Expert Group Meeting on knowledge management for development: towards a practical approach for the Caribbean

The aims of the meeting were to increase awareness of knowledge management as a tool for development, and advance discussions towards a practical knowledge management approach for the Caribbean subregion. It offered participating countries and institutions the opportunity to share their views on: (a) A background document prepared as the basis for deliberations by ECLAC (b) The role of indigenous knowledge in participatory approaches for sustainable development (c) Country and institutional experiences on knowledge management for development (d) The challenges and way forward towards a knowled…

First Training Course on Information Society Measurement in the Caribbean

The First Training Course on Information Society Measurement in the Caribbean workshop is organized by the United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), as part of the activities of its project Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC), under the framework of the actions of the Statistical Conference of the Americas and the Partnership on Measuring ICT for development, particularly with the support of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), who will d…

Course II: Development of applications for diffusion with Redatam+SP

This cycle of Redatam+SP consists of three courses: The first course is focused on the creation of data bases in Redatam format, he second one is focused on the design and development of applications for distribution in CD and Web page form, And the third course is centered on the use and processing of census data and other information sources for the generation of socio-demographic indicators. During the 15th to the 26th of October 2007, CELADE will be offering Course II: Development and applications for diffusion with Redatam+SP, creation of applications using Redatam+SP xPlan and using Re…

Seminar-Workshop "Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: Health Policies and Programs, How Much and How has Progress Been Made?"

Bi-national Workshop "An Ethnic Approach to Sources of Health Data: Experiences in the Area of the Mapuche People of Argentina and Chile, Recommendations for Their Future Development in the Context of the Americas"

Advances in the areas of censuses and surveys have been seen in Latin America. However, in the specific case of ethnic groups, few advances have been observed in the field of health information, particularly in what relates to registries. Being that these are of interest to both ECLAC and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the work that is being developed by the AD/GE and HDM/HA units of PAHO has taken shape as a joint activity with CELADE, which has a long tradition in demographic development. This work deals with a strategy that aims to foster the collection of information that wil…

Specialized Workshop on Redatam+SP Latest Imporevements and Multiplatform (Windows and Linux) Version Introduction

This workshop has been structured in two main activities: the first one, oriented to show the new functions of the software implemented in the database creation, statistical processing and xPlan application's creation modules. The second activity, oriented to show, use and analyze the Beta version of Redatam under the Linux platform. These activities will be conducted all-around vital statistics database and xPlan applications creation. Redatam+SP, as its previous versions, is a tool that allows any professional to process, in an easy and fast way, the data from the censuses and other sources…

Workshop "The Use of Census Information for Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples: Pertinence and Scope in Policies and Programs," Ecuador

The project includes the completion of a study and the production of a socio-demographic atlas, culminating with diffusion and training workshops at the national level. The specific objectives of the workshop are the presentation of the scope and limitations of census information for obtaining demographic and socio-economic indicators for Indigenous peoples and Afrodescendent populations; the joint undertaking among professionals and technicians--Indigenous, Afrodescendent, and others--of the interpretation and use of census information as input in the design, follow-up and evaluation of polic…

Workshop "The Use of Census Information for Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples: Pertinence and Scope in Policies and Programs," Bolivia

The project includes the completion of a study and the production of a socio-demographic atlas, culminating with diffusion and training workshops at the national level. The specific objectives of the workshop are the presentation of the scope and limitations of census information for obtaining demographic and socio-economic indicators for Indigenous peoples and Afrodescendent populations; the joint undertaking among professionals and technicians--Indigenous, Afrodescendent, and others--of the interpretation and use of census information as input in the design, follow-up and evaluation of polic…

Workshop "The Use of Census Information for Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples: Pertinence and Scope in Policies and Programs," Panama

The project includes the completion of a study and the production of a socio-demographic atlas, culminating with diffusion and training workshops at the national level. The specific objectives of the workshop are the presentation of the scope and limitations of census information for obtaining demographic and socio-economic indicators for Indigenous peoples and Afrodescendent populations; the joint undertaking among professionals and technicians--Indigenous, Afrodescendent, and others--of the interpretation and use of census information as input in the design, follow-up and evaluation of polic…

Workshop on Creation and Administration of Databases and Special Applications of Redatam XPlan and Redatam WebServer for On-Line Systems

Participants should have previous knowledge of Redatam and must bring with them the databases they will work on (population censuses, agricultural censuses or surveys, vital statistics, household surveys, etc.) in their original format (ASCII, DBF, IMPS, SPSS, etc.) along with the corresponding dictionary and, if possible, the digital cartography for the desired level of disaggregation (ArcView format). The Workshop will be highly practical in character. Each participant should leave the activity with specific products (e.g., an application to upload to the Intranet, Internet web or a CD for d…