The fifth Forum for Directors of Information and Communication Technology of Ecuadorian Universities - CIO University, is a clear example of university collaboration, which gives meaning to its commitment to universality. The collaboration between Ecuadorian universities is evident, sharing their information, their good practices and their experience with the aim of improving individually and as a higher education system. But it is also the result of international collaboration, to be coordinated with similar initiatives in Spain and Mexico. And with the medium-term objective of its extension to other Latin American countries through RedCLARA.