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Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held in Chile

30 October 2024 | Announcement

Authorities from the region and key actors from the private sector, civil society, technical community and international organizations will meet in Santiago, Chile on November 7-8, 2024 to participate in the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, also known as eLAC, a body belonging to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). At this intergovernmental gathering, participants will adopt the new Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean that will guide the region over the next two years (eLAC2026). They wil…

How to Follow the Ninth Ministerial Conference of eLAC

30 October 2024 | News

The Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will bring together authorities from the region and key actors from the private sector, civil society, the technical community and international organizations on November 7-8, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. At this intergovernmental gathering, participants will adopt the new Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean that will guide the region over the next two years (eLAC2026). They will also review imp…

In November “Digital Week in Latin America and the Caribbean” Will Be Held at ECLAC

16 October 2024 | Announcement

The main leaders and decision-makers on digital matters in the public and private sectors, the technical community and civil society from both the region and the European Union will meet on November 5-8, 2024 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, to participate in the “Digital Week in Latin America and the Caribbean.” On November 7-8, the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held, with the aim of reviewing implementation of the Digital Agenda for Latin America …

Results of the Second Edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA 2024) Will Be Presented at ECLAC

16 September 2024 | Announcement

Next Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Chile’s National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the results of the 2nd edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA 2024), a study led by CENIA that on this occasion evaluates the situation in 19 of the region’s countries, measuring each one’s degree of preparation in relation to adopting and developing artificial intelligence. At this event, the ILIA’s main findings will be presented and the Index’s three key dimensions will be explored in dep…

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Agreed on Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Agenda with a Focus on Productivity

5 April 2024 | News

Delegates from the Latin American and Caribbean countries participating in the Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) agreed on Friday, April 5, 2024 upon a regional cooperation agenda for the next two years that seeks, among other things, to firmly address the challenge of the region’s productivity. The event – organized in conjunction with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia – brought together senior authorities from 22 of ECLAC’s …

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Will Inaugurate ECLAC’s Regional Gathering on Science, Technology and Innovation

3 April 2024 | Announcement

WHAT: Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of ECLAC. Senior authorities responsible for science, technology and innovation policies in Latin America and the Caribbean will gather on April 4-5, 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia to define lines of work and cooperation areas for the 2024-2025 regional agenda. They will be joined at the Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the Ministry of Science, Technology and…

How to Follow the Fourth Meeting of the ECLAC Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs

2 April 2024 | News

The Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the Government of Colombia – will take place on April 4-5, 2024, featuring the participation of senior government officials, specialists from international organizations, academics and representatives of the private sector and civil society. The meeting aims to define lines of work and cooperation areas for the 2024-2025 regional agenda. It will be inaugurated on Thursday, April 4, at 2 p.m. local time in Colombia (GMT-5), a…

Bogotá Will be the Region’s Capital for Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation

26 March 2024 | Announcement

Senior authorities responsible for science, technology and innovation policies in Latin America and the Caribbean will gather on April 4-5, 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia to define lines of work and cooperation areas for the 2024-2025 regional agenda. They will be joined at the Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) by representatives of international organizations, the scientific community, academia, the private sector and civil society. This regional event – organized by ECLAC along with Colombia’s Min…

Delegates from 14 Countries in the Region and Other Actors Met in Montevideo with Sights Set on the New Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean eLAC2026

15 March 2024 | News

The Preparatory Meeting for the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society and Digital Transformation (eLAC) was held on March 12-14, 2024 in Montevideo, Uruguay, to debate and chart a course for building the new 2026 Regional Digital Agenda. The three-day event brought together delegates from 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries along with representatives of international organizations and public and private institutions from the region. Also participating were delegates from the countries involved in the EU-LAC Digital Alliance. Welcome remarks were made by Hebert Paguas, E…

Colombia to host the Fourth Meeting of the ECLAC Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies

4 March 2024 | News

On April 4-5, 2024, senior officials from Latin America and the Caribbean will convene in Bogotá, Colombia, alongside representatives from international organizations, academia and the private sector. The purpose of this gathering is to discuss the focal points and areas of collaboration outlined in a regional agenda for the 2024-2025 period. This discussion will take place during the Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies, jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government …

ECLAC to Launch Observatory to Support Latin American and Caribbean Countries in their Digital Transformation processes

6 February 2024 | Announcement

WHAT: Launching of ECLAC's Digital Development Observatory (ODD). In a virtual event, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will unveil its Digital Development Observatory (ODD), which seeks to generate indicators and knowledge about the digital transformation process in Latin American and Caribbean countries for the design of better policies in this area, in order to move towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the region. The ODD website contains more than 60 indicators and qualitative information in 12 thematic areas co…

Productive Development Policies are Key to a Better Production and Work Future and to Fostering Economies’ Global Integration

26 October 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Thursday, October 26 in the “Dialogues on Uruguay’s Future,” where he reiterated the importance of Productive Development Policies (PDP) as catalysts for higher-quality international economic integration – especially in small economies – and for a better future in terms of production and work in the region’s countries. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the two events held in Montevideo in the framework of the “Dialogues …

The First Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index Will Be Presented at ECLAC

4 August 2023 | Announcement

Representatives of government, international organizations, academia and the private sector will participate on Friday, August 11, 2023 in an event entitled AI for Sustainable Development in Latin America: Launch of the first Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index, which will take place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event – organized by ECLAC and Chile’s National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) – will feature welcome remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Ew…

ECLAC Will Release Updated Data on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

3 July 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch on Monday, July 10, at 11 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT-4) the annual report entitled Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, which provides an overview of the global and regional evolution of FDI and makes recommendations so that these flows can contribute to Latin American and Caribbean countries’ productive development processes. The document’s main conclusions will be unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a hybrid (in-person and virtual) press …

“It’s Not Possible to Create a Better Future for Work Without Creating a Better Future for Production”: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs

1 June 2023 | News

“It’s not possible to create a better future for work without creating a better future for production. These are two sides of the same coin,” José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained this Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the inauguration of the ECLAC-ifo-PILLARS Workshop: Labor Market Effects of Automation and Technology Adoption in the Global Economy, which is being held in Santiago, Chile using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual). “In order to create decent jobs, it is indispensable that we focus on a pr…

The Region’s Countries Evaluated the Implementation of Four SDGs on the Second Day of the Forum on Sustainable Development

27 April 2023 | News

Representatives of government, international organizations, the private sector, civil society and academia shared experiences, good practices and challenges today in relation to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda’s SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy), SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities), on the second day of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The Forum, which has drawn more than 1,000 participants, was officially inaugurated on Wedn…

Authorities and Specialists Will Debate Territorial Productive Policies and Digitalization at International Seminar Organized by ECLAC

24 March 2023 | Announcement

Government officials and specialists will participate on Tuesday, April 18 in the International seminar: “Territorial productive policies, digitalization and productivity”, which is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and will be held at its main headquarters in Santiago, Chile using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual). The event’s opening remarks will be made by Nicolás Grau, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile; Félix Fernández-Shaw, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the European Commission’s DGINTPA; and Marco L…

The Region’s Countries Committed Themselves to Bridging the Gender Digital Divide and Ensuring Women’s Full Participation in Technological Development and Knowledge

10 February 2023 | News

The region’s countries committed themselves to “promoting intersectoral public policies that include affirmative action to foster women’s and girls’ participation, continuation and completion of education in the spheres of science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” along with their full access to the emerging digital economy and its potential opportunities. This is according to the Declaration by Ministers and High-level Authorities of the National Machineries for the Advancement of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean for the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (…

Women’s Affairs Ministers Will Examine the Actions Planned for Implementing the Buenos Aires Commitment and Will Discuss Women’s Autonomy and Gender Equality in the Digital Age

7 February 2023 | Announcement

Ministers of Women’s Affairs and senior authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in the region will meet virtually on February 8-9, 2023 to examine the actions planned for the implementation of the Buenos Aires Commitment, approved at the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held on November 7-11, 2022 in Argentina. At this gathering, a special regional consultation session prior to the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is scheduled to take place, the priority theme of which will be “Innovation and technological chan…

Participants Analyze Digitalization’s Impacts on Social Inclusion, Education and Labor Policies, Agriculture and Trade in the Region

17 November 2022 | News

Six panel discussions dedicated to issues such as digitalization for greater inclusion, competences and skills for societies in transformation, cybersecurity and critical assets, digital solutions for agriculture, and digital trade and SMEs, among others, took place on the second day of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Montevideo, Uruguay through this Friday, November 18, 2022. Representatives of government, the private sector, the technical community and civil society from the region are participating in th…

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