Persiste brecha de género en inclusión digital en países de la región

(9 de abril, 2013) Las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) abren variadas oportunidades para el empoderamiento de las mujeres y la igualdad de género, pero las mujeres latinoamericanas y caribeñas no están todavía en igualdad de condiciones en comparación con los hombres en la sociedad de la información y el conocimiento, señaló Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Bárcena fue la oradora principal en el panel "Las mujeres y la inclusión social" que forma parte del Foro de Líderes Gubernamentales: América Lat…

Broadband in Latin America: Beyond Connectivity

Based on a model of the broadband ecosystem developed by the authors in their 2010 book, Fast-tracking the digital revolution: Broadband for Latin America and the Caribbean, they now analyse the evolution of this technology in Latin America, assess the economic impacts of its diffusion, propose public policies for its expansion and debate the future of the ecosystem. The policy analyses and proposals presented in the book focus on national programmes to foster universal broadband access and the debate on Internet neutrality. The study of the current trends highlights the progress of cloud comp…

Information and communication technologies for agricultural development in Latin America: trends, barriers and policies

The present publication has been prepared to study the potential of ICTs to promote socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable agricultural development. In Latin America, social inclusion and environmental sustainability in agriculture are especially relevant issues, in light of the great structural heterogeneity within the sector and, more recently, the stepped-up pressures on natural resources resulting from the boom in international commodity markets. Yet, the adoption of ICTs in agriculture cannot be expected by itself to reduce production asymmetries and enhance social inclusion. …

Knowledge management in the public sector: an online presence as a tool for capture and sharing

This study examines two knowledge management processes, namely knowledge capture and retention and knowledge sharing, in the context of the Caribbean. It provides theoretical backgrounds of the processes and specifically looks at the advantages for and barriers to knowledge management in the public sector. The study suggests that by using existing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to create an online presence, the Caribbean public sector can already move towards achieving some knowledge capture and retention and knowledge sharing goals. The study concludes by evaluating through…

Plan of work 2013-2015 for the implementation of the plan of action for the information and knowledge society in Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2015)

Executive Secretary of ECLAC Visits the Internet Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean in Uruguay

As part of her visit to Montevideo to attend the Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, on Wednesday 3 April, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, visited the central offices of the Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre (LACNIC, which is the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry) and the Internet Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean. Ms. Bárcena was received by Raúl Echeberría, Executive Director of LACNIC, Pablo Bello, Secretary-General General of the Latin American Association of Research Ce…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL visitó la Casa de Internet en Uruguay

En el marco de su visita a Montevideo para participar en la Cuarta Conferencia ministerial sobre la sociedad de la información de América Latina y el Caribe, la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, visitó el miércoles 3 de abril las oficinas centrales del Latin America & Caribbean Network Information Centre (LACNIC) (Registros de Direcciones de Internet para Latinoamérica y el Caribe) y la Casa de Internet de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Bárcena fue recibida por Raúl Echeberría, Director Ejecutivo de LACNIC, Pablo Bello, Secretario General de la Asociación Iberoamericana de Cent…