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Mercedes Aramendía is Executive Director of DIG.IA-LAC (Digital Infrastructure and Open Internet Alliance for Latin America and the Caribbean). She is a lawyer, academic, and public policy expert with broad experience in telecommunications, digital transformation, innovation, and regulation.
She previously served as President of URSEC, Uruguay’s communications regulator, where she led key initiatives including the 5G spectrum auction, mobile number portability, the “Do Not Call” registry, and reforms to promote competition and modernization in the sector. She also served as President of Uruguay’s National Council for Innovation, Science and Technology (CONICYT).
Mercedes is Director of the postgraduate program in Digital Transformation and Law at the University of Montevideo and has taught and published on telecommunications, digital rights, cybersecurity, LegalTech, and artificial intelligence. She holds a PhD in Legal Science, an LL.M. from Cornell Law School, an MBA, and a Master’s degree in Economic Administrative Law.
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