Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

Early childhood, inequalities and rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

A focus on early childhood is crucial for any inclusive social development strategy. Notwithstanding legislative and scientific progress and new child-oriented social agendas and policies, children aged between 0 and 8 continue to be disproportionately affected by poverty and vulnerability. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbated inequalities and has created urgent new needs in what was already a vulnerable context for a population that is at a developmentally critical stage of life. The consequences for the economy, care and education services, food insecurity, maternal mortal…

Primera infancia, desigualdades y derechos en América Latina y el Caribe

Poner atención en la primera infancia es un elemento central de cualquier estrategia de desarrollo social inclusivo. A pesar de los avances normativos, científicos y en agendas y políticas sociales dirigidas a la infancia, niñas y niños entre 0 a 8 años siguen siendo afectados por la pobreza y vulnerabilidad de manera desproporcionada. La pandemia de COVID-19 exacerbó las desigualdades y ha generado nuevas urgencias a una población que vive años críticos para su desarrollo en un contexto que ya era vulnerable. Sus consecuencias sobre la economía, los servicios de cuidado y de educación, la ins…

Introduction: Special issue commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and reflecting on the present and the future of the region

Presentación: Una edición especial para conmemorar los 75 años de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y pensar sobre el presente y el futuro de la región

International migration in Latin America and the Caribbean: a development and rights perspective

In Latin America and the Caribbean, where every country is a country of origin, destination, return or transit, international migration is becoming ever more complex and intensive. Migratory flows are increasingly characterized by irregularity; and migrants represent one of the most vulnerable population groups, as victims of stigmatization, discrimination, xenophobia and racism. However, migrants contribute to sustainable development through work, entrepreneurship, remittances and tax payments, in addition to their culture. To enhance these contributions, public policies and migration governa…

Migración internacional en América Latina y el Caribe: una mirada de desarrollo y derechos

En América Latina y el Caribe, donde todos los países son países de origen, destino, retorno o tránsito migratorio, está aumentando la intensidad y complejidad de la migración internacional. Los flujos migratorios se caracterizan cada vez más por la irregularidad y las personas migrantes representan uno de los grupos poblacionales más vulnerables, al ser víctimas de estigmatización, discriminación, xenofobia y racismo. Sin embargo, mediante el trabajo, el emprendedurismo, las remesas y los aportes tributarios, así como su cultura, las personas migrantes contribuyen al desarrollo sostenible. Pa…

Toward AI Policies for the Caribbean

Artificial Intelligence offers extraordinary opportunities for accelerating human progress across a range of fields from healthcare and education, to combating climate change and disasters. However, if left unregulated, AI could exacerbate inequalities, undermine human rights and threaten peace.…

Director’s Desk: Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean sustainable development

2023 saw Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools becoming widely available to the general public, leading to the generation of new works of art, songs, text, and computer code. This explosion in new outputs has led to much excitement around AI’s potential, but also brought to the forefront concerns about countries and communities being left behind, and the technology’s potential to harm individuals and societies. This issue of FOCUS magazine discusses the potential impact of AI on the Caribbean, and avenues to develop tailored AI policies, governance systems, and to engage with AI issues at the int…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 5

Income distribution and wealth: new conceptual and methodological approaches. Summary

This study analyses how value from labour (intellectual and manual) and natural resources (which also provide value) is created (gross national product), allocated (national income), distributed (disposable income), used (expenses and savings) and accumulated (wealth) in society. Instead of measuring subjective welfare inequality (happiness) through consumption, this study analyses how the value created by labour and natural resources is distributed. The purpose is to study inequality in the distribution of the value created in the economy. Although capabilities and freedom are essential, this…

La distribución del ingreso y la riqueza: nuevas aproximaciones conceptuales y metodológicas. Síntesis

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la forma en que el valor producido en la sociedad, a partir del trabajo, intelectual y manual, y los recursos naturales, se genera (producto interno bruto), asigna (ingreso nacional), distribuye (ingreso disponible), utiliza (gasto y ahorro) y acumula (riqueza). En lugar de medir la desigualdad subjetiva del bienestar (felicidad) por medio del consumo, se analiza cómo se distribuye el valor creado por el trabajo y los recursos naturales; es decir, el propósito es estudiar la desigualdad en la repartición del valor generado en la economía. Si bien se cons…

Inclusion and urban mobility with a human-rights and gender-equality approach: a policy instrument analysis and identification framework for the development of sustainable urban mobility systems in Latin America

The quality of life, well-being and enjoyment of rights by people who live in and around cities are closely linked to urban mobility. From that perspective, how can we ensure that policies implemented in mobility systems and other related sectors adopt a human rights and gender approach? This document addresses urban mobility from a social perspective in which human rights, the gender approach and the social inequality matrix converge. The objective is to identify policy areas and instruments that favour universal enjoyment of human rights and prevent their violation in urban mobility systems …