The French state media highlighted the benefits of virtual education in the times of COVID-19. With the headline "In Uruguay, confined students benefit from a unique virtual education policy", the French state-run media Radio France Internationale (RFI) highlighted the key role that Plan Ceibal ("One Laptop Per Child") currently plays in continuing with the educational tasks [...]
The country also sequenced the entire genome in local patients. In record time, Uruguay managed to respond to the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating once again the commitment and leadership of its scientific professionals. Following the agreement signed between the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), the University of the Republic (UdelaR) and the [...]
A team of scientists has developed a test assay that will help diagnose whether people are carriers of coronavirus. The information was confirmed to Subrayado by Udelar's teaching prorector, Juan Cristina and Gonzalo Moratorio, both are directors of the Molecular Virology Laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences, where the research was carried out in conjunction [...]
Uruguay XXI showcased opportunities in Pharma, Medicinal Cannabis and Creative Industries. In September, Uruguay Week was held in the United Kingdom, with activities organized by the investment, export and country brand promotion agency, Uruguay XXI, the Embassy of Uruguay in the United Kingdom, the British Embassy in Montevideo and the Department of International Trade of [...]
The Uruguayan scientist Rafael Radi received the 2016 Mexico Science and Technology Award (Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología), one of the most important scientific awards in Ibero-America. This distinction granted by Mexico’s president is given since 1990 “to a person of recognized professional prestige who has made a significant contribution to universal scientific knowledge [...]
According to the 2016 Uruguayan Internet-User Profile, eight among ten Uruguayans are internet users and the digital divide is declining in the different segments of the population. Without smartphones, mobile internet or social networks. If you close your eyes and imagine you are in the beginning of the 2000 decade, you would find a world [...]
It is the first time a company wins in two categories. After the new Antel Data Center “Ing. José Luis Massera” got the very demanding UPTIME INSTITUTE certificates in design and construction it received two important international awards from the DCD (Data Center Dynamics) Latam Awards in a ceremony held in Mexico City. The CDC [...]
After the success of apps like Pedidos Ya, Paganza and Bullet Boy, other local applications arise. When talking about domestic industry, software is often placed in the last position. But, Uruguay is become in the last years a technological pole and a developer of software and applications, not only meant for the local market. A [...]
By Patrick Adams - New York Times With the announcement in April that the Zika virus spreading across Latin America can cause microcephaly in the womb, leaders across the region have come under increased pressure to relax some of the world’s most restrictive laws against abortion. Only two countries in Latin America have made abortion [...]
Software sales represent 1.82% of the Uruguayan GDP and for 2020 the exports will sum 1000 million dollars. But the loss of workforce is a setback to keep growing. Because of that reason hiring foreign workers is an attractive option for an 83% of software companies. From the outside it looks like the house of [...]
Google, Facebook and Netflix will house their data in Latin America’s most modern data center, which has four rooms with 1,000 racks prepared to carry 40,000 servers. The enormous building located in the city of Pando, has 12,500 square meters and is Uruguay’s biggest and one of the region’s most important data centers. The new [...]
Ramón Méndez is the driven force behind Uruguay’s energy diversification. Recently, Fortune magazine included Mendez in their 2016’ 50 World Greatest leaders poll. In this interview Méndez tells about the process made by Uruguay for a consensual national energy policy and the steps completed to challenge climate change, making the country a Global role model. [...]
