Computer Engineers Association of Spain

{{Short description|Spanish non-profit association}}

The Computer Engineers Association of Spain (ATI, {{Lang|es|Asociación de Técnicos de Informática}} in Spanish) is a non-profit association of professionals and students from the sector of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). It is based in Spain, where it is established through a number of Chapters. Founded in 1967,[http://www.ati.es/spip.php?rubrique428 ATI y la Historia de la Informática. Periodo inicial (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)] it is the most veteran association in the ICT profession in Spain, with the main headquarters in Barcelona and headquarters in Madrid also.

ATI publishes in Spanish the magazine Novática, the oldest magazine in Spain about computing, and also REICIS (Revista Española de Innovación, Calidad e Ingeniería del Software). From 2000 to 2011 publishes also the e-magazine in English UPGRADE: The European Journal for the Informatics Professional, commissioned by CEPIS (Council for European Professional Informatic Societies).

ATI has sixteen working groups[http://www.ati.es/spip.php?rubrique16 Grupos de trabajo e interés (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)] covering different areas of the ICT sector and takes part, either as organizer or collaborator, in several events in this field.

ATI is the Spanish representative in International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP),[http://ifip.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=125&Itemid=441&ref=38 IFIP - Members * (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)] and represents Spanish computer professionals too in CEPIS,{{Cite web |url=http://www.cepis.org/index.jsp?p=636&n=639&a=5139 |title=Council of European Professional Informatics Societies - ATI Among Pioneers of Spanish Web (Retrieved on 2015, june 22) |access-date=2015-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622091950/http://www.cepis.org/index.jsp?p=636&n=639&a=5139 |archive-date=2015-06-22 |url-status=dead }} an organization from which ATI is a founding member. ATI also has a collaboration agreement with Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).[http://www.acm.org/about/membership/joint-society-member-rates Discounted Membership Dues for Joint Society Members — Association for Computing Machinery (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)]

In Spain, ATI has established collaboration agreements with Ada Spain, ASTIC, Hispalinux, AI2 and RITSI (Asociación Nacional de Estudiantes de Ingenierías e Ingenierías Técnicas en Informática).

ATI expresses its view about different matters (Libre Software, university degrees on Computer Science, Private copying levy, etc.) through communications, press releases and editorial pages at Novática magazine.

In 2017 the Spanish Data Protection Agency imposed on ATI two fines, one of €45,000 (very serious infraction) for transmitting personal data outside the territory of the European Economic Area, and another of €5,000 (mild infraction) for sending e-mails through The Rocket Science Group LLC's Mailchimp service, violating the recipients' right.{{Cite web |url=https://www.aepd.es/resoluciones/PS-00371-2016_REC.pdf |title=Spanish Data Protection Agency. Procedimiento Sancionador PS/00371/2016, Resolución R/00596/2017, March the 22nd, 2017. (Retrieved on November the 18th, 2019) |access-date=2019-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118003748/https://www.aepd.es/resoluciones/PS-00371-2016_REC.pdf |archive-date=2019-11-18 |url-status=dead }} Appeals from ATI against the sanctions are dismissed successively by the National Court of Spain{{Cite web|url=http://www.poderjudicial.es/search/AN/openDocument/302699a3cbe50e29/20190125|author=Spanish National Court. Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, Sección Primera|title=Recurso contencioso-administrativo 0000302/2017, Sentencia, Roj: SAN 4700/2018|date=30 November 2018|accessdate=2 May 2023|language=es}}, {{ECLI|ECLI:ES:AN:2018:4700}} and the Supreme Court of Spain.{{Cite web|url=http://www.poderjudicial.es/search/TS/openDocument/4d26436333c98a42/20190513|author=Spanish Supreme Court. Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, Sección Primera|title=Recurso de queja 103/2019, Roj: ATS 4564/2019|date=26 April 2019|accessdate=2 May 2023|language=es}}, {{ECLI|ECLI:ES:TS:2019:4564A}}