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MANIFESTO BY THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Because:
1) Software is a product of the human intellect and to its production requires engineering, science, management, imagination and art
2) The software complexity, the process to its development and the new and variety necessities of the society respect its products increase constantly
3) The software has each day a greater role in the daily activities of the people and largely of them depend of its correct operation
4) The software development is one of the strategic sectors of the economy that states promote and support
5) The industry needs professionals highly trained to answer to knowledge and information society needs
6) The software engineer must have knowledge and competencies generic and specific that allow him development quality solutions and integrate in context

Accordingly:
IT IS NECESSARY TO PROFESSIONALIZE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Establishing clearly the responsibilities, capacities, knowledge, skills and training of the software engineer