, scientific, governmental, and entrepreneurial ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The BELLA II project, implemented by RedCLARA and co-funded by the European Union, was presented as a strategic initiative to reduce digital gaps and strengthen regional connectivity during the EU-LAC Digital Alliance Week 2025. The initiative aims to integrate countries such as Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador into RedCLARA’s digital ecosystem, positioning itself as a driver of development, inclusion, and academic and scientific cooperation between the two regions.
As the event in San José, Costa Rica approaches, the favorable news keeps coming: TICAL2025 has opened its call for posters, a unique opportunity for researchers, professionals, and academics from across Latin America and the Caribbean to present their most innovative projects during the conference, which will be held from November 11 to 13, 2025. Under the theme “Innovation That Transforms,” TICAL2025 positions itself as the ideal space to share advancements, build collaborative networks, and provide international visibility to initiatives shaping the region’s digital future.
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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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