The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 9

Information societies in Latin America and the Caribbean: development of techonologies and technologies for development

This book analyses the development of information societies in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and provides input for public policy on information and communications technologies (ICT) issues.…

La sociedad de la información en América Latina y el Caribe: desarrollo de las tecnologías y tecnologías para el desarrollo

En este libro se ofrece un análisis del desarrollo de las sociedades de la información en los países de América Latina y el Caribe y constituye un insumo para la formulación de políticas públicas sobre las tecnologías de la información y de las comunicaciones (TIC). En la primera parte del libro se presentan los conceptos teóricos que lo orientan, basados en la perspectiva evolucionista del progreso técnico y el desarrollo, se analizan las brechas digitales internacional e interna, así como las variables que las determinan, y se informan los resultados de ejercicios cuantitativos que miden el …

Building an information society: a Latin American and Caribbean perspective

Abstract New technological options that permit the use of digital systems to create and disseminate information around the world are paving the way for new means of organizing society and economic production and are gradually giving rise to a meta-paradigm that has come to be referred to as the Information Society. Viewed from the perspective of developing countries, the question of how to employ this emerging paradigm to achieve broader development goals and to integrate them more fully into the global Information Society is an issue of the utmost importance on the development agenda…

Climate change and environmental legislation in support of the delivery of the new Programme of Action for SIDS

This side event will take place at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS-4). Convened by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC), it will discuss how robust legal frameworks can unlock climate finance for building resilience and enhancing institutional capacities in Caribbean SIDS. The event will also explore ways the OPCC can collaborate to bolster environmental and climate change legislation in the region.…