Antônio Carlos Nunes (#RNP), about the #ConnectedNorthProgram and #InternetBrasil initiative:
"These experiences show that academic networks can act as vectors of #DigitalTransformation for #education and #research institutions, as well as important influencers in public policies, proposing new business models for the market.
Additionally, #NRENs can impact #DigitalInclusion processes even more proposing significant #connectivity"
https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/24/jumping-forward-how-nrens-can-promote-innovation
#Brazil #Brasil

“Jumping forward”: how NRENs can promote innovation | GÉANT CONNECT Online
The high jump is one of the most traditional Olympic sports. Since Ancient Greece, athletes jumped forward until 1968 when, at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, the north American Dick Fosbury innovated the sport by jumping backwards, a technique now known as the “Fosbury Jump”. The athlete revolutionised the sport by copying the jump
GÉANT CONNECT Online | The leading collaboration on e-infrastructure and services for research and educationThe Brazilian NREN #RNP is promoting #innovation by developing new business models.
With the #ConnectedNorthProgram, they launched sub-river cables through the Amazon rivers, and structured a neutral operator model for its sustainability.
With #InternetBrasil, they delivered, free of charge, eSIM Cards to thousands of students in conditions of poverty or extreme poverty.
https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/24/jumping-forward-how-nrens-can-promote-innovation
📰 #CONNECT46: https://connect.geant.org/connect46
#Brazil #Brasil #connectivity #DigitalInclusion #students

“Jumping forward”: how NRENs can promote innovation | GÉANT CONNECT Online
The high jump is one of the most traditional Olympic sports. Since Ancient Greece, athletes jumped forward until 1968 when, at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, the north American Dick Fosbury innovated the sport by jumping backwards, a technique now known as the “Fosbury Jump”. The athlete revolutionised the sport by copying the jump
GÉANT CONNECT Online | The leading collaboration on e-infrastructure and services for research and education