This occasional paper examines the experiences of three leading global centres of the ICT industry –
India, Silicon Valley, and Estonia – to reflect on how the lessons of these models can be applied to the
context of countries in the Caribbean region.Several sectors of the technology industry are considered in relation to the suitability for their
establishment in the Caribbean. Animation is an area that is showing encouraging signs of
development in several countries, and which offers some promise to provide a significant source of
employment in the region. However, the global market for anim…
In September 2015, the UN Member States are expected to commit to an ambitious new set of global goals for a new era of sustainable development. Achieving them will require an unprecedented joint effort on the part of governments at every level, civil society and the private sector, and millions of individual choices and actions. To be realised, the SDGs will require a monitoring and accountability framework and a plan for implementation. A commitment to realise the opportunities of the data revolution should be firmly embedded into the action plan for the SDGs, to support those countries most…
En septiembre de 2015, los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas deberán comprometerse con un nuevo conjunto de ambiciosos objetivos mundiales para una nueva era de desarrollo sostenible. Lograr dichos objetivos requerirá un esfuerzo conjunto sin precedentes por parte de los gobiernos a todos los niveles, la sociedad civil y el sector privado, y millones de decisiones y acciones a nivel individual. Para su consecución, los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible requerirán un marco de seguimiento y rendición de cuentas y un plan de ejecución. El plan de acción para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sos…
The two main forces affecting economic development are the ongoing technological revolution and the challenge of sustainability. Technological change is altering patterns of production, consumption and behaviour in societies; at the same time, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure the sustainability of these new patterns because of the constraints resulting from the negative externalities generated by economic growth and, in many cases, by technical progress itself.
Reorienting innovation towards reducing or, if possible, reversing the effects of these externalities could create the …
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