World Development Information Day, October 24.

Montevideo, October 24, 2019.

"Information and communication technologies have the potential to provide new solutions to development problems, particularly in the context of globalization, and can promote economic growth, competitiveness, access to information and knowledge, poverty eradication, and social inclusion." — General Assembly Resolution

On October 24, 2019, World Development Information Day is celebrated, "which aims to provide broad, timely, and relevant information on all issues related to development, as well as greater access to technology and new communication channels that have emerged, contributing to advancing efforts to improve people's lives, especially in resource-poor regions," according to the UN.

At Sofis Solutions, we are currently working on multiple projects aimed at generating and providing this information, among which the following stand out:

• Ibero-American Integrated Data System for South-South Cooperation. This system aims to register South-South and triangular cooperation initiatives whose final product contributes to the preparation of the Ibero-American Cooperation Report.
• Open Government Watch. This monitoring tool allows citizens to learn about the different initiatives that make up the Open Government Action Plans in Uruguay. Through this tool, transparency in the process of fulfilling action plans is increased, enabling citizens to exercise social control over progress in the commitments and each of the goals.
• GURI: Unified Management of Records and Information. The system used by the Council of Initial and Primary Education of the Public Education Administration of Uruguay generates data for the country's educational statistics and real-time information for data-driven decision-making within the organization.
• SIGES Montevideo. An interactive monitoring tool that allows citizens to follow online the execution of various projects in Montevideo. This tool is designed so all citizens can easily stay informed about where our taxes go and critically evaluate the progress of projects carried out in the country.
• Open Data Portal of the Salvadoran Educational Management Information System. This system includes the provision of information and data about the Salvadoran education system through the Open Education Data Portal of El Salvador.
• Map of Educational Sites of SIGES. This map allows visualization and search of educational sites in El Salvador, according to various criteria, generated in real time from the information provided by educational sites and administrative units of MINED.

The United Nations General Assembly recognized that information and communication technologies have the potential to provide new solutions to development problems. From Sofis Solutions, through its Innovation Laboratory, we seek innovative solutions to societal and organizational challenges, particularly in the areas of the Internet of Things, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Innovation.

"This World Day precisely aims to raise awareness and mobilize public opinion, especially youth, to better understand the general problems of development and to become aware of how new information and communication technologies can contribute to making it sustainable."

Our mission "to improve people's quality of life through the digital transformation of organizations and technological inclusion" aligns with and contributes to these objectives, as does our commitment to development goals.