Uruguay is moving to strengthen its digital sovereignty through regional AI cooperation, domestic computing infrastructure and cybersecurity initiatives following an agreement to establish the Ibero-American Alliance for Artificial Intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement was reached in Madrid during the First Ministerial Meeting on Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, held as part of the 30th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the meeting, Uruguay’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Fernanda Cardona, emphasized the Alliance’s importance in enabling Uruguay to build a future in which technology serves people with security and autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Uruguay, digital sovereignty extends beyond storing data. The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) proposes moving from a passive approach towards an active model encompassing connecting, processing, protecting and transforming data into knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MIEM is promoting local critical infrastructure and stronger cybersecurity while fostering strategic partnerships within Uruguay. These initiatives include the framework agreement between telecommunications provider Antel and digital government agency Agesic, alongside coordination on connectivity and governance for government cloud deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The work also covers data center services and secure environments for developing responsible AI. Together, these measures are intended to strengthen national technological capabilities while supporting public services and digital autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uruguay is also highlighting its electricity infrastructure, based on a generation matrix comprising 98% renewable electricity, as a distinguishing feature of its technological development ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government says its approach prioritizes innovation that improves people’s lives, using public companies to optimize services, expand rights and reduce social inequalities, including gaps in access to technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new Alliance is a commitment under the Madrid Declaration, which establishes a shared approach to AI challenges involving rights, sustainability, inclusion, security and privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Signatories agreed to “put people at the center,” ensuring that “the rights and freedoms recognized in the analog world” are “respected in digital environments as well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Alliance will focus on three areas: cooperation on access to quality data under national rules and controls, AI models adapted to Ibero-American languages and requirements, and shared computing capabilities for researchers, public administrations and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will encourage AI systems that better represent Spanish, Portuguese, other official languages and indigenous languages, while supporting privacy protections and human oversight of consequential decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A planned computing cooperation initiative will connect available resources with demand for AI projects, without requiring new regional infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Countries also validated non-binding Ibero-American standards covering data protection, identification and interoperability in digital government services. Developed by the Ibero-American Data Protection Network and the Latin American Center for Development Administration, these frameworks respect national laws and priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreements contribute to implementation of the Ibero-American Charter of Principles and Rights in Digital Environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participation in the Alliance is voluntary and open to all Ibero-American countries. Its creation represents the summit’s principal digital outcome, giving Uruguay a regional mechanism for pursuing greater technological autonomy while developing domestic infrastructure and capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Uruguay, the central challenge is turning regional cooperation into practical national capacity without surrendering control over data or public priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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