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NUMU Group joins LAC4

NUMU Group has become 13th member of LAC4. The accession ceremony took place in Santo Domingo on 11th November in the margins of CyberWeek@LAC4 2024.

„LAC4 welcomes NUMU as Contributing Member to LAC4! The inclusion of NUMU strengthens the strategic foundation of LAC4 to foster development of cybersecurity capacity building in the LAC region with its unique public-private partnership. Such cooperation with private sector opens new streams of knowledge and resources for future joint activities.“ – Liina Areng, Director of LAC4.

„NUMU joining as Contributing Member to LAC4 complements our vision of accompanying organisations and government in the development of regional strategies and alliances to strengthen cybersecurity ecosystem as well as multiplying interventions aimed at closing the talent gap and building local capacities.“  – Javier Marin, NUMU Group CEO

Background

NUMU Group, established in 2018 as non-profit, mantra is “Premium, Affordable and with a Social Impact”: they’re passionate about launching and accelerating technology-based start-ups and creating digital ecosystems with promotion of inclusive entrepreneurship with local talent.

Established in 2022 in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, LAC4 is the flagship initiative of the EU CyberNet. LAC4 serves as a training and knowledge hub for sharing expertise in cybersecurity and cybercrime. It also seeks to facilitate practical collaboration between the LAC region and the EU; promoting the benefits of an open, free and inclusive cyberspace, and enhance cyber capacities within the LAC region.

LAC4 has 12 members in addition to NUMU, represented by respective national authorities or organisations: Antigua and Barbuda, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, the Netherlands, Panama, Uruguay, pan-regional RedCLARA, and Cyber 4.0: Cyber Competence Center (Italy).

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