The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Improving broadband quality and affordability in the Caribbean: Policies to advance digital inclusion in the subregion. Policy Brief

In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…

Revista CEPAL no. 138

Documento actualizado el 15 de febrero de 2023.…

Les transformations du travail et de l’emploi à l’ère de l’Intelligence artificielle: Évaluation, illustrations et interrogations

Les avancées récentes de l’IA suscitent des débats et interrogations lourds de sens et de signification. Jusqu’où la machine peut-elle remplacer l’homme? Combien d’emplois va-t-elle détruire et créer? Comment les métiers, les compétences et les conditions d’exercice du travail vont-ils se transformer sous l’effet du déploiement de l’IA? Cette révolution «technologique» peut-elle être synonyme de bien-être accru pour les travailleurs? Exagérément optimistes, ou à l’inverse souvent alarmistes, les estimations actuelles de l’impact de l’IA ne permettent pas d’apporter des réponses robustes à des…

CEPAL Review no. 138

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The effect of broadband on economic growth in Latin America: an approach based on a simultaneous equations model

This work analyses the effects of broadband on economic growth in Latin America, distinguishing between mobile and fixed broadband. Although there are studies on the countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in the Latin American region such research is scarce. This work uses data from 20 countries for the period 2010–2018 and estimates a simultaneous equations model based on Koutroumpis (2009) and Katz and Callorda (2013). The results show that mobile and fixed broadband make a significant positive contribution to the region’s economic growth. A 1% increa…

El efecto de la banda ancha en el crecimiento económico de América Latina: una aproximación basada en un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas

Este trabajo analiza los efectos de la banda ancha en el crecimiento económico en América Latina, distinguiendo banda ancha móvil y fija. Aunque existen estudios sobre los países de la Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), en la región de América Latina son escasos. Se utilizan datos de 20 países correspondientes al período 2010-2018. Se estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas basado en Koutroumpis (2009) y Katz y Callorda (2013). Los resultados muestran una contribución significativa y positiva de la banda ancha fija y móvil al crecimiento económico de la región. Un i…

Digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024)

Digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024)

Montevideo declaration. Building together in the digital age

Declaración de Montevideo. Construir juntos en la era digital

Proposed digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC 2024)

Propuesta de agenda digital para América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC2024)

New Report Calls on Government Leaders in Latin America to Advance Modern Industrial Strategies Oriented Around Climate and Inclusion Goals

Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of University College London (UCL), presented today a new report in which she addresses transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a side event of the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The document entitled Transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A mission-oriented approach, which was commissioned by ECLAC, was unveiled at the …

Nuevo informe llama a los líderes de gobiernos en América Latina a avanzar hacia estrategias industriales modernas orientadas en torno a objetivos climáticos y de inclusión

La Profesora Mariana Mazzucato, Directora Fundadora del Instituto para la Innovación y el Propósito Público (IIPP) de la University College London (UCL), presentó hoy un nuevo informe en el que aborda el cambio transformacional en América Latina y el Caribe, durante un evento paralelo al trigésimo noveno periodo de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), que se realiza del 24 al 26 de octubre en Buenos Aires, Argentina. El documento titulado Cambio transformacional en América Latina y el Caribe: un enfoque de política orientada por misiones, que fue encargado…

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability. Summary

In a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism. This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable h…

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability. Summary

En un contexto regional e internacional de bajo crecimiento, alta inflación y creciente desigualdad, los países de América Latina y el Caribe necesitan enfocar sus políticas no solo hacia la reactivación de los sistemas económicos y productivos, sino también hacia su reconstrucción y transformación para avanzar hacia economías con bajas emisiones de carbono y alto contenido tecnológico que permitan enfrentar el cambio climático y reducir las brechas, heterogeneidades estructurales y dualismos históricos que los caracterizan. Este documento se enmarca en ese complejo contexto con amplios desafí…

Rumo à transformação do modelo de desenvolvimento na América Latina e no Caribe: produção, inclusão e sustentabilidade. Síntese

Num contexto regional e internacional de baixo crescimento, alta inflação e crescente desigualdade, os países da América Latina e do Caribe precisam concentrar suas políticas não só na reativação dos sistemas econômicos e produtivos, mas também em sua reconstrução e transformação para avançar rumo a economias com baixas emissões de carbono e alto conteúdo tecnológico, que permitam enfrentar a mudança climática e reduzir as lacunas, heterogeneidades estruturais e dualismos históricos que os caracterizam. Este documento enquadra-se nesse contexto complexo com amplos desafios para acelerar o cres…

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability

In a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism. This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable h…