Agenda de desarrollo 2030 para América Latina y el Caribe: el territorio importa

Evaluation of the strategic plan 2005-2015. Eighth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Evaluación del plan estratégico 2005-2015. Octava Reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Review of operational guidelines for the working groups. Eighth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Revisión de directrices para el funcionamiento de los grupos de trabajo. Octava Reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

World Statistics Day

Good data and statistics are indispensable for informed decision-making by all actors in society. This was explicitly acknowledged in 2014, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics to promote citizen’s entitlement to public information. As countries and organizations embark on implementing the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, reliable and timely statistics and indicators are more important than ever. For that reason, World Statistics Day this year is being observed under the theme “Better data, better lives.” We …

Report of the fourteenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Puerto Rico: Fiscal and economic growth challenges

The objective of this paper is to assess the challenges that Puerto Rico’s economy is currently facing. Puerto Rico’s development experience in the postwar period is briefly discussed in order to understand the nature of the island’s current situation. Puerto Rico’s recent economic performance, credit position, debt situation and fiscal conditions, including its complex capital structure and recently released fiscal and economic growth plan are also analyzed.…

Provisional agenda. Eighth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Temario provisional. Octava Reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

High Level Launch of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data

Statement by Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary, ECLAC, United Nations High Level Launch of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data Hosted by the Governments of the United States, Kenya, Mexico, and Colombia New York, 28 September 2015 Jose Angel Gurria, Secretary General of OECD Mahmoud Mohieldin, Corporate Secretary and President’s Special Envoy on Millennium Development Goals, World Bank Group Amina J.Mohammed, Special Advisor to the Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning Justine Greening, UK Secretary of State for International Dev…

Informe de la decimocuarta reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Criteria for the formation of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean for the biennium 2016-2017

Criterios para la conformación del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la CEPAL en el período 2016-2017

Tercera Conferencia Regional de Datos Abiertos para América Latina y el Caribe

Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la Ceremonia de Inauguración de la III Conferencia Regional de Datos Abiertos para América Latina y el Caribe. Leída por el señor Pascual Gerstenfeld Santiago de Chile 9 de septiembre de 2015 Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral Nicolás Eyzaguirre, Ministro Secretario General de la Presidencia, Marcelo Drago, Integrante del Consejo de la Transparencia, Distinguidas autoridades, directivos públicos y responsables de las estrategias de acceso a información y apertura de datos públicos, Comunidad regional que trabaja activament…

Data revolution for sustainable development: The Caribbean Challenge

The Caribbean region needs to take full advantage of the data revolution. Big data - a critical element of this revolution - is the term used to describe the enormous amount of digital information that is generated when people go about their daily activities, including shopping, talking, texting, internet surfing, and traveling. It also includes information about natural phenomena generated and/or transmitted by machines, including satellites. The main characteristics of these data that qualify them as Big data are that they are large in volume, they are generated very frequently and they cove…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first half of 2015) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Data and Statistics in the Caribbean

Statistics provide an interpretation and summary of data.…

Statistical report of the Brazilian economy, July 2015

Informe estadístico de la economía brasileña, julio 2015