In 1991 our university was facing the challenge to develop a campus wide computer network and joining the Internet, that was already having great impact in many areas of society. 28 years later, the challenge is to continue with the task of performing research and projects aimed at disseminating the relevant technologies and training people in Latin America and the Caribbean in the latest developments, as well as in the best practices, drawing from the expierence og an international team of experts with decades of experience.