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ECLAC is collaborating with statistical agencies from the City and Province of Buenos Aires in the development of the indicator system for the Buenos Aires metropolitan region and its statistical geoportal, REMEBA.…
The Statistics Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) provided training to the team of the Department of Economic and Social Studies at the Secretariat for Strategic Planning (SPE) of Honduras. The training focused on implementing the international methodology for assessing progress towards the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the application of a traffic light system to classify results.…
With technical support from ECLAC and UNFPA, the National Institute of Statistics of Paraguay is making progress in strengthening its Geostatistical Portal, incorporating new features aimed at improving its use in the design and targeting of key public policies, such as Zero Hunger and Che Róga Porã.…
During his academic stay in Santiago, Dr. Luca Di Gennaro examined the challenges of producing official data in Latin America and its effect on public decision-making.…
Within the framework of the joint agenda between ECLAC, CENTROESTAD, and SG-SICA, a technical assistance workshop was held from May 27 to 29 to support the design of a regional geoportal that integrates statistical and geospatial data. The initiative seeks to strengthen the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of public policies in SICA member countries by promoting the use of open-source technological tools and successful regional experiences.…
During a technical assistance mission held from May 20 to 22, 2025, ECLAC and the Dominican Republic’s National Statistics Office strengthened national capacities for integrating statistical and geospatial information, promoting data interoperability, and advancing the development of a national geospatial information policy. A key outcome was the signing of a cooperation agreement with the National Geographic Institute.…
ECLAC held a workshop at Ecuador's National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) to strengthen its statistical geoportal by diagnosing its technological infrastructure; reviewing geospatial and statistical data assets; providing training in the use and configuration of system components; and beginning the migration process for data currently hosted on ECLAC's infrastructure.…
The Statistical Coordination Group for the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean presents a new information system and outlines a regional roadmap five years ahead of the 2030 Agenda.…
INE technicians participated in a workshop organized by ECLAC to develop a statistical geoportal based on free software and open standards. The initiative seeks to strengthen the dissemination of official data and promote interoperability, following successful examples from other countries in the region.…
The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) of Costa Rica presented an innovative tool that integrates statistics and geospatial data, facilitating decision-making and the design of public policies. This development, supported by ECLAC and the European Union, allows users to access information disaggregated by territory, strengthening the country's data infrastructure.…
Representatives of UN agencies and programs met at the V World Data Forum in Medellin, highlighting the importance of data for global development. The meeting strengthened regional collaboration in statistics, promoting the production of key indicators for the SDGs and joint planning in technical cooperation.…
Subnational statistics are fundamental for the development and implementation of effective and equitable public policies and are essential for responding to the principle of leaving no one behind proposed by the 2030 Agenda.…
This global data science competition will be held in the city of Medellín from 8 to 11 November 2024, as part of the Fifth World Data Forum. Registration is now open.…
The city of Medellin will host the Fifth United Nations World Data Forum, a global event that seeks to drive innovation in statistics and data, foster strategic partnerships, mobilize political and financial support, and build a stronger data base to drive sustainable development.…
Members of the Statistics and Data Group of the Regional Collaboration Platform (RCP) for Latin America and the Caribbean met in Santiago on the occasion of the twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of ECLAC.…
With only 17 per cent of SDG targets being on track to be achieved by 2030 globally, now is the time to invest in sustainable development on an unprecedented scale.…
The fortieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be held from 9 to 11 October 2024 in Lima, pursuant to resolution 766(XXXIX), adopted at the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, held in Buenos Aires from 24 to 26 October 2022. The meeting will be held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2023–2024.…
ECLAC, with the support of the Government of Canada, has launched the Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) Knowledge Base. The Canada funded PRASC was a capacity-building initiative aimed at strengthening the statistical system of the Caribbean region to improve socio-economic measures and facilitate evidence-based policy making.…
To strengthen cluster and territorial productive articulation initiatives operating in the region, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched the Platform for cluster and other territorial productive articulation initiatives.…
A geoportal is a web application whose purpose is to offer users access to a series of resources and services based on geographic information, enabling integration, interoperability, and the exchange, in this case, of statistical information.…
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