In this, he added that the technology sector has a lot to contribute, since it offers an alternative to what Uruguay has historically always produced. “The investments that are arriving in our country, linked to data and energy activity, are auspicious. In that first dimension, which is to make the country grow, that more material dimension, I believe that at this point what you do, the area where you work, is essential,” said Orsi.
Orsi agreed to improve the law of attraction of talent, a project that enables technicians and professionals in the information technology sector from abroad to work and settle in Uruguay with tax incentives.
“In our plan is the substantial increase in the budget for innovation and development, which is an important goal that we have set. The central core of the innovation “It is scientific research and, therefore, truly a country that does not have investment in scientific research and innovation strongly on its agenda, I do not have to explain to you that it is lost, that is, fulfilling the program is a fundamental issue,” he remarked.
The regulation of artificial intelligence
The FA candidate also raised an issue that he anticipated could be controversial, such as that linked to the regulation of the artificial intelligence. “It is marked in the program, and I think it is an area that we have to have a very deep reflection on. Uruguay It could once again be an example at the international level in what has to do with the regulation of artificial intelligence. When you say regulation all the time you get nervous, but in reality nowhere in the world is addressing this and we have an ocean of risks and an ocean of opportunities,” he expressed.
And he challenged: “So, I think that perhaps Uruguay, with this dialogue, with this opportunity that we have to work together with you, step by step, we could also be an interesting example in the world.”
The challenge of employment regulation
At the time of questions from the audience, made up mostly of businessmen from the sector, Orsi distributed the floor between Cosse, Oddone and Brechner. Precisely the one announced as eventual economy minister If the left triumphs, he answered a question about the possibility of the sector having flexible salary and workload agreements.
“I believe that we are precisely in a good opportunity, based on the Front government, to be able, within the framework of collective bargaining, to contemplate different situations. I wouldn’t use the word flexibility, because supposedly what they have to do is take into account different realities,” Oddone began.
And he warned: “This is a specific case, it is a very specific industry, with very specific skills, with very specific work schedules, with very specific forms of hiring, where you may be working for different organizations. Therefore, it is a typical problem that not only occurred with hourly pay, but also with the pension regime.”
Brechner and the “compliance office”
In turn, the engineer Miguel Brechner, creator of the Ceibal Plan and today advisor to the FA formula on science and technology issues, surprised with a proposal that he said he had already discussed and would have the approval of the candidates. It involves the creation and implementation of a tracking office and verification of compliance with electoral promises.
“It is a promised issue, it can be achieved. It allows political centralization, centralization of electoral promises And speaking of the government, normally in the cabinet meeting they would have a way to measure things,” said Brechner.
And he highlighted: “It is an important area. Unfortunately, like many other definitions that are made in an organization chart, you have to see later. “It has a political issue, an economic issue and an operational issue, but I think it is fundamental.”
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Efficiency and institutionality
For his part, Cosse referred along the same lines to the need for efficiency in public policies and to the large amount of existing institutions in the area, an issue that should be reviewed. “These are actions that are dispersed and, if they work well, we promote them,” he indicated.
The former mayor of Montevideo graphed: “For example, science clubs in Uruguay work very well. And, on the other hand, there is the Ceibal Plan. There are a large number of tools and institutions. Agesic “It has great potential.”
“The idea raised in these priorities is to try to reorder them, to ensure that they do not overlap and to synchronize and harmonize the activity to multiply it. Because everything in this sector requires growth plus human resources and taking advantage of them. The idea we have is that the State becomes increasingly more efficient,” Cosse defined.
Satisfaction at CUTI
Finally, the president of CUTI, Amílcar Perea, He concluded the event by valuing the important role that the private sector plays. “Today, thanks to the work of all the companies, of all the partners who are here and of many partners who do not join us today, but who work from all corners of the country, we can proudly say that we are the fifth export chain of the country, we are more than 4.3% of the Gross Domestic Product and that we have very important growth plans for the next five years,” he highlighted.
Along these lines, Perea highlighted: “Whenever we talk about our figures, we try to clarify that when we talk about the impact we generate with our direct industry, we are not accounting for the impact we generate in the rest of the companies and in the rest of the sectors.” of the country where technology applied to their businesses is a central factor of productivity, is a central factor in the development of opportunities.”
“In fact, if we look at human resources, we have 25,000 direct jobs, but the technology sector, the technological jobs in total, counting the technological people who work in the different companies, there are 50,000 of us. That is to say, there is another force equal to the one that works for the companies in the sector, working for the rest of the companies, for the public sector. “We are all part of this family and we all want to be together to have the best possible place to build the sector,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
