1. Sadosky Foundation
Institutional Presentation
Buenos Aires, February 2012

2. Overview
The Sadosky Foundation is a mixed (public-private) institution
whose goal is to promote a closer and stronger interaction
between Academia and Industry in all fields related to Information
and Communications Technology
It was formally created by the Argentine Government through a
Presidential decree in July 2009, and started operations in April
2011
It is named after Argentina’s and Latin America’s
computer science pioneer Manuel Sadosky
Manuel Sadosky
(1914-2005)
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3. The Foundation has mid and long term goals
Argentine physicist Jorge Sábato explained
very clearly that the goals we are trying to
achieve require a sustained effort over time
Jorge A. Sábato
(1924-1983)
“The necessary interaction between government, the productive
sector and the scientific-technological infrastructure is not achieved
just by a wish or through a decree. It is a consequence of a social
and political process that accelerates as its participants achieve a
better understanding of their roles, have common interests, define
common goals and communicate in a common language.”
Sadosky Foundation – Institutional Presentation

4. Organizational Structure
Management
President
Minister of Science, Council
Technology and
Productive Innovation
Vice-president Vice-president
President of the Chamber President of the Chamber
of Software companies of Telecom. companies
(CESSI) (CICOMRA)
Board Members (Chambers + Ministry of Science)
Executive Director Advisory Board
Projects, Programs,
Operations
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5. Mission and Vision
Vision:
“Innovation in Information and Communications Technology as
one of the key enablers to the development of the country”.
Mission:
“The Sadosky Foundation connects, through a series of projects
and programs, the scientific – technological infrastructure with the
productive sector in all fields related to Information and
Communications Technology, so we can add more value to our
products and services and achieve a positive impact in our
society and in the development potential of the country. This will
contribute to having more and better science in these fields and to
strengthen our productive sector.”
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6. The importance of innovation in the ICT Sector
An important part (Argentina’s software sector data):
The other part:
The use of ICT in:
 Education
 Health
 Homeland security
 Industrial development
 Agriculture
 E-Democracy
 And more…
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7. Programs
The following programs have been included in our Strategic Plan, approved in May,
2011
- PhDs in Industry: In collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology and
Productive Innovation, offering economic incentives to companies that
incorporate PhDs to their staff
- Facilitation of collaborative projects between Academia and Industry: the
Foundation will provide funds and all the resources needed to increase chances
of success for this type of projects
- Technology watch
- Collaboration with similar institutions in the Country and all over the world
- Economic aid to Workshops, Conferences or Seminars on these topics
- STIC: Security in Information Technology. A program to promote the scientific
and professional development of this topic in Argentina
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8. Projects
The following projects are currently active:
- Vocations in ICT: spark interest in ICT among secondary school students using
3D animation tools such as Alice and promotional materials
- Who is who: an interactive map of the research groups, R&D areas of the
productive sector and collaborative projects between academia and industry
- ReportAR: collaboration between local vendors of ERP system to develop
common functionalities
- Competitiveness in non-ITC sectors though ITC: identification of economic
sectors that will benefit from innovations developed by the ICT sector
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9. Collaboration Agreements
Argentina’s Ministry of Defense
- Collaboration in technology projects related to the healthcare
infrastructure of the armed forces
“Argentina Conectada” Plan (a plan to lay out 50.000 km of Fiber Optic
connections all over the Country)
- Collaboration in establishing links to the telecommunications research
community
Argentina’s Ministry of Homeland Security
- Implementation of IT projects with local components for improving public
safety
ANSES – Conectar Igualdad Program (a plan to distribute 3 million
netbook computers to public secondary school students)
- Collaboration in the “Vocations in IT” program, using the distributed
netbooks to include software and educational materials
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10. Contact Information
Fundación Dr. Manuel Sadosky de Investigación y Desarrollo en TICs
Av. Córdoba 744, Piso 5, Oficina I
Buenos Aires (1054), Argentina
+54-11-4328-5164
www.fundacionsadosky.org.ar
info@fundacionsadosky.org.ar
Sadosky Foundation – Institutional Presentation