Where do Latin America and the Caribbean stand in relation to the eLAC2007 Plan of Action?: evidence from available information

Benchmarking and monitoring any multi-country, multi-thematic Plan of Action is a necessary but extremely difficult task. Quantifying goals set forth in a regional Action Plan related to a new and innovative subject such as information society development is even more challenging. Goals may not be objectively measured, subjects may be very recent, indicators may not have been developed and/or information may simply not exist regarding the status of, and advancements in, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is for this reason that paragraph 28…

Los resultados y las lecciones aprendidas del estudio comparativo sobre el uso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) en América Latina y en Asia

La División de Comercio Internacional e Integración de la CEPAL (DCII) lanzará a fines de septiembre del 2005 el libro titulado Information Technology for Development of Small and Medium-sized Exporters in Latin America and East Asia (Tecnología de la información para el desarrollo de pequeños y medianos exportadores en América Latina y Asia del Este). Este estudio proporciona una descripción de la actual condición de las TIC y de su uso para promover el comercio internacional. Se centra en las experiencias sobre el uso de las TIC por las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) en las regiones…

Towards an information society measurement instrument for Latin America and the Caribbean: getting started with census, household and business surveys

This document is part of an effort to take inventory of the current state of ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) statistics in Latin American and Caribbean countries, particularly in National Statistic Offices (NSOs). In this study fifteen countries are investigated regarding three sources of information: Internet research, e-mails and phone calls and through the meta-data questionnaire Status of information society statistics in National Statistic Offices, applied to NSOs of Latin America and the Caribbean during August 2004 in the frame of OSILAC. The effort concluded with a wo…

Information and communication technology (ICT) for development of small and medium-sized exporters in Latin America: Brazil

Information technology for development of small and medium-sized exporters in Latin America and East Asia

This report is the product of a research project titled Comparative Study on East Asian and Latin American Information Technology (IT) Industries , carried out in 2004 and 2005 by the International Trade and Integration Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in collaboration with the Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization (IDE/JETRO) in Chiba, Japan. The project it was financed by the Thematic Trust Fund - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development, United Nations D…

Public policies for digital development: advances and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

Evaluation of e-readiness indices for Latin America and the Caribbean

The report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the different indices of e-Readiness and their application in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Different institutions have used indices of e-Readiness in search to quantify a country's preparedness for the Information Society. These indices are composed of different indicators that are based on various statistics. The weight of each component of the index, as well as the chosen statistics, differs among indices. In the majority of cases, studies of e-Readiness conclude with a ranking , listing cou…

New technologies and methodologies for intervention to promote development

Technology transfer can be defined as a broad set of processes covering the flows of know-how, experience and equipment for mitigating and adapting to change amongst different stakeholders, such as governments, private sector entities, financial institutions, nongovernmental organizations and research/education institutions. It covers technology transfer processes among developed countries, developing countries and countries with economies in transition. It involves learning to understand, utilise and replicate the technology, including the capacity to choose and adapt to local conditions and …