Uniautónoma creates software to characterize victims … – El Heraldo (Colombia)

The Government of the Atlantic and the Unit for Attention and Reparation for Victims praised the performance of the intervention that developed the computer control and monitoring comprised the research group Best, from the Autonomous University of the Caribbean, to support characterization of the project to “strengthen and empower the productive capacities of the victims of forced displacement Atlantic Department under Law 1448″.

in the background search for project design not They found cases of similar strategies that provide guidance on how to make the project tailored to the needs of this population, so the result was a clear and effective example of social innovation that can be replicated in other complex populations .

the characterization process that was developed with the support of students of the Faculty of Engineering, who developed a LAN and software that allowed very agile characterize and document all aspects of enjoyment rights of the population served

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the rector of Uniautónoma, Ramses Vargas Lamadrid, highlighted the dedication and commitment of the people involved in the project and appreciated the importance of information systems in decision-making social order.

“engineering should not be focused on the development of technology for the simple purpose of developing it, but to the needs of our population, especially the most vulnerable. With results as effective as those reached with Atlantic Forte, thanks to the support of the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Engineering program, is evidence that spending on the development of science is only justified if there is a social purpose to transform a reality in radically and to help improve the quality of life. “

the University of the Caribbean managed to integrate multidisciplinary collaborations, since the components of the proposed human rights, entrepreneurship and gender, he had collaboration and coordination of more than three university faculties four undergraduate programs and one graduate, with the participation of 15 teachers and 120 students.