We present the Technological Surveillance and Competitive Intelligence Unit, designed and implemented at the Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile, with support from the Innovation for Competitiveness Fund (2011), financed by the Regional Government. Through this initiative, human resources were trained and a service platform was implemented, with the purpose of strengthening the Technological Surveillance and Competitive Intelligence for various regional productive instances. The innovative merit of the unit is linked to the lack of similar units oriented to assist the productive sector in the Southern Andean region. It employs a methodology developed to match the particular characteristics of the region, adding innovative value to the ful...