Revista CEPAL Nº 146

ECLAC’s Member Countries Agree to Strengthen Multilateralism and Recognize the Vital Role of the United Nations Regional Commissions for Implementing the 2030 Agenda

Ambassadors and other official representatives of the member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed their commitment today to strengthening multilateralism and recognized the vital role of the United Nations Regional Commissions – including ECLAC – as engines for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, during the thirty-eighth session of the Commission’s Committee of the Whole. Gathered at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the participating authorities reviewed the report on ECLAC’s activities in 2024 and li…

Países miembros de la CEPAL acuerdan fortalecer el multilateralismo y reconocen el papel indispensable de las Comisiones Regionales de las Naciones Unidas para la implementación de la Agenda 2030

Embajadores y representantes oficiales de los países miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmaron hoy su compromiso con el fortalecimiento del multilateralismo y reconocieron el papel indispensable de las Comisiones Regionales de las Naciones Unidas -entre ellas la CEPAL- como motores para la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, durante el Trigésimo octavo período de sesiones del Comité Plenario de la Comisión. Reunidos en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, las autoridades presentes revisaron el informe de acti…

Enhancing data for development: policy imperatives for tracking the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

For small island developing States (SIDS), sustainable development is a delicate balance of pursuing economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in the context of economic volatility, social challenges, climate change threats and global uncertainties while striving to build resilience. Recognized as a special case for development since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, SIDS remain highly vulnerable to external shocks due to their small economies, limited connectivity and reliance on external markets. Over the years, global frameworks such …

Strengthening the artificial intelligence readiness of the Caribbean. Policy Brief

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, when applied well, could help in addressing key global challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, these potential benefits will not materialize automatically. The use of AI also carries significant risks, such as disruption to job markets and economies, loss of cultural diversity, new AI-enabled digital weapons that increase misinformation and surveillance, and threats to human rights and democracy. While AI systems could support the achievement of many of the SDGs , they could also impede the achievement of others and increa…

El futuro de la democracia en la era digital

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The Caribbean and artificial intelligence: past, present and future

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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…

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

Autoridades instan a generar mayor conciencia sobre los riesgos y oportunidades del acceso de niños, niñas y adolescentes al mundo digital

El evento “Niños y niñas en línea, datos de la última ronda de los Estudios Kids Online en Brasil, Costa Rica, Chile y Uruguay” se realizó en paralelo a la Reunión Ministerial de Educación, que se celebró en Santiago, Chile.…

Conferencia Magistral de Daniel Innerarity - 75 aniversario de la CEPAL

El destacado filósofo y ensayista español Daniel Innerarity fue el octavo expositor en participar en el Ciclo de Conferencias Magistrales organizado para conmemorar el 75° aniversario del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas. Más información: https://bit.ly/3HrnPf8…

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…

“It’s messy, but we have to do it now” – Craig Ramlal, UN advisor, on AI regulation

Few technological advances created more global buzz in 2023 than artificial intelligence: One tool captured global attention by generating text in different formats based on simple prompts; another created new covers of recent songs by singers who passed away decades ago; and others created full works of art in distinct styles based on user descriptions.…

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.…