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Talk: “Israel Start-Up Nation: A Southern Perspective on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of One of Today’s Most Dynamic and Innovative Countries”

August 1, 2012
On August 2, 2012, ORT Centro hosted the lecture “Israel Start-Up Nation: A Southern Perspective on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of One of the Most Dynamic and Innovative Countries in the World Today.” It was presented by Assistant Professor Víctor Paulós, Academic Secretary of the School of Technology in the Faculty of Engineering; Enrique Montero, Academic Coordinator of the CTC Technological Institute (an educational center offering technical programs certified by the university) and Coordinator of the CIE (Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) in Paysandú; and Assistant Professor Marcelo Duarte, National Vice President of JCI (Joint Commission International) Uruguay, a nonprofit organization present in more than 100 countries that works with young people, offering them opportunities for development and leadership. The talk was organized by the university’s CIE.

The speakers, who represent the academic and business sectors in the field of ICT (information and communication technologies), shared the lessons they learned after visiting Israel. In the new "Entrepreneurs in Network" series, the speakers encouraged reflection on the challenges Uruguay must address to position itself as a global leader in innovation.

A/P Duarte is a graduate in Software Engineering. He has extensive experience in the gaming, hospitality, and restaurant industries, in addition to having managed multicultural and multilingual projects in various countries. In 2005, he was honored as “Outstanding Young Person 2005” in the New Technologies category by the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture. In 2008, the product “SmartVisum,” developed by HPSGaming, one of his companies, was nominated for “Technological Manufacturer” at the “Casino Gaming Awards.” In 2010, he received the “NOVA 2010” award for the development of the “Davinci NXG2” gaming platform.