Create tangible value with the BELLA network’s potential
Digital cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Europe is enhancing competitiveness, innovation, and social inclusion, though challenges remain in maximising its impact.
The BELLA programme, developed by RedCLARA and national research and education networks with the EU’s support, has established high-speed submarine connectivity between Europe and Latin America regions. This infrastructure creates connections between companies, startups, research centres, and educational institutions that advance shared objectives and collaborations in education, science, and technology. Building on this foundation, the SPIDER project aims to unlock BELLA’s full potential and foster a human-centred EU-LAC digital transformation.
Why a Call for Ideas?
Innovation plays a very important role in identifying opportunities for transatlantic cooperation. By implementing the Ideatón methodology, we seek to raise ideas for multi-actor and multi-region solutions in the face of well-defined problems.
Thus, SPIDER and RedCLARA, are organising this call for ideas to stimulate the collaborative generation of projects and ventures that use the BELLA infrastructure to drive the digital transformation of both regions.
All interested people are invited to register and submit a brief Concept Note, which must answer the question:
How to enhance the digital ecosystem and entrepreneurship using BELLA’s infrastructure, through solutions in AI, cybersecurity and the use of digital resources in Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe?
Key Focus Areas:
The call for ideas will specifically address three key areas:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Harness cross-continental data and computing power to develop innovative applications that bridge EU-LAC expertise.
- Cybersecurity – Design robust protection frameworks that safeguard international digital collaboration across the BELLA network.
- Digital Resource Sharing – Create efficient systems for collaborative resource utilization (e.g. databases, high-performance computing capabilities, scientific instruments) that maximize the impact of EU-LAC partnerships.
