Asociación de Informáticos del Uruguay

AsIAP (Asociación de Informáticos del Uruguay) is a professional association that contributes to the progress and dissemination of ICTs through outreach, research, studies and proposals. Its organic structure includes a General Assembly, a six-member Board, a Fiscal Commission, an Electoral Commission, an Organizing Commission, an Honor Tribunal, a Fees Tribunal and AsIAP officials. Its main social objectives include acting as an advisor to the State on specific matters within its competence, proposing technical, ethical and management standards related to ICTs, and drafting and promoting the enactment of laws that broaden the legal framework for ICTs as a developing area. Its vision is for a Uruguay that is a world leader in Information and Communication Technologies, and its mission is to contribute to the progress and dissemination of science and technology, focusing on ICTs through research, study and proposals in its field of competence.

The JIAP were born in 1992, taking advantage of the momentum that new people were generating in the technology environment. Many projects were being developed, responding above all to the needs of State companies, often duplicating efforts and 'reinventing the wheel'.

1. 1Bienvenidos a AsIAPasiap.org
2. 2Nosotrosasiap.org