The study "Innovation for competitiveness in Uruguay: the ICT industry as a driver", prepared by the IT Observatory and the Centre for Development Studies (CED), argues that Uruguay must create an efficient ecosystem that positions innovation as the main driver of long-term economic growth.
Uruguay has gone through different stages in terms of state policies aimed at promoting ICTs.
policies aimed at promoting information and communication technologies (ICTs) in general and at boosting the development of the domestic ICT industrial sector in particular.
(ICTs) in general and the impulse for the development of the domestic ICT industrial sector in particular.
sector in particular.
The information system for the prevention of brucellosis in cattle is based on artificial intelligence algorithms that allow predicting the probability of contagion, collaborating in the control and prevention of this disease. This solution was developed by ICA; a company dedicated to the development of software, consulting and geographic information systems that offers state-of-the-art geoinformatics technologies, particularly for the agricultural sector.
In June 2020, CAF, the development bank of Latin America, and Oxford Insights published the first GovTech Index of Ibero-America, to measure the use of digital solutions in the public sector and innovative enterprises that add value to state management. Uruguay is among the countries at the top of the ranking.