On November 16-18 of this year, the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Montevideo, bringing together the main leaders and decision-makers on digital matters from the region’s public and private sectors, the technical community and civil society.
The Conference – organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay – aims to define a set of policy priorities at a regional level for furthering the digital tran…
Del 16 al 18 de noviembre de 2022 se llevará a cabo en Montevideo la Octava Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe, que congregará a los principales líderes y tomadores de decisión en materia digital de los sectores público y privado, de la comunidad técnica y de la sociedad civil de la región.
La Conferencia, organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL) en conjunto con el Gobierno de la República Oriental del Uruguay, tiene como objetivo definir un conjunto de prioridades de política a ni…
Este estudo analisa as estratégicas de catching-up e leapfrogging implementadas na China, como mecanismo de superar a armadilha da renda média. Utiliza-se o arcabouço teórico e metodológico do sistema setorial de inovação (SSI – em inglês, sectoral systems of innovation) e estratégia de catch-up de acordo com o ciclo de vida tecnológico do produto, como estratégia viável de inserir-se em fronteiras tecnológicas mais avançadas, assim como romper com os limites do desenvolvimento. Nesse sentido, analisou-se o setor de semicondutores como estudo de caso, principalmente por ser um setor que está n…
To build a more egalitarian globalization, cooperation on science, technology and innovation must be effective and go hand in hand with trade and investment agreements and the opening up of intellectual property treaties, Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
“Science, technology and innovation must be a critical part of trade and investment agreements between developed eco…
Para construir una globalización más igualitaria, la cooperación en ciencia, tecnología e innovación debe ser efectiva e ir de la mano con los acuerdos de comercio e inversiones y la apertura de los tratados de propiedad intelectual, afirmó hoy Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible que se realiza en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York.
“La ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación deben ser una parte fundamental de los acuerdos comerciales y de inv…
Caribbean economies have been disrupted by the pandemic and the fallout from the war in Ukraine. Therefore, in the short to medium-term, there is need for policies to deal with post-pandemic recovery, including strengthened health and safety protocols, social protection measures and managed economic reopening to stimulate growth and employment.…
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on travel and tourism. The decisions now to be made by policy makers will determine if the countries are able to achieve the SDGs by 2030. They must decide whether to choose the business-as-usual path, or the path of structural transformation of their economies and societies.…
The data economy has presented challenges that go far beyond the scope of traditional regulatory frameworks and competition policies. The role of data, digitalization and the dynamic those factors have imposed on the economy have created significant challenges that the regulatory authorities must confront. At the heart of the debate is the impact of digitally-enabled business models and the digital platforms themselves. In this context, many enterprises, particularly small ones, are facing unfair competition from digitally native companies.
The digitalization of the economy, the digitally-enab…
The dizzying changes that have been brought about by technologies of the fourth industrial revolution in the transition to logistics 4.0 will have an impact on countries, businesses, industries and society as a whole.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced production, exports and imports in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the same time, it has become a catalyst for digitization, accelerating the transition process and making it possible for operations to continue during lockdowns and enabling them gradually to recover, while also reducing interaction among people. In order to maintain their ope…
La innovación, automatización y digitalización de los procesos productivos conllevan numerosas externalidades positivas para las empresas. Entre esos efectos se incluye un aumento de la competitividad y la productividad pues se mejoran los procesos operativos, se facilita el acceso a los nuevos mercados, se fomenta la diferenciación de los productos y se optimiza toda la cadena de valor. Las tendencias de la fabricación inteligente aprovechan esos cambios y ponen de relieve las oportunidades y los retos para las empresas. Existen varios factores que condicionan la adopción de nuevas tecnología…
The region’s countries reaffirmed their commitment to science, innovation and new technologies, highlighting the role they have in the post-pandemic recovery, and they advocated for a more active and systemic role for innovation and knowledge in the policies aimed at fostering Latin America and the Caribbean’s economic, productive, social and environmental development, at the close of the Third Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies, organized under a hybrid format by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) a…
Países de la región reafirmaron hoy su compromiso con la ciencia, la innovación y las nuevas tecnologías, relevando el rol que estas tienen en la recuperación pospandemia, y propugnaron un papel más activo y sistémico de la innovación y el conocimiento en las políticas de desarrollo económico, productivo, social y ambiental de América Latina y el Caribe, al cierre de la Tercera Reunión de la Conferencia de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones, organizada de forma híbrida por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Gobierno de Argen…
Os países da região reafirmaram hoje compromisso com a ciência, a inovação e as novas tecnologias, destacando o papel que desempenham na recuperação pós-pandemia, e defenderam um papel mais ativo e sistêmico da inovação e do conhecimento nas políticas de desenvolvimento econômico, produtivo, social e ambiental da América Latina e do Caribe, no encerramento da Terceira Reunião da Conferência de Ciência, Inovação e Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação, organizada de forma híbrida pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e pelo Governo da Argentina.
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Science, technology and innovation (STI) are crucial not only for facing the COVID-19 pandemic, but also for moving towards a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability in the region, authorities and international officials indicated today during the inauguration of the Third Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies, organized under a hybrid format by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Argentina.
The event, which will conclude on Wednesday, December 15, was inaugurated i…
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