Ministers of Women’s Affairs and senior authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in the region will meet virtually on February 8-9, 2023 to examine the actions planned for the implementation of the Buenos Aires Commitment, approved at the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held on November 7-11, 2022 in Argentina.
At this gathering, a special regional consultation session prior to the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is scheduled to take place, the priority theme of which will be “Innovation and technological chan…
Ministras de la Mujer y altas autoridades de los mecanismos para el adelanto de las mujeres de la región se reunirán de forma virtual los días 8 y 9 de febrero de 2023 para examinar las acciones previstas para la implementación del Compromiso de Buenos Aires, aprobado en la XV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe que tuvo lugar en Argentina del 7 al 11 de noviembre de 2022.
Durante la cita se llevará a cabo la sesión especial de consulta regional previa al 67º período de sesiones de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer de las Naciones Unid…
The current economic and social challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean have highlighted both the region’s structural problems and the urgent need to find new drivers of economic growth. The old approaches to economic development will not enable Latin America and the Caribbean to overcome the present-day economic, health and climate crises. Governments must set bold goals and work with willing private sector partners to promote a truly sustainable and inclusive economy. By advancing mission-oriented industrial policies, countries can stimulate cooperation, diversify production, increase …
Los actuales retos económicos y sociales de América Latina y el Caribe han puesto de manifiesto tanto los problemas estructurales de la región como la necesidad urgente de encontrar nuevos motores de crecimiento económico. La región no logrará superar las crisis imperantes en materia económica, sanitaria y climática si se siguen aplicando los antiguos enfoques relativos al desarrollo económico. Los Gobiernos pueden establecer objetivos ambiciosos y colaborar con los actores del sector privado que se muestren dispuestos, a fin de promover una economía verdaderamente sostenible e inclusiva. A tr…
Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur (Argentina) es una provincia que presenta un gran potencial para establecerse como centro portuario bioceánico, desarrollar su sector logístico e impulsar el turismo antártico, la acuicultura y los diferentes tipos de pesca que se practican en sus costas, ríos y lagos interiores. Dada su resguardada situación fitosanitaria, el desarrollo de la ganadería y la producción de carnes puede potenciarse en conexión con el turismo y la creciente valoración de la madera de lenga, mediante la exportación a los centros urbanos del continente. Por otro…
Science, technology and innovation (STI) policies have a central role to play: not only in building national research and development capacities, but also in solving national problems and challenges within the framework of countries’ development policies.
Given the region’s structural weaknesses, scarce resources and the need for scale to achieve results, the resources allocated to support science, technology and innovation —or at least part of them— must be channelled into areas of knowledge related to the main challenges the countries face. STI must contribute to the development of sectors …
E-commerce fosters innovation and contributes to the process of digital transformation of MSMEs through the implementation of digital technologies, new business practices and new business models, which can improve the efficiency and productivity of companies beyond the effects on access to new national and international markets. This document presents some practices and policies that governments in Latin American and Caribbean countries have implemented before and after the COVID-19 pandemic to promote the participation of MSEs in cross-border e-commerce, including measures to deepen the penet…
This study evaluates the extent to which digital inclusion is considered in Caribbean digital transformation frameworks. Digital inclusion considers the ways in which digital divides are created as the digital transformation of society progresses, and how societal inequalities affect and are affected by digital technologies. As such, digital inclusion is a lens through which the effects of the digital transformation can be assessed. The study assesses the digital transformation policies of 11 countries and territories of the Caribbean and complements this analysis with qualitative data gathere…
In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…
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