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…
Las mediciones y clasificaciones de las ciudades inteligentes suelen pasar por alto factores clave como el tamaño, la población y la tradición económica, lo que lleva al establecimiento de objetivos poco realistas al comparar ciudades con historias diferentes con puntos de referencia inalcanzables. En este artículo se argumenta que considerar estos factores puede ayudar a los urbanistas a lograr mejoras graduales más eficientes. Para ello, se compara una ciudad de tamaño medio del sur del Brasil con Aarhus (Dinamarca), de tamaño y tradición económica similares, y se desarrolla una herramienta …
Currently, smart city measurements and rankings often overlook key factors, such as size, population and economic tradition, leading to unrealistic goals being set when cities with different histories are compared with unattainable benchmarks. The present article argues that considering these factors can help city planners to achieve more efficient, incremental improvements. Focusing on mobility, this study compares a mid-sized city in southern Brazil with Aarhus, Denmark, a city of similar size and economic tradition. A diagnostic tool was developed to assess the urban mobility strengths and …
Mr. Representative of DESA
Mr. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Ms. Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Authorities and representatives of governments, international organizations and the United Nations System
Dear Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honour for me to be here today.
The agenda that brings us together is indeed ambitious. As other regions in th…
In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…
El escenario de la movilidad urbana en América Latina y el Caribe es dinámico. Hay una creciente tasa de motorización, las manchas urbanas continúan expandiéndose en periferias de baja densidad poblacional, la evolución tecnológica y la digitalización están cambiado las formas y necesidades de desplazamiento, y la búsqueda de una movilidad más sostenible ha impulsado las pruebas en materia de descarbonización de flotas y los compromisos para su puesta en práctica. A su vez, la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) impuso desafíos adicionales para la sostenibilidad financiera de los…
El precio social del carbono es un instrumento de política con el que es posible incidir, a través de decisiones de inversión pública, en el estilo de desarrollo de los países. En este estudio se presentan los resultados de simulaciones realizadas con distintos precios sociales del carbono, sobre la base de una tipología de proyectos de inversión en el sector de la infraestructura de caminos en Chile y Honduras.…
The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…