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Especialista del ILPES participa en la Reunión Preparatoria para la Novena Conferencia Ministerial sobre Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC)

La Agenda digital para América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC) tiene como misión promover el desarrollo del ecosistema digital en la región mediante un proceso de integración y cooperación regional, fortaleciendo las políticas digitales que impulsen el conocimiento, la inclusión y la equidad, la innovación y la sostenibilidad ambiental.…

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Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

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…

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O catch-up tecnológico da China: uma análise das empresas nacionais (indigenous companies) fabricantes de equipamentos de telecomunicações

Este trabalho é composto de duas partes. Esta segunda parte analisa a evolução do mercado de fabricantes de equipamentos de telecomunicações na China, principalmente mostrando a essencialidade da articulação entre as operadoras de telecomunicações e as políticas públicas do governo chinês para fortalecer as empresas nacionais, as quais tiveram uma trajetória de catch-up tecnológico substancial no período recente, em especial usando como principal elemento para esse sucesso o investimento em inovação. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o catch-up tecnológico da China no setor de telecomunicaç…

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The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

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Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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…

Improving broadband quality and affordability in the Caribbean: Policies to advance digital inclusion in the subregion. Policy Brief

In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…