📋 Tender Overview
The President of the Republic, Professor Yamandu Orsi, stated that allocating resources to science and technology is part of a national development strategy to "prioritize Uruguay's growth in knowledge" and ensure that "technological advances translate into improvements for sectors of the population." The president praised the government's work aimed at promoting development, inclusion, equity, growth, and education as a "fundamental concern."
At the launch of this initiative on Wednesday, March 26 at the Executive Tower, Orsi recalled the delivery of the first Ceibalitas made during Tabaré Vázquez's first administration (2005-2010) and the evolution achieved by technology since then. The president also spoke about the process being implemented by the Executive Branch to ensure Ceibal continues as a state policy. In this regard, Ceibal's president, Fiorella Haim, reviewed the 18 years since its creation and presented the main lines of action of the regional artificial intelligence laboratory in education, EduIA Lab.
Among these, he highlighted the development of proposals using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and the systematization of knowledge to strengthen capacities at the regional level. Haim also stated that technology is used in the service of education and that over the years we have learned "to innovate with technology in education."
Also present at the laboratory's presentation were Alejandro Sánchez, Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic; Jorge Díaz, Deputy Secretary; José Carlos Mahía, Minister of Education and Culture; Gabriel Quirici, National Director of Education; and Pablo Caggiani, President-designate of the National Public Education Administration (ANEP).
