The president of the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology, Carlos Acle, prepares a document to present to the presidential candidates.
The Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (Cuti) has been preparing a document with a series of proposals and lines of action regarding the elections 2024, with the objective of asserting the position of a differential sector for the economy from the country.
He president of Cuti, Carlos Acle, expressed to Ambit that “the bet that Uruguay did more than 20 years ago for the sector, today it is showing signs of success, contributing to more than 4% of the GDP, with more than 20,000 people employed.”
It is in this context that the organization understands that its proposals must be in the programmatic discussion within the framework of the electoral year and that is why it will present the document to all presidential candidates next March.
“Today the technology It is present in all sectors, and that is the great differential. Uruguay It is becoming more and more known and it is like a brand,” he highlighted. Acle and maintained that “when one is going to sell the country abroad, incorporating technology into one’s speech and brand presentation is something that Uruguay today it has to do and it is part of one of the differentials compared to other countries.”
Round with Brazilian colleagues
Besides, Acle The meeting with a delegation from Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. “It is a delegation of more than 25 companies that are seeing Uruguay as a place where we can expand regionally,” he said.
And he highlighted: “We were there first along with Uruguay XXI and the Innovation Hub In the month of December, there we decided on the idea that they would come to this Tech Tip so that they know first-hand what the world of innovation is in Uruguay and the truth is that Punta Tech is a very good showcase for that.”
“On the agenda it is also planned that Brazilian entrepreneurs learn where the collaborative platform for Uruguayan startups works. New Lab, located in the building of the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay (Latu)”, valued the president of Cuti.
Cooperation agreement
In that framework, Cuti signed a cooperation agreement with the Chamber of Brazilian Information Technology Companies (Assespro) to start working more closely and with more cooperation in the Brazilian and Uruguayan market.
“Cuti has around more than 400 members and Assespro It has more than 2,500 members from the technological world. There we see the opportunity above all to generate more contacts between the member companies of both chambers so that Uruguayan companies that want to work in Brazil Maybe they can enter through Rio Grande del Sur and not go to Saint Paul, How capable the great Brazilian giant is, and to have a point of contact there and Brazilian companies that are looking to settle in Uruguay “See Cuti as an ally,” he said. Acle.
Source: Ambito
