Compartir diagnósticos sobre las principales brechas de innovación en las empresas y preparar la misión tecnológica comercial a Nueva York con agencia de promoción, consultor y empresas participantes en el piloto…
Metodología del Curso El curso se realiza en una modalidad de educación a distancia (e‐learning), a través de internet y con el apoyo de tutores. Está estructurado en módulos que corresponden a diversas unidades temáticas y los participantes deberán desarrollar una serie de lecciones, ejercicios aplicados y una evaluación al finalizar cada módulo. En la última semana se efectúa la evaluación final del curso. Cada participante contará con el apoyo de un o una e‐tutor, profesional especialista en la materia, de reconocida trayectoria y experiencia, que orientará las…
The CEPAL REVIEW was founded in 1976, along with the corresponding Spanish version, Revista de la cepal , and is published three times a year by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, which has its headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The Review, however, has full editorial independence and follows the usual academic procedures and criteria, including the review of articles by independent external referees. The purpose of the Review is to contribute to the discussion of socio-economic development issues in the region by offering analytical and policy approaches…
Osvaldo SUNKEL - President José Antonio Alonso Oscar Altimir Renato Baumann Luis Beccaria Luis Bértola Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira Mario Cimoli John Coatsworth Robert Devlin Carlos De Miguel Ricardo Ffrench-Davis Norman Girvan Daniel Heymann Martín Hopenhayn Akio Hosono Graciela Moguillansky Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid José Antonio Ocampo Carlota Pérez Gert Rosenthal Paul Schreyer Barbara Stallings Andras Uthoff Rob Vos…
During this period, the following academics and researchers acted as referees for the CEPAL Review: Agosin Manuel Alonso José Antonio Alvear Juan Patricio Baumann Renato Beccaria Luis Becerra Gonzalo Bello Omar Bielschowsky Ricardo Bonvecchi Alejandro Calcagno Alfredo Carciofi Ricardo Carciofi Ricardo Cohen Isaac Crespi Gustavo Cruces Guillermo De Miguel Carlos Devlin Robert Dirven Martine Draibe Sonia Escaith Hubert Esquivel Gerardo Frenkel Roberto Fuentes Ximena Furche Pablo Gasparini Leonardo Gatto Francisco Gómez Sabaini Juan Carlos Hantke Michael Hernández René&nbs…
In order to facilitate the submission, consideration and publication of articles, the editorial board of the CEPAL Review has prepared the following information and suggestions to serve as a guide for future contributors. The submission of an article implies an undertaking by the author not to submit it simultaneously to other publications. The copyright to all articles published in the Review shall be owned by the United Nations. All articles will be submitted to external referees. Papers should be submitted in the original language (English, Fre…
This publication, entitled the CEPAL Review, is covered in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), published by Thomson ISI, and in the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL), published by the American Economic Association…
The opinions expressed in the signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect ECLAC views. Explanatory Notes The following symbols are used in tables in the Review: Three dots indicate that data are not available or are not separately reported. A dash indicates that the amount is nil or negligible. A blank space in a table means that the item in question is not applicable. A minus sign indicates a deficit or decrease, unless otherwise specifi ed. A point is used to indicate decimals A slash indicates a c…
The Second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 24 to 26 June 2015. The Presiding Officers serve as a link between the governments of member States and ECLAC Secretariat, in order to provide regional follow-up on issues related to population and development such as ageing, international migration, indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants, among others.…
<p>La Segunda Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe se celebró desde el 24 al 26 de junio del 2015 en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago. Corresponde a la Mesa Directiva de esta Conferencia servir de vínculo entre los gobiernos de los Estados miembros y la Secretaría de la CEPAL, para dar seguimiento regional a los temas relacionados con la población y el desarrollo: el envejecimiento y la migración internacional, así como a los asuntos relativos a los pueblos indígenas y las poblaciones afrodescendientes de Améric…
Retomamos este lunes 16 de marzo nuestras videoconferencias en el marco del Programa EUROCLIMA, con el propósito de difundir los estudios realizados y generar un espacio de conversación en torno a los efectos del cambio climático en América Latina. En esta oportunidad, nos acompañará el consultor mexicano mexicano Pablo Ruiz Nápoles, autor del estudio "Crecimiento bajo en carbono y adopción de tecnologías para la mitigación: Los casos de la Argentina y el Brasil”. La sesión será a través de la plataforma webex.…
Retomamos este lunes 16 de marzo nuestras videoconferencias en el marco del Programa EUROCLIMA, con el propósito de difundir los estudios realizados y generar un espacio de conversación en torno a los efectos del cambio climático en América Latina. En esta oportunidad, nos acompañará el consultor mexicano Pablo Ruiz Nápoles, autor del estudio "Crecimiento bajo en carbono y adopción de tecnologías para la mitigación: Los casos de la Argentina y el Brasil”. La sesión será a través de la plataforma webex.…
OBJETIVO El curso tiene por objetivo central entregar un panorama global de los conceptos, herramientas e impactos que la disciplina del gobierno electrónico y del gobierno abierto han tenido en los procesos de modernización de la gestión pública y a sus beneficiarios directos que son los ciudadanos, las empresas y el propio sector público. En términos más específicos, los objetivos que se propone alcanzar con este curso son los siguientes: • Entregar los elementos para el análisis estratégico de los principales desafíos que presenta hoy en día la modernización de la ge…
The aims of the Social Development Division include contributing to the assessment and analysis of the social situation of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean, and its work focuses on specific groups in the various countries of the region, including children. It also conducts analyses of public policies aimed at improving the living standards of persons under the age of 18 and makes proposals to redress existing shortfalls in the fulfilment of children’s and adolescents’ rights. Areas of interest Child poverty Children living in poverty are dep…
Education is the main mechanism for achieving progress in multiple dimensions of social inclusion: greater equality of opportunity, skills for future social mobility, the formation of an active citizenry respectful of rights, familiarity with various cultural codes and access to the labour market with greater options. In recent years, ECLAC has focused on analysing the role of education in social inclusion, by monitoring gaps, progress and challenges, and looking in particular at levels of schooling (primary and secondary). One of the main challenges facing the region is continuing to improve …
The Social Development Division’s work on food and nutrition security is underpinned, first, by the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, which enshrines food as a fundamental right and calls upon States to ensure food and nutrition security and, second, by the need to address major inequalities in access to food despite its availability in the region, which severely curtail fulfilment of the right to food and prejudice the nutritional status of the population. The Division’s work in this area has involved analysing the social, economic and cultural factors…
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, adopted on 13 December 2006 at the Headquarters of the United Nations, undoubtedly constituted a major landmark for persons with disabilities and has contributed to the mainstreaming of disability into the region’s political and social agenda.The Convention adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with any type of disability must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. It has been ratified by 152 Member States of the United Nations. In the regio…
Social protection encompasses policies that are geared towards the exercise of economic, social and cultural rights and towards protecting against uncertainty and risk, on the basis that people’s present and future well-being are affected by, among other factors, illness, difficulties in meeting the care needs of children, persons with disabilities or some sort of fragility, episodes of unemployment or underemployment, and the loss or substantial reduction of income in old age. Without adequate policies, socioeconomic conditions can worsen inequalities, vulnerability and poverty. Social protec…
The aims of the Social Development Division include assessment and analysis of the social situation of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean and examination of social policy management and impact. In this connection, one of the Division’s current priorities is tracking and assessing social investment in the countries of the region, which involves collecting, disseminating and analysing statistics related to (public and private) social investment, which are published annually in the Social Panorama of Latin America, among other specialized documents. The Division maintains the relev…