VILLAR, Mr. Victor

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Member of the Board of Directors of AGESIC, Uruguay

Monday, September 7th
15:00-16:30 | Session IV: CYBERSECURITY TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD | Speaker 4

 

 

Victor Villar is a Member of the Board of Directors of AGESIC, a Presidential Agency aimed at promoting the development of e-Government and Information Society in Uruguay. He was appointed in this position by the President since 2007, when AGESIC was created.

He is part of the high-level authorities that have led the country to become a regional and world leader in terms of e-Government, ICT and Information Society. Uruguay is ranked 1st of LATAM countries on e-Government, 14th in the world on e-Services and 3th in the world on e-Participation; and has been the top ranked country of the region in ICT development for five consecutive years.

Co-founder and CTO of Montevideo COMM, a local leading company in Internet services with over 20-years experience.

Villar holds a Computer Engineer degree awarded by the University of the Republic in Uruguay.