On 18 May in the city of Córdoba, representatives of the ECLAC Office in Argentina presented to the Minister of Economy and Public Management of Córdoba, Guillermo Acosta, the Secretary of Economic Policy, Andrés Michel, and other provincial authorities the results of the technical assistance provided on information systems for public policy evaluation.

Through its Office in Argentina, ECLAC supported the provincial government in strengthening an information system based on administrative records, as well as in generating economic statistics and studies to facilitate the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of public policies. The technical assistance was carried out during 2025 and 2026, with the support of Argentina’s Federal Investment Council (CFI by its Spanish acronym).

Among the main outputs of the cooperation is a study on the Dynamics of Business Creation and Employment in the Province—developed jointly with technical teams from the Secretariat of Economic Policy, the General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses, the General Directorate of Data of the Province, and the Legal Entities Registry (I.P.J.). For the first time, this study integrates information from corporate and companies’ employment registries \, enabling an analysis of current job creation dynamics and providing a forecasting tool. In addition, a conceptual study was produced, and measurements were carried out on the environmental profile of companies in the province, which can serve as an input for guiding the province’s environmental policies. Lastly, the technical support included the development of a Synthetic Economic Activity Indicator, which makes it possible to monitor short-term trends in the provincial economy.

ECLAC’s technical cooperation with the Government of Córdoba helped improve the province’s institutional capacities in the systematization, processing, analysis, and visualization of economic and labor indicators. The value of this joint work was highlighted during the meeting with Minister Acosta, where future lines of work were also discussed to continue expanding state capacities and promoting evidence-based public policies.

On the provincial side, meetings were held with the Director General of Statistics and Censuses, Laura Luna, and the Director General of Data, Néstor Grión. Representatives from the Ministry of Justice and Labor, the Secretariat of Environment, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy, and the Legal Entities Registry also participated. On behalf of ECLAC, the delegation included Romain Zivy, Director of the ECLAC Office in Argentina, along with Soledad Villafañe and Lucía Tumini.

Through this work, ECLAC reaffirms its commitment to Argentina’s provinces in strengthening institutional capacities, promoting the development of statistical systems that guide public policies toward sustainable and inclusive development.