Digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024)

The Regional Coordination Mechanism for the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy

Workshop "Industry 4.0: Challenges for productivity, employment and inclusion"

The policy research workshop will explore the economic and social implications of emerging trends in new digital production technologies, their impact on national economies and the global economic systems, and the role of industrial policy in steering the digital revolution in a socially desirable direction, i.e. preventing damaging consequences and promoting its positive impact. Innovative digital technologies are disruptive in nature and have far-reaching consequences for all three dimensions of sustainable development: They (1) affect future patterns of productivity, competitiveness and emp…

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…

Investing in an Inclusive Digital Future for the Caribbean

The Caribbean is undergoing a digital transformation: More people than ever have access to digital technologies and the internet, and both businesses and government entities are increasingly providing online services. While significant disparities remain both within and among Caribbean countries in terms of access to digital technologies and infrastructure, the influence of digital technologies on the subregion has increased significantly in recent years, particularly in response to the public health measures implemented to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

62° Conferencia Mundial del International Council for Small Business (ICSB)

La 62ª Conferencia Mundial del ICSB, que se celebrará en Buenos Aires es una importante oportunidad de aprendizaje ya que la experiencia y la investigación sobre emprendimiento e innovación en el contexto de las PYMES serán discutidas, intercambiadas y compartidas por académicos y profesionales de todo el mundo. Durante la Conferencia, la Cepal participará con una ponencia magistral de Mario Cimoli, Director de la División de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial, en la sesión plenaria del día viernes 30 de junio y además coordinará dos sesiones de debate con expertos internacionales los días 28…

SIDS 4: Now or never for small island survival

Strategies for Post COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean

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.…

Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

Caribbean Technology Partnerships for the SDGs

AI Governance for the Caribbean

This year, 2023, has seen the advent of increasingly powerful Artificial Intelligence systems becoming available to the public, and greater global discourse around the safety and accuracy of these systems. Caribbean countries are actively engaging with the question of how AI systems should be governed to ensure that this powerful technology is used safely, responsibly and ethically, with a focus on accountability, minimizing risks and maximizing benefits.…

Intergenerational relations: creating a world for all ages so that no one is left behind

This paper, prepared jointly by the five regional commissions of the United Nations, explores the social and economic challenges and opportunities of demographic shifts towards multigenerational societies across the countries covered by the five regional commissions. It discusses the latest evidence on demographic trends and intergenerational relations, labour markets, social protection, care, living arrangements and digitalization across regions, and it provides recommendations to build societies for all ages. With a strong interdisciplinary and interregional focus, the paper addresses interg…