The Regional Bureau in Latin America & Caribbean acts as an advisor to other Internet Society departments on issues affecting our work. It provides critical insight on local business, technology and policy issues to the Internet Society and its stakeholders. The Bureau works with Chapters to grow individual memberships, support their initiatives and help them advance in their support of the Internet Society’s mission and values. This includes the focus on building trust and providing transparent guidance for Chapters and helping each chapter develop strong projects.
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Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) 26 June 2018
NIC.BR and the Internet Society Work Together to Increase Routing Security in Brazil
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Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) 3 May 2018
Internet Society, LACNIC, and LAC-IX Partner to Strengthen IXPs in Latin America
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Access: Policies and Infrastructure
IXPs, Community networks
Technical and policy capacity building
Digital Economy
Level playing field, taxation, jurisdiction, money flows
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Capacity Development: Training and Resources to Empower Communities
Benefits to people, communities of practice
Internet Governance
Internet Governance ecosystem, capacity and community building:
Advocating for the SDGs implementations, especially in Access/Infrastructure, Gender and Education and in promoting a healthy IG ecosystem (regional and national IGFs, WTDC-17,etc)
Shaping IG dialogue to promote on Internet for Sustainable Development
Strengthening policy relationships in LAC region
Privacy and security
Surveillance, filtering and blocking, user perspective
Assessing the impact of Internet access and restrictions (human rights)
Trust
Applying ISOC’s Trust Framework:
Case studies with chapters: landing the Trust framework principles and recommendations into practical examples from the LAC chapters/countries
Caribbean Cybersecurity Fora: bring together regulators and high level executives to develop a common plan on cybersecurity.
Trusted and Secured networks (MANRS)
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Update on Latin America and Caribbean Workshop for Chapter Leaders
About Internet Society
15 January 2019
Update on Latin America and Caribbean Workshop for Chapter Leaders
In July 2018, the Internet Society’s Latin America and Caribbean Bureau held another edition of the Workshop for Chapter Leaders....
Developing Community Networks in Northern Brazil: Strengthening Marginalized Communities
Community Networks
13 December 2018
Developing Community Networks in Northern Brazil: Strengthening Marginalized Communities
Today’s guest author is Carlos Afonso, executive director of Instituto Nupef. Our aim is to contribute to the growth...
A New Voice Joins the Chorus: Welcome to the Colombia Chapter!
About Internet Society
6 December 2018
A New Voice Joins the Chorus: Welcome to the Colombia Chapter!
A new Internet Society Chapter has been founded within the Regional Bureau in Latin America & Caribbean. The creation...
El Buen Fin: Tips to Shop Smart
Internet of Things (IoT)
16 November 2018
El Buen Fin: Tips to Shop Smart
Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the first edition of the International Internet and Entrepreneurship Forum...
In Azacualpa, Honduras: “Smart Communities” Help Preserve Collective Memory
Community Networks
15 November 2018
In Azacualpa, Honduras: “Smart Communities” Help Preserve Collective Memory
Access to the Internet can change people’s lives for the better. This is particularly true when communities take ownership...
The Presence of Community Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean
Community Networks
5 October 2018
The Presence of Community Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean
The community of Latin America and the Caribbean has maintained an incessant activity in community networks topics, particularly during...
Latin America & Caribbean newsletter
LAC Newsletter – October 2018 Edition
Newsletters
1 November 2018
LAC Newsletter – October 2018 Edition
Andrew Sullivan, CEO of The Internet Society, participated in ICANN 63 and shared the importance of the multi-stakeholder model...
LAC Newsletter – September 2018 Edition
Newsletters
2 October 2018
LAC Newsletter – September 2018 Edition
The Internet Governance Forum 2018 meeting is approaching; we invite you to actively contribute to the diverse activities which...
LAC Newsletter – August 2018 Edition
Newsletters
28 August 2018
LAC Newsletter – August 2018 Edition
The regional community gathered in Buenos Aires to celebrate the 2018 edition of LACIGF, while the Regional Bureau for...
LAC Newsletter – July 2018 Edition
Newsletters
30 July 2018
LAC Newsletter – July 2018 Edition
Half of the world’s population still does not have access to the Internet. In this context, Andrew Sullivan will...
LAC Newsletter – June 2018 Edition
Newsletters
27 June 2018
LAC Newsletter – June 2018 Edition
In order to put people in the center of the Internet, the Internet Society and Consumers International formed a...
LAC Newsletter – May 2018 Edition
Newsletters
28 May 2018
LAC Newsletter – May 2018 Edition
The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Internet Society with LAC-IX and LACNIC establishes a reference framework for cooperation...
Resources
Promoting the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.
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Unleashing the Internet in the Caribbean: Removing Barriers to Connectivity and Stimulating Better Access in the Region
The nations of the Caribbean region are scattered over an area of more than 2.75 million square kilometres. These...
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Report from the Field: Post-Hurricane Connectivity in the Caribbean
We ask our community to join with us to both #ReconnectTheCaribbean, and also to work to ensure the networks...
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Connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Internet Exchange Points
Lea el informe en español This report takes stock of the development of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Latin...
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A policy framework for enabling Internet access
This policy framework provides recommendations policymakers can use to flexibly create their own Internet-enabling environment.
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Ensuring Sustainable Connectivity in Small Island Developing States
This report aims to shed light on the key connectivity issues for SIDS nations and to help share knowledge...
Latin America & Caribbean team
Sebastian Bellagamba
Chief Regional Bureau Director for Latin America and The Caribbean
Raquel Gatto
Regional Policy Advisor
Nancy Quiros
Chapter Development Manager, Latin America and Caribbean Region
Christian O'Flaherty
Senior Development Manager for Latin America and The Caribbean Bureau
Shernon Osepa
Manager, Regional Affairs for Latin America & The Caribbean Bureau
Israel Rosas
Outreach Manager - Latin American and the Caribbean
Our Chapters and members in the Latin America & Caribbean
The Internet Society’s Latin America & Caribbean region currently counts 13,210 individual members, out of whom 8,748 are also members of one of our 27 Chapters in the region. In the last two years , the region has grown 80% in Chapters and 46% in total members.