United Nations
Information and communications technologies (ICTs)
The ongoing digital revolution has changed the way individuals, companies and societies relate to one another. The fast pace of technological change facilitates productivity gains, greater equality and more effective efforts to combat climate change, provided that it is combined with State policies and corporate strategies that push in the same direction.
Activities
Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America…
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.
News
ECLAC Will Present 2025 Report on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Thursday, July 17.
Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the World, and Latin America and the Caribbean Cannot Fall Behind
At ECLAC, authorities and experts analyze AI’s potential for overcoming the development traps in which the region is mired and driving essential transformations to achieve more productive, inclusive and sustainable development.
eLAC Begins a New Stage Centered on Concrete Actions and Projects, with the Approval of the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean 2026
Today marked the conclusion in Santiago of the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will now be called the Ministerial Conference on the Information Society and Digital Transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean, prioritizing concrete actions.
Latin American and Caribbean Countries Advocated for Deepening Regional Cooperation on Digital Transformation through Concrete Actions and Projects
Today marked the inauguration of the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held through Friday, November 8 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
