Cooperation Agreements
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Since its inception, LACNIC has promoted an active cooperation policy that has allowed it to consolidate as an organization and fully fulfill its core mission of managing Internet number resources for Latin America and the Caribbean.
At the same time, the implementation of various agreements and cooperation activities has contributed to the development of regional organizations (institutionality) and to strengthen regional infrastructure, leading LACNIC to occupy a central role in the development and growth of the community and the Internet in the region.
Date: 01 December 2003
Under this cooperation agreement with ORT University of Uruguay, undergraduate and postgraduate Software Engineering students can conduct research on various technical aspects related to the Internet.
Date: 25 November 2004
This agreement with the School of Engineering at Universidad de la República (UDELAR) was part of our initial cooperation efforts with local universities. Under this agreement, LACNIC sought to encourage the participation of Network Engineering students and professionals in the technical discussions shaping the regional Internet, while promoting the development of professional skills and knowledge.
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Date: 02 July 2005
Collaboration among technical organizations is a very important and peculiar feature of the Internet and a key reason for its global success. Therefore, from the very beginning, LACNIC had the support of the existing RIRs who shared their knowledge and experiences. This made it easier to comply with the technical and operational requirements and obligations that the new registry had to meet to serve the Latin American and Caribbean community. Specifically, this particular agreement with the RIPE NCC allowed the code developed by the RIPE NCC to be used by LACNIC in the implementation of RPKI.
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Date: 07 December 2016
LACNIC's collaboration with LACTLD is consistent and ongoing, which is reflected in the joint organization of workshops, events, and other activities of interest to our respective communities.
This agreement establishes the role of the entities “managing” the LACTLD Anycast Cloud project, in which LACNIC is one of three entities fulfilling this role.
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Date: 27 June 2018
Under this agreement, LACNIC incorporates its DNS zone into the LACTLD Anycast network, thus enhancing the stability and resilience of the reverse DNS services for the region's IP resources.
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Date: 05 January 2013
Under this Memorandum of Understanding, LACNIC and the Organization of American States Secretariat for Multidimensional Security (OAS SMS) established a framework for general cooperation and mutual recognition of their roles and contributions in the field of Internet security and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Date: 17 January 2014
General collaboration agreement on topics of mutual interest: IPv6 deployment, DNSSEC, and secure routing.
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Date: 18 June 2014
The RIPE NCC has collaborated with LACNIC since the start of the process to establish a regional registry for Latin America and the Caribbean. Under this MoU, cooperation on issues of mutual interest to both RIRs was formally established. Among other things, it has allowed the deployment of anycast copies of the K-root server operated by the RIPE NCC in the infrastructure of entities in our region.
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Date: 28 October 2014
The Central American Technical Commission on Telecommunications (COMTELCA) is a regional organization comprised of the region's telecommunications regulators. LACNIC regularly participates in their meetings and technical working groups, contributing to a better understanding of LACNIC's role, as well as the technical principles behind the Internet. Among other things, this agreement has made it possible to organize multiple training activities for professionals in the region, both government officials and network operators.
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Date: 24 July 2015
As part of the +Raíces project, LACNIC has promoted the installation of new instances of DNS root servers across the region. An example of this is the agreement with NetNod, the operator of the 'I’ root server, which has enabled the installation of anycast copies of the I-root server.
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Date: 01 May 2018
This memorandum of understanding between LACNIC, the Internet Society, and LAC-IX (the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Internet Exchange Point Operators) established the willingness to cooperate and actions for the organization of activities for the benefit of the regional Internet community.
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Date: 12 August 2021
This amendment clarifies the activities and roles of the participating entities.
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Date: 21 December 2022
As part of its strategy to strengthen regional Internet infrastructure, LACNIC signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute (USC/ISI) B-Root Team to renumber the “B” root server and the deployment of anycast instances (copies) in the region.
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