Innovation, science and technology
Technological development is the ultimate driver of long-term economic growth. However, the countries of the region continue to suffer from structural lag in the dual dimensions of productivity and the embedding of technological progress. Innovation policies must be combined with science and technology policies to efficiently unite the efforts of companies, governments and academic sectors. This will strengthen national innovation systems and link them with the main trends in the global economy.
Activities
Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
The ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean is convened in follow-up to the agreements adopted at the eighth Ministerial Conference, held from 16 to 18 November 2022.
Twenty-first Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)
CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
News
ECLAC’s Member Countries Agree to Strengthen Multilateralism and Recognize the Vital Role of the United Nations Regional Commissions for Implementing the 2030 Agenda
Today the thirty-eighth session of the Committee of the Whole was held in New York, where the Commission’s activities in 2024 were reported upon and its programme of work for 2027 was approved. The meeting was led by the institution’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
ILIA 2025: Consolidated as a Policy-Design Instrument for Artificial Intelligence in the Region
ILIA 2025 assesses Artificial Intelligence preparedness, adoption, and governance in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting progress while identifying gaps in talent, investment, and public policies.
ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Will Only Be Able to Overcome the Trap of Low Capacity for Growth by Embracing a New Vision of Productive Development Policies
Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs presented the annual report “Panorama of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025” today in Mexico City.
ECLAC to Launch its Report Panorama of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025
Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs will offer a press conference at the Commission’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico.
