This paper studies the digital payments landscape of B2C e-commerce marketplaces in Latin America and the Caribbean. It presents the main characteristics of different digital payment methods, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. It also examines how digital payments contribute to financial inclusion and it describes the global and regional trends and prospects. It presents the main findings of an exhaustive analysis of payment methods accepted by more than 550 transactional marketplaces in 33 countries in LAC. It also examines the main obstacles to development of digital payments in …
The volume of trade in digitally enabled services in Latin America and the Caribbean is determined, in part, by the complexity and heterogeneity of the regulatory environment in home and destination markets, according to firm-level surveys conducted in the region. This report analyses the regulation of digitally enabled and computer services in 13 Latin American countries using the Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (DSTRI) and the Services Trade Restrictiveness Index for computer services (CSSTRI) developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The re…
The Caribbean has experienced transformative change in terms of digital technologies in recent years. Broadband penetration has increased, 3G and 4G coverage is nearly universal in several countries, and most countries of the subregion have a higher number of internet users than the global average. However, significant digital divides
remain across the Caribbean, as evidenced by several relevant indicators related to information and communications technologies (ICTs).…
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.…
The pace of the digital transformation of the Caribbean has increased rapidly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more governments, businesses and individuals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) than ever before. However, as the digital realm has become more important, the cost of exclusion from it has also increased, and threatens to deepen inequalities in the subregion.…
Discussions on digital inclusion and the digital divide have been ongoing at the global level for over 20 years. While early discussions focused primarily on the gap in access to digital technologies between countries, new digital divides have emerged as the technology has become more advanced and its impact on society has increased.…
This work analyses the effects of broadband on economic growth in Latin America, distinguishing between mobile and fixed broadband. Although there are studies on the countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in the Latin American region such research is scarce. This work uses data from 20 countries for the period 2010–2018 and estimates a simultaneous equations model based on Koutroumpis (2009) and Katz and Callorda (2013). The results show that mobile and fixed broadband make a significant positive contribution to the region’s economic growth. A 1% increa…
Este trabajo analiza los efectos de la banda ancha en el crecimiento económico en América Latina, distinguiendo banda ancha móvil y fija. Aunque existen estudios sobre los países de la Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), en la región de América Latina son escasos. Se utilizan datos de 20 países correspondientes al período 2010-2018. Se estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas basado en Koutroumpis (2009) y Katz y Callorda (2013). Los resultados muestran una contribución significativa y positiva de la banda ancha fija y móvil al crecimiento económico de la región. Un i…
Les avancées récentes de l’IA suscitent des débats et interrogations lourds de sens et de signification. Jusqu’où la machine peut-elle remplacer l’homme? Combien d’emplois va-t-elle détruire et créer? Comment les métiers, les compétences et les conditions d’exercice du travail vont-ils se transformer sous l’effet du déploiement de l’IA? Cette révolution «technologique» peut-elle être synonyme de bien-être accru pour les travailleurs? Exagérément optimistes, ou à l’inverse souvent alarmistes, les estimations actuelles de l’impact de l’IA ne permettent pas d’apporter des réponses robustes à des…
This FAL Bulletin forms part of ECLAC reflections on disruptive technologies in transport. This issue explores the opportunities and challenges involved in the implementation of digital twins in logistics and port operations and the potential impact of this new technology on competitiveness.
This issue also highlights the importance of digital twins as a new key technology for the development of logistics and urban infrastructure, and the important benefits which its application could bring to Latin American and Caribbean countries. Digital twins could optimize operations in the region’s ports…
22 Nov 2022, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 23:26
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Modern services —digitally delivered services such as computer, financial and business services— have been the most dynamic category of international trade in the past decade. However, Latin America and the Caribbean is still a marginal player in global trade in modern services.…
22 Nov 2022, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 23:26
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Los servicios modernos -que corresponden a aquellas prestaciones suministradas digitalmente como los servicios informáticos, servicios financieros y servicios empresariales han sido la categoría más dinámica del comercio internacional en la última década. Sin embargo, América Latina y el Caribe es todavía un jugador marginal en el comercio mundial de servicios modernos.…
21 Nov 2022, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 23:28
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La CEPAL participó en esta reunión de formato híbrido en las oficinas de Cetic.br | NIC.br, en la que se compartió el estado de situación del estudio en los países de la red y los avances de la nueva edición de la encuesta en 2022. Asimismo, se dedicó una parte del encuentro a compartir metodologías y experiencias con los nuevos países que están considerando realizar el estudio próximamente. También se discutió el plan de trabajo para 2023 y la difusión de los estudios realizados por la Red.…
17 Nov 2022, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 23:26
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Six panel discussions dedicated to issues such as digitalization for greater inclusion, competences and skills for societies in transformation, cybersecurity and critical assets, digital solutions for agriculture, and digital trade and SMEs, among others, took place on the second day of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Montevideo, Uruguay through this Friday, November 18, 2022.
Representatives of government, the private sector, the technical community and civil society from the region are participating in th…