Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

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. 10

Proyecto SmartField - Seminario sobre políticas productivas territoriales y digitalización

Video sobre el proyecto SmartField, desarrollado por el Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA) de Chile y presentado en el Seminario internacional: Políticas productivas territoriales, productividad y digitalización organizado por la CEPAL el 18 de abril de 2023. Más información: http://bit.ly/40rLTq7…

Amalia Álvarez (Uruguay) - Seminario sobre políticas productivas territoriales y digitalización

Mensaje de la Directora de Promoción de los Sistemas de Información Agropecuaria del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca de Uruguay, Amalia Álvarez, presentado durante el Seminario internacional: Políticas productivas territoriales, productividad y digitalización organizado por la CEPAL el 18 de abril de 2023. Más información: http://bit.ly/40rLTq7…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 2

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Caribbean Outlook 3: Economic recovery and repositioning in the era of COVID-19. Policy Brief

The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 1