Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

CEPAL acogió Cumbre Digital: E-Leaders y Red Gealc, encuentro internacional relevante para las políticas de desarrollo digital

Las reuniones tuvieron lugar los días 20, 21 y 22 de noviembre de 2023 y convocaron a las autoridades de gobierno digital de las Américas y encargados de gobernanza digital de otras regiones.…

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…

Red de Planificación para el Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe ILPES

Countries Approve Proposal to Move Towards a Regional Agenda on Governance of Planning and Public Management

Authorities approved today a proposal to move towards a regional agenda on governance of planning and public management for sustainable development, at the closing session of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which concluded today in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The proposal – made by the Chair of the Regional Council for Planning’s Presiding Officers, led by the Dominican Republic – consists of four pilla…

Países aprueban propuesta de avanzar hacia una agenda regional de gobernanza de la planificación y la gestión pública

Autoridades aprobaron hoy la propuesta de avanzar hacia una agenda regional de gobernanza de la planificación y la gestión pública para el desarrollo sostenible, durante la clausura de la Decimonovena reunión del Consejo Regional de Planificación del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), que concluyó hoy en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. La propuesta, realizada por la Presidencia de la Mesa Directiva del Consejo Regional de Planificación, encabezada por la República Dominicana, …

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 10

CEPAL avanza en el eje de gobierno digital en el marco de una asistencia técnica al Ministerio de Coordinación de la Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina

El acompañamiento técnico busca analizar las fortalezas, oportunidades y desafíos de la agenda digital provincial y generar recomendaciones.…

CEPAL y BCIE otorgarán becas para Curso Internacional “Estado abierto en América Latina y el Caribe”

El programa académico, compuesto por una fase virtual y una presencial (en México), se desarrollará entre los días 25 de octubre y 1 de diciembre de 2023.…

ILPES/CEPAL acompaña el lanzamiento del Quinto Plan de Acción de Estado Abierto de Honduras

En la ceremonia estuvieron presentes altas autoridades de Gobierno, así como importantes representantes de los poderes del Estado, sector privado y sociedad civil.…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 3

Where are we now: Building a digital Caribbean for all.

This infographic introduces the findings from Study 112, focusing on the digital transformation journey across Caribbean nations. It highlights the varying stages of digital inclusion within countries like Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and others. The central aim is to ensure equal access to digital tools and technologies, addressing digital inequalities that mirror social inequalities, particularly in gender, migration, disability, and rural populations. Key challenges for policymakers include broadband access, digital skills training, and cybersecurity. The infographic presents…

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…