This last idea is linked to results that show communication
researchers in Ibero-America are highly aware
of: 1) the need for their own funding for e-Research
projects; 2) the ethical challenges implied by the use of
e-Tools and the methods involved in geographically
distributed collaboration. With these concerns, it was
hoped researchers would demand greater information
and training in these areas. Currently, the countries in
the region do not have specialist government agencies
that promote e-Research and in the case of Commu -
nication Studies, the specialist scientific associations
(ALAIC, AE-IC, etc.) are only just starting to formalize
actions in this area, which explains the lack of development
of e-Research in the discipline. Even if they are
not specifically focused on Communication Studies,
regional organizations such as the Latin American
Coo pe ration for Advanced Networks (RedClara)
have discovered the importance of developing what is
known as e-Infrastructure as well as the dynamization
of scientific practices of certain academic communities
through their participation in advanced networks.