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14 December 2017 | News

What is the Bioeconomy and How Developed is it in Latin America and the Caribbean

This concept has received little public policy attention from countries in the region, despite the contribution it could make toward achieving the SDGs, according to a new study by ECLAC.

6 December 2017 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Faces the Challenge of Boosting Women’s Participation in Science, Technology and Innovation

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet led the inauguration of a Gender Summit on this issue, being held this Wednesday and Thursday at ECLAC.

5 de December de 2017 | Announcement

CEPAL albergará la 12ª Cumbre de género sobre ciencia y tecnología, la primera para América Latina y el Caribe

El encuentro internacional se celebrará mañana miércoles 6 y el jueves 7 de diciembre en Santiago, Chile. Se espera la presencia de la Presidenta Michelle Bachelet en la inauguración.

El evento de alto nivel se realizó en el marco del 72 período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la ONU en Nueva York.

19 September 2017 | News

ECLAC Advocates for the Combined Use of Traditional Statistics and Big Data for Measuring SDGs

Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, spoke at a high-level event on the use of data and technology that was held in the framework of the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session.

La reunión tuvo lugar en la sala Raúl Prebisch ubicada en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile.

9 de August de 2017 | News

Países de la región consensuaron líneas estratégicas de la agenda digital eLAC2020 que se aprobará en 2018 en Colombia

Los delegados reunidos en la sede de la CEPAL en Chile aprovecharon de reiterar su rechazo a toda pretensión de apropiación, sin el debido consentimiento, de las denominaciones Amazonía y Patagonia y de cualquier otro dominio referido al patrimonio o la identidad cultural de la región.

7 de August de 2017 | Speech

Reunión preparatoria de la Sexta Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe

Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.

7 August 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Began the Process of Discussing the eLAC2020 New Digital Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and authorities from the region inaugurated the Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society today in Santiago, Chile.

31 de July de 2017 | Speech

Inauguración de la Escuela de verano sobre economías latinoamericanas 2017 y Seminario Internacional “Globalization in Latin America: Structure, Conflict and Strategies”

Discurso de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.

25 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC’s 2017 Summer School Began with a Debate on Globalization and its Impact on the Region’s Economic Structures and Sociopolitical Conflicts

Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, headed a seminar in which prominent international specialists participated.

La sesión especial sobre inteligencia artificial se realizó en el marco del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.

27 April 2017 | News

Authorities and Specialists Agree that Latin America and the Caribbean Needs to Understand Emerging Technologies to Assess their Opportunities and Risks

A special session on artificial intelligence took place at the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, underway in Mexico City.

20 April 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Public universities are tangible proof that free and quality education can go hand in hand”

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave the keynote speech during the ceremony that inaugurated the academic year at the University of Chile.

7 April 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Current Context is an Opportunity for Changing the Integration Paradigm of Latin America and the Caribbean

At the meeting of the World Economic Forum, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also reaffirmed the need to have a regional digital market.

7 de April de 2017 | Infographic

Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe - eLAC2018

Esta infografía resalta los principales hitos del proceso de construcción de la Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC2018).

7 de April de 2017 | Infographic

Mercado digital regional

La CEPAL impulsa la creación de un mercado digital regional en América Latina y el Caribe para apuntalar el crecimiento y la productividad, aprovechando las economías de escala.

4 April 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Foreign Direct Investment can contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at the IV International Investment Forum Chile, inaugurated by the country’s president, Michelle Bachelet.

15 March 2017 | News

Eco-Innovation: What It Is, and How It Can Be Measured in Latin America and the Caribbean

In two new documents, ECLAC offers an analytical framework for green production and environmental innovation and proposes indicators to facilitate data generation and region-wide comparisons.

6 March 2017 | Speech

International seminar “Think BIG: data innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean”

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).

6 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Promotes Big Data Analytics for the Sustainable Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

During a seminar held in Santiago, Chile, the United Nations regional body presented a project that seeks to improve national capabilities for measuring the digital economy in the region.

16 de January de 2017 | Press Release

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL expondrá sobre la situación de la región en el Foro Económico Mundial 2017

Alicia Bárcena participará en diversas sesiones durante los cuatro días del encuentro anual que se realiza en Davos, Suiza.