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Uruguay

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09 FEB 2025 · International Agreement

Uruguay signs Council of Europe’s global AI treaty

Primary source (coe.int) dated 2 September 2025 in UY. See linked source for full text.

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21 OCT 2024 · National Strategy

Latin American delegates visit AI expertise centres in Europe, kickstarting AI regulation dialogue between EU and Latin America

From October 14 to 18, representatives from public institutions in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay visited AI agencies in Spain and Slovenia in a study trip funded by the TAIEX Instrument. The visit is part of the EU-LAC Digital Alliancewhich fosters cooperation between the EU and Latin America-Caribbean a more human-centric digital transformation. The delegation from Latin America (LA) visited key AI institutions in Barcelona, Madrid, Ljubljana and Maribor with a focus on algorithmic transparency, research and innovation, and the role of supercomputers in advancing AI technologies. Among the insti

Official materialNational StrategyOfficial source · eeas.europa.eu ↗
10 MAR 2024 · National Strategy

Montevideo Declaration adopted

Primary source (gub.uy) dated 3 October 2024 in UY. See linked source for full text.

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21 NOV 2023 · Executive Order

Uruguay Data Transfer Adequacy Decision (Resolution No. 63/023)

On 21 November 2023, the Regulatory and Personal Data Control Unit of Uruguay (URCDP) adopted Resolution N° 63/023. The URCDP hereby updated a resolution on countries and organisations considered adequate for international data transfers, and included South Korea and organisations under the EU-US data privacy framework (DPF) program.

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