1862	 Computing Capabilities at Argentine and Chilean Universities	 The author reports on a trip to universities in Argentina and Chile during November describing university conditions and computing activities. As elsewhere these universities are experiencing student discontent with the status quo and the solutions they are attempting contrast Argentina is excluding students from participating in university government Chile is allowing such participation. University computing service and academic activities are limited. The number of computers is small and so is the capacity none larger than an IBM with some exception computing science academic programs are rare. This situation is by no means attributable to those responsible for computing developments who strive for excellence rather the system is hard to over-come. Universities especially those with strong European traditions adapt slowly to new academic resources and disciplines superimposed are the severe technological and economic constraints of the developing nation. Consequently in the absence of conscious government emphasis on strengthening computing capabilities future progress may be retarded. university education computing science academic programs university computing centers surveys of computing centers university computing capabilities university-student relationship Argentine universities Chilean universities South American universities developing nations
