eLAC is a regionally concerted strategy that conceives of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) as instruments for economic development and social inclusion. It is a strategy with a long-term vision (until 2015) in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and those of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which is concentrated on short-term action plans with concrete qualitative and quantitative goals to be achieved:

• eLAC2007 with 30 goals and 70 activities for the years 2005-2007
• eLAC2010 with 83 goals to be achieved during the 2008-2010 period.

The eLAC Action Plans aim to:

• 1) Act as a "metaplatform" for public-private action in order to coordinate the efforts of various sectors, with an end to generating synergies, avoiding the duplication of efforts, and strengthen regional projects, by means of cooperation and the exchange of best practices at a regional level.
• 2) Forge national strategies and initiatives in specific areas, establishing lines of action and defining indicators that illustrate the state of progress in the development of the information society.
• 3) Deepen knowledge on critical issues in order to support the definition, design, implementation and evaluation of policies.
• 4) Intermediate between the needs of the region's countries and the rhythm of global development, considering regional particularities within the context of the goals of the global community.