Forty-first session of ECLAC

María Mercedes Aramendía is Executive Director of DIG.IA-LAC, the Alliance for Digital Infrastructure and an Open Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean. In this capacity, she leads the organization’s efforts to promote investment in and the development of digital infrastructure, as well as an open, neutral and resilient Internet that drives innovation, competitiveness and development across the region.

Previously, she served as President of Uruguay’s Regulatory Unit for Communications Services (URSEC) and of the National Council for Innovation, Science and Technology (CONICYT). She holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Granada, an LL.M. from Cornell Tech, an MBA from EAE Business School–Camilo José Cela University, and a Master’s Degree in Economic Administrative Law from the University of Montevideo. She is a professor and Academic Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Digital Transformation and Law at the University of Montevideo.