The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 11

Uruguay Will Host the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

On November 16-18 of this year, the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Montevideo, bringing together the main leaders and decision-makers on digital matters from the region’s public and private sectors, the technical community and civil society. The Conference – organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay – aims to define a set of policy priorities at a regional level for furthering the digital tran…

Uruguay acogerá la Octava Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe

Del 16 al 18 de noviembre de 2022 se llevará a cabo en Montevideo la Octava Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe, que congregará a los principales líderes y tomadores de decisión en materia digital de los sectores público y privado, de la comunidad técnica y de la sociedad civil de la región. La Conferencia, organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL) en conjunto con el Gobierno de la República Oriental del Uruguay, tiene como objetivo definir un conjunto de prioridades de política a ni…

Catch-up tecnológico e superação da armadilha da renda média: o caso da China no setor de semicondutores

Este estudo analisa as estratégicas de catching-up e leapfrogging implementadas na China, como mecanismo de superar a armadilha da renda média. Utiliza-se o arcabouço teórico e metodológico do sistema setorial de inovação (SSI – em inglês, sectoral systems of innovation) e estratégia de catch-up de acordo com o ciclo de vida tecnológico do produto, como estratégia viável de inserir-se em fronteiras tecnológicas mais avançadas, assim como romper com os limites do desenvolvimento. Nesse sentido, analisou-se o setor de semicondutores como estudo de caso, principalmente por ser um setor que está n…

CEPAL Review no. 137

Revista CEPAL no. 137

Effective Cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation is Central to Building a More Egalitarian Globalization

To build a more egalitarian globalization, cooperation on science, technology and innovation must be effective and go hand in hand with trade and investment agreements and the opening up of intellectual property treaties, Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. “Science, technology and innovation must be a critical part of trade and investment agreements between developed eco…

La cooperación efectiva en ciencia, tecnología e innovación es central para la construcción de una globalización más igualitaria

Para construir una globalización más igualitaria, la cooperación en ciencia, tecnología e innovación debe ser efectiva e ir de la mano con los acuerdos de comercio e inversiones y la apertura de los tratados de propiedad intelectual, afirmó hoy Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible que se realiza en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. “La ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación deben ser una parte fundamental de los acuerdos comerciales y de inv…

Report of the Third meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Informe de la Tercera Reunión de la Conferencia de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

The circular economy a new paradigm of the productive development in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean

Post-COVID-19 Economic Aspects of Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation as a Coping Strategy To Deal With The Fallout From The Pandemic In The Caribbean

Caribbean economies have been disrupted by the pandemic and the fallout from the war in Ukraine. Therefore, in the short to medium-term, there is need for policies to deal with post-pandemic recovery, including strengthened health and safety protocols, social protection measures and managed economic reopening to stimulate growth and employment.…

Director's Desk: Post-COVID-19 Economic Aspects of Digital Transformation

The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on travel and tourism. The decisions now to be made by policy makers will determine if the countries are able to achieve the SDGs by 2030. They must decide whether to choose the business-as-usual path, or the path of structural transformation of their economies and societies.…

The era of platforms and the development of data marketplaces in a free competition environment

The data economy has presented challenges that go far beyond the scope of traditional regulatory frameworks and competition policies. The role of data, digitalization and the dynamic those factors have imposed on the economy have created significant challenges that the regulatory authorities must confront. At the heart of the debate is the impact of digitally-enabled business models and the digital platforms themselves. In this context, many enterprises, particularly small ones, are facing unfair competition from digitally native companies. The digitalization of the economy, the digitally-enab…