Digitalization of Business Organizations

Case study: Uruguay - Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation Plans

This case study, prepared by the ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP), aims to assist Latin American Employer and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOs) in their journey towards digitalisation, based on information and responses provided by the EBMOs themselves, as well as interviews with business representatives who shared their experiences in their journey towards digitalisation. Uruguay Chamber of Industry (CIU) has been characterised throughout its extensive history for its countrywide vision and a search for new business frontiers for its members. It was in this spirit of optimism that in 2019 it began its Industria 4.0 service to assist manufacturing companies to implement new technologies. Participating companies were given a diagnosis of their existing digital situation, a digital transformation plan (PTD) tailored to their specific needs and assistance from two experts for 3 months. Industria 4.0 is now in its 8th edition and 60 companies have completed their PTDs.