¿Qué son los ebooks?
El ebook es una contracción del término "electronic book" (libro electrónico). Es un concepto general que se utiliza para designar la versión digital de una publicación impresa o cualquier contenido digital organizado como libro. Los libros electrónicos pueden estar armados en diferentes formatos, según su uso y el dispositivo en el que van a ser almacenados. Las extensiones más comunes son pdf, epub, mobi, rtf, swf.
¿Qué formato sirve para mi tipo de móvil?
Epub: Funciona en cualquier dispositivo Apple o Android, siempre y cuando tenga carg…
The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) -the Spanish acronym is CEPAL- was established by Economic and Social Council resolution 106(VI) of 25 February 1948 and began to function that same year. The scope of the Commission's work was later broadened to include the countries of the Caribbean, and by resolution 1984/67 of 27 July 1984, the Economic Council decided to change its name to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); the Spanish acronym, CEPAL, remains unchanged.
ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional com…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL) fue establecida por la resolución 106 (VI) del Consejo Económico y Social, del 25 de febrero de 1948, y comenzó a funcionar ese mismo año. En su resolución 1984/67, del 27 de julio de 1984, el Consejo decidió que la Comisión pasara a llamarse Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe.
La CEPAL es una de las cinco comisiones regionales de las Naciones Unidas y su sede está en Santiago de Chile. Se fundó para contribuir al desarrollo económico de América Latina, coordinar las acciones encaminadas a su promoción y reforzar las relaciones …
In the Santiago Decision, adopted at the fourth meeting of the focal points appointed by the Governments of the signatory countries to the Declaration on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean, it was agreed to request that ECLAC prepare a preliminary document on the regional instrument.
At the same time, it was agreed to invite countries and the interested public to submit input for the preliminary document by 31 December 2014. The input received can be found here.
At the first meeting of the negotiating committee of the regional agreement, held in Santiago from 5 to 7 May 2015, it…
En la Decisión de Santiago, aprobada en la cuarta reunión de los puntos focales designados por los gobiernos de los países signatarios de la Declaración sobre el Principio 10 en América Latina y el Caribe, se acordó solicitar a la CEPAL la elaboración de un documento preliminar del instrumento regional.
Al mismo tiempo, se acordó invitar a los países y al público interesado a que envíen contribuciones para la elaboración de dicho documento a más tardar el 31 de diciembre de 2014. Los insumos recibidos para la preparación del documento preliminar pueden consultarse aquí.
A su vez, en la primera…
The Hummingbird
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The Hummingbird
The Hummingbird brings to the forefront major undertakings of ECLAC Caribbean, as it seeks to advance the development efforts of its membership across the subregion.
Issued on a monthly basis, The Hummingbird offers strategic insights into the latest projects, publications, technical assistance missions and research carried out by ECLAC Caribbean. In addition to these, sneak previews are provided of the most salient upcoming events, alongside enriching follow-ups to previously covered issues.
With a view to featuring a variety of facets of Caribbean…
The Hummingbird
FOCUS
The Hummingbird
The Hummingbird brings to the forefront major undertakings of ECLAC Caribbean, as it seeks to advance the development efforts of its membership across the subregion.
Issued on a monthly basis, The Hummingbird offers strategic insights into the latest projects, publications, technical assistance missions and research carried out by ECLAC Caribbean. In addition to these, sneak previews are provided of the most salient upcoming events, alongside enriching follow-ups to previously covered issues.
With a view to featuring a variety of facets of Caribbean…
Information Systems
The Agricultural Development and Climate Change Unit (UDACC) possesses a broad set of time series that allow for the analysis of the economic impact of climate change scenarios might have on areas of interest for the subregion including agriculture, food security, nutritional security, water, hydroelectricity, biodiversity, health, and extreme events, among others. Georeferencing tools help visualize subnational, national, and regional data, allowing for maps to be included in studies on the potential economic impact of climate change.
In the medium- and long-term, the Unit…
MAGIC PLUS
The Module for the Analysis of Growth in International Commerce (MAGIC) is analytical software developed by the ECLAC Subregional headquarters in Mexico. It was specifically designed to analyze the post-trade competitiveness of exports to the United States market.The exports and the imports are classified according to the Harmonized System (HS) and data is reported at 2, 4, 6, and 10 digits of the HS. The source for the information is the United States Census Bureau.
CEPALSTAT
CEPALSTAT provides access to statistics and indicators produced by ECLAC Divisions. The user can export dat…
Information Systems
ECLAC’s Sub-Regional Headquarters in Mexico supports the creation, development, and dissemination of information systems housing variables related to rural and agricultural development, food security, nutritional security, and climate change within the regional and national institutions from the countries of the sub-region: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, México, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. Belize is also included in some initiatives because it is a SICA member country.
The Sub-Regional Headquarters in Mexico provides technical …
In the Santiago Decision, adopted at the fourth meeting of the focal points appointed by the Governments of the signatory countries to the Declaration on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean, it was agreed to request that ECLAC prepare a preliminary document on the regional instrument.
At the same time, it was agreed to invite countries and the interested public to submit input for the preliminary document by 31 December 2014.
Below are the inputs sent by governments and the public in the language in which they were received.
To contact the Technical Secretariat of the Statement …
En la Decisión de Santiago, aprobada en la cuarta reunión de los puntos focales designados por los gobiernos de los países signatarios de la Declaración sobre el Principio 10 en América Latina y el Caribe, se acordó solicitar a la CEPAL la elaboración de un documento preliminar del instrumento regional.
Al mismo tiempo, se acordó invitar a los países y al público interesado a que envíen contribuciones para la elaboración de dicho documento a más tardar el 31 de diciembre de 2014.
A continuación se encuentran los insumos enviados por los gobiernos y el público en el idioma en que fueron r…
In order to develop a proposal for issues to be considered in the regional instrument to be submitted for consideration by the Fourth Meeting of Focal Points designated by the governments of the signatory countries of the Declaration of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean, Working groups and access rights instrument and regional capacity building and cooperation agreed to ask the delegates and representatives of the public comments, suggestions and inputs.
As agreed, and to initiate discussions about, ECLAC prepared a proposal of issues to consider in the regional instrument.
It al…
Con el fin de elaborar una propuesta de temas a considerar en el instrumento regional que sea sometida a consideración de la Cuarta Reunión de Puntos Focales designados por los Gobiernos de los Países Signatarios de la Declaración sobre el Principio 10 en América Latina y el Caribe, los Grupos de Trabajo sobre derechos de acceso e instrumento regional y sobre fortalecimiento de capacidades y cooperación acordaron solicitar a los delegados y representantes del público sus comentarios, sugerencias e insumos.
Según lo acordado, y para iniciar las discusiones al respecto, la CEPAL elaboró una prop…
The ECLAC office in Montevideo was established in 1960, to act as a liaison and provide technical cooperation for both national public bodies and international organizations operating in Uruguay.
Its activities include:
(a) Conducting studies and furnishing …
The Commission's presence in Brazil dates from October 1952, when it signed a partnership agreement with the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) to create a Joint Study Group. The ECLAC-BNDES Economic Development Centre, regarded as the first formal representation of ECLAC in Brazil, was established in September 1960 in Rio de Janeiro. In the late 1960s, BNDES withdrew from the programme and, in 1968, the ECLAC-ILPES Regional Office was set up, also in Rio de Janeiro. The office was relocated to Brasilia in 1978 following an agreement between ECLAC, the Government of Braz…
A presença da CEPAL no Brasil teve início com um acordo de colaboração entre a CEPAL e o BNDES, em outubro de 1952, quando foi criado o Grupo Misto de Estudos CEPAL/BNDES. Em setembro de 1960 foi instalado o Centro de Desenvolvimento Econômico CEPAL/BNDES no Rio de Janeiro, considerado a primeira representação formal da CEPAL no Brasil. Na segunda metade da década de 60 houve desvinculação do programa ao BNDES e, em 1968, foi instalado, ainda no Rio de Janeiro, o Escritório Regional CEPAL/ILPES no Brasil. O Escritório foi transferido para Brasília em 1978, a partir de um acordo entre a CEPAL, …
In general terms, the main objective of the training courses offered by ECLAC is to strengthen the capacities, skills and applied knowledge (competencies) of civil servants and stakeholders from academia and civil society with a view to achieving national and regional objectives in respect of economic and social development.
All divisions of ECLAC offer courses and training in their specific areas of work, on topics linked to their research and technical assistance agenda, such the challenges associated with multidimensional equality, structural heterogeneity and productivity gaps, employment …
En términos generales, el objetivo principal de los cursos de capacitación que ofrece la CEPAL es fortalecer las capacidades, habilidades y conocimientos aplicados (competencias) de los funcionarios públicos y de actores académicos y de la sociedad civil para el logro de los objetivos nacionales y regionales de desarrollo económico y social
Todas las divisiones de la CEPAL ofrecen cursos y capacitaciones de acuerdo a sus correspondientes áreas de trabajo en temáticas vinculadas con su agenda de investigación y cooperación técnica, dentro de las cuales destacan los desafíos de la igualdad en su…
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