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Launch of the Third Edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA 2025)

3 Oct 2025, 08:30 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

On October 3, 2025, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Chile’s National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) will present in Santiago, Chile, the third edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA 2025), a pioneering effort to systematically measure the level of preparedness, adoption, and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) in 19 countries of the region. Prepared with the support of the European Union–Latin America and the Caribbean Digital Alliance (EU–LAC) project and various academic, public, and private organizati…

Artificial Intelligence as an Accelerator of Productivity Development in the Americas

2 Oct 2025, 15:00 - 17:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

On Thursday, October 2, 2025, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in co-organization with the Embassy of the United States in Santiago, will host a high-level event at ECLAC headquarters in Chile to explore the role of artificial intelligence (AI) as a driver of productivity and economic transformation in the Americas. The program will open with remarks from the co-organizers, followed by a keynote address by Gaurav Tewari, Founder & Managing Partner of Omega Venture Partners, who will share insights on global and U.S. paradigms of AI-driven productivity gr…

Second Edition of the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean

16 - 20 Jun 2025, All day | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Second Edition of the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean, to be held from June 16–20, 2025 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is a flagship regional initiative aimed at empowering mid-to-senior level policymakers and stakeholders with advanced knowledge and tools for digital transformation. Building on the success of its 2024 edition, this year’s School will focus on meaningful connectivity, AI governance, and infrastructure resilience, addressing the unique challenges faced by Caribbean Small Island Developing States. Organized by ECLAC in partnership wit…

EU-LAC Digital Alliance High-Level Policy Dialogues

5 - 06 Nov 2024, 06:00 - 15:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The EU-LAC Digital Alliance High-Level Policy Dialogues on Connectivity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take place from November 5-6, 2024, at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Co-chaired by the European Union and the Republic of Chile, these bi-regional dialogues will gather high-level government officials, private sector representatives, civil society, and academia from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the EU and its Member States. The dialogues will contribute to exchanging experiences, highlighting good practices from both LAC and the EU, and promoting c…

Virtual Expert Group Meeting: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Government: Perspectives for Caribbean SIDS

17 Sep 2024, 06:30 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean will convene an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to consider elements of artificial intelligence readiness and digital government strategies for Caribbean countries, taking into consideration their special circumstances as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It will also include a discussion of the draft study: “Caribbean artificial intelligence readiness: an exploratory review”, which aims to provide a preliminary analysis of AI readiness for the Caribbean based on key dimensions and provide some recommendations to policymakers. Taking into …

2024 School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean

12 - 15 Aug 2024, 05:00 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean serves as a dynamic capacity-building programme for policymakers. Through lectures, panel discussions, case studies, and peer learning, it delivers pertinent, up-to-date content on transformation trends , and best practices, with a regional focus. Formerly known as "The Digital Transformation and Innovation Summer School," the programme has been collaboratively organised by prominent entities, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), CAF - The Develo…

Workshop on Measuring Digital Inclusion in the Caribbean

15 - 16 Dec 2022, 07:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)

The overall objective of the seminar is to provide a space for discussion among technical and policy experts on ways to further digital inclusion efforts at the national and regional levels. It is intended as an introductory level seminar, to allow participants to gain a common understanding of digital inclusion.…

Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

16 - 18 Nov 2022, 07:00 - 10:30 | Event (Intergovernmental meetings)

The Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean is jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Uruguay. The Conference aims to define a set of digital policy priorities at the regional level within the framework of the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC) with a vision beyond 2022.…

Virtual Side Event on the margins of the 6th Annual Multi-stakeholder STI Forum for the Sustainable Development Goals: Gender Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation: Towards an Inclusive STI Ecosystem and Connectivity for All

5 May 2021, 04:00 - 05:00 | Event (Other events)

On the occasion of the 6th Annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the…

Emerging occupations and regulation of platform work in Costa Rica

4 Jun 2020, 05:00 - 07:00 | Event (Other events)

Objetivo: En el marco del programa de cooperación CEPAL-BMZgiz “Sendas de desarrollo sostenible para países de ingresos medios en el marco de la agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe”, se organiza este taller para avanzar en el análisis de las ocupaciones emergentes en el contexto de la digitalización y los desafíos y opciones de la regulación social y laboral del trabajo intermediado por plataformas digitales y en la discusión sobre políticas públicas para una adecuada regulación.…

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