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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 …

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…

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…

Caribbean Must Build Knowledge Economy – ECLAC Caribbean Development Seminar 

2 November 2023 | News

This year, the two-day seminar in Port-of-Spain is themed “Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data”. It is being held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in Port of Spain. Ramdin presided at the opening ceremony. Minister Ramdin said “…our economies are commonly characterized as either services-based or goods-based; never knowledge-based. Meanwhile, the current global labour market is increasingly becoming knowledge-intensive… Understanding and appropriately responding to these market forces requires, among other things, a better appreciation for, an…

Latin American and the Caribbean Countries are Highly Committed to Pursuing Digital Government Strategies, but Inclusivity and E-participation Remain a Challenge

19 December 2022 | News

Representatives from the Bahamas, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay and UN experts discussed progress and challenges in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, to ensure that digital government continues to be a powerful driver in promoting a sustainable future for all, during a gathering to present the findings of the 2022 edition of the United Nations E-Government Survey – The Future of Digital Government. A webinar entitled United Nations Survey on Electronic Government 2022: Advances and challenges of digital government in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on Wednesday 14 December, was…

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…

ECLAC Proposes Measures and Actions for Moving Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Transformation

16 November 2022 | News

“The future is digital, and the longer that countries take to increase access and smart and massive use of the digital economy’s opportunities, the more they will delay harnessing its enormous benefits,” José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), emphasized today upon presenting the document A digital path for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which guides the work of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, being held through Friday,…

The Region’s Countries Will Define in Montevideo a New Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean

14 November 2022 | Announcement

Representatives of government, the private sector, the technical community and civil society will participate on November 16-18, 2022 in the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. The Conference aims to define a set of policy priorities at the regional level to drive digital transformation with a vision of sustainable development, in the framewor…

Republic of Korea and ECLAC Renew their 2022-2023 Cooperation Agreement, with Emphasis on Economic Integration and the Digital Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

11 November 2022 | News

The government of the Republic of Korea and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) strengthened today their strategic cooperation relationship by signing an agreement that promotes sustainable development on three crucial issues for the transformative recovery of our region’s countries. The 2022 cooperation accord – signed by Kyungtae Hwang, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador in Chile, and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC – will enable continued support for regional economic trade integration, with special emphasis on Small and Medium-siz…

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