Temario provisional. Novena Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe

SIDS 4: Now or never for small island survival

Report of the Twenty-First Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

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Harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence to create public value in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

Caribbean governments need to proactively harness and adopt artificial intelligence technology in public sector organizations to create public value. Despite its numerous benefits, public sector organizations in the Caribbean are lagging in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. AI is a disruptive technology that has become increasingly ubiquitous and pervasive in modern societies. Extremely transformative, they have advanced rapidly, and affect virtually every aspect of our existence, including the way we interact with and transact within society. AI has provided many benefits, which were pre…

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…

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.…

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.…

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Contar con agendas de desarrollo productivo con enfoque territorial es decisivo para el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe

Contar con agendas de desarrollo productivo con enfoque territorial, que se apoyen en la transformación digital y en los espacios de cooperación, es decisivo para el futuro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe, destacaron autoridades y especialistas en el Seminario internacional: “Políticas productivas territoriales, digitalización y productividad", organizado el 18 de abril de 2023 por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en formato híbrido desde su sede principal en Santiago, Chile. Las palabras de apertura estuvieron a cargo de Nicolás Grau, Ministro de …

Report of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Report of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

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