Uma nova publicação da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) examina a vigência dos postulados neoestruturalistas à luz da recente crise internacional e da zona do euro e propõe abrir vias de diálogo entre esta escola, de criação nitidamente latino-americana, e outras tradições de pensamento, como as correntes heterodoxas, para dar lugar a uma agenda de políticas alternativa ao paradigma econômico dominante.
O livro Neoestruturalismo e correntes heterodoxas na América Latina e no Caribe no início do século XXI foi editado pela Secretária Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena…
A new digital agenda (eLAC2018), capable of responding to the new challenges faced by the region’s countries in the context of the global technology revolution, will be defined on August 5-7 during the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in Mexico City, Mexico.
The meeting is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Mexico. Working groups will discuss matters such as access and infrastructure, digital economy, e-Government, governance of Internet and socia…
Una nueva agenda digital (eLAC2018), capaz de responder a los nuevos desafíos que enfrentan los países de la región en el marco de la revolución tecnológica que vive el mundo, se definirá del 5 al 7 de agosto de 2015 durante la quinta Conferencia ministerial sobre la sociedad de la información de América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizará en Ciudad de México, México.
La reunión es organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Gobierno de México y contempla mesas de trabajo sobre temas como acceso e infraestructura, economía digital, gobierno electrónico, g…
Uma nova agenda digital (eLAC2018), capaz de responder aos novos desafios que os países da região enfrentam no contexto da revolução tecnológica que acontece no mundo, será definida de 5 a 7 de agosto de 2015 durante a Quinta Conferência Ministerial sobre a sociedade da informação da América Latina e do Caribe, que será realizada na Cidade do México.
A reunião, organizada pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e o Governo do México, contempla mesas de trabalho sobre temas como acesso e infraestrutura, economia digital, governo eletrônico, governança da internet, inclu…
Starting in 2002 inequality levels declined significantly in most Latin American countries. This good news was due largely to progress made in the labor market, especially in the formalization of employment, as well as to higher education levels, according to a new publication by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The book entitled Inequality and Informality: An Analysis of Five Latin American Experiences (in Spanish only) —published in conjunction with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and coordinated by Verónica Amarante, Director of ECLAC’s Office i…
A partir de 2002 el nivel de desigualdad se redujo significativamente en la mayoría de los países de América Latina. Esta buena noticia se debió en gran parte a los progresos observados en el mercado laboral, en especial a la formalización del empleo, así como a mayores niveles de educación, según una nueva publicación de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
El libro Desigualdad e informalidad. Un análisis de cinco experiencias latinoamericanas, realizado en conjunto con el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Noruega y coordinado por Verónica Amarante, Directora de…
A partir de 2002 o nível de desigualdade diminuiu significativamente na maioria dos países de América Latina. Esta boa notícia foi devida em grande parte aos avanços observados no mercado de trabalho, em especial a formalização do emprego, bem como a maiores níveis de educação, segundo uma nova publicação da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
O livro Desigualdade e informalidade. Uma análise de cinco experiências latino-americanas (em espanhol), publicado em conjunto com o Ministério das Relações Exteriores da Noruega e coordenado por Verónica Amarante, Diretora …
In August and September, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will give four courses oriented towards government officials and academics and researchers from the region’s countries on prospective, digital government, planning and public leadership, all with the support of Spanish cooperation.
The courses will be held in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala and Uruguay by experts from ECLAC’s Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), in the framework of the Technical Cooperation Program between this United Nations regional organizati…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) realizará durante los meses de agosto y septiembre cuatro cursos dirigidos a funcionarios de gobierno y académicos e investigadores de los países de la región sobre prospectiva, gobierno digital, planificación y liderazgo público, todos ellos con el apoyo de la cooperación española.
Los cursos serán impartidos en Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala y Uruguay por expertos del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la CEPAL, en el marco del Programa de Cooperación Técnica entre el organismo regi…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, is strengthening the capacity of specialists and officials of Latin American and Caribbean countries to assess the damages and losses caused by disasters, with activities in Peru, Costa Rica and Saint Vicent and The Granadines.
In the case of Peru, the training session in Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) was conducted in Cusco from 16 to 19 June at the request of the National Center for Estimation, Prevention and Disaster Risk Reduction. This course served as the first …
Costa Rica has been able to transform its productive structure, and its achievements in forging a welfare state with greater equality and human development have been an example for all of Latin America. Now they must be defended with a comprehensive and timely fiscal reform, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said during a two-day working visit to the Central American country.
At the start of her visit on Thursday, ECLAC’s most senior representative met with the country’s Vice President and Finance Minister, Helio Fallas,…
Costa Rica ha sido capaz de transformar su estructura productiva y sus logros en la construcción de un Estado de Bienestar con mayor igualdad y desarrollo humano han sido ejemplo para América Latina. Ahora deben ser defendidos con una reforma fiscal integral y oportuna, sostuvo la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, durante un viaje de trabajo de dos días al país centroamericano.
Al iniciar su visita este jueves, la máxima representante de la CEPAL se reunió con el Vicepresidente del país y Ministro de Hacienda, Helio Fallas, p…
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines currently use over 66% of their total energy consumption on transport, meanwhile Grenada and Saint Lucia both use over 50%.…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is the first of seven Caribbean countries to receive training on Post Disaster Needs Assessment from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean.
The training will take place from 22nd to 25th June 2015, and will bring together expertise of the Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology of ECLAC Caribbean and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of Trinidad and Tobago.
Other countries to soon benefit from these training sessions are Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Gr…
The Caribbean needs to provide affordable and wider access to digital services, while taking advantage of the opportunities created by technological convergence and mobile technologies.
As part of its continued support of these and other Caribbean priorities within the objectives of the eLAC 2018 Digital Agenda, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has outlined several objectives which will encourage broader input from the region.
Representatives of Caribbean countries have been invited to an informational webinar, which…