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

7 - 8 Nov 2024 | Intergovernmental meetings

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.

4 - 5 Apr 2024 | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies
12 - 14 Mar 2024 | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies
3 Nov 2023 - 14:00 | Monitoring committee

Twenty-first Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean…

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

17 Jul 2025 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 7.1% in 2024, Totaling $188.962 Billion Dollars

To boost these inflows to the region, and their positive impact on recipient economies, FDI must be considered a strategic tool in countries’ productive development policies, ECLAC emphasizes in an annual report launched today.

10 Jul 2025 | 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.

4 Mar 2025 | Press Release

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. 

8 Nov 2024 | Press Release

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.