“It’s Not Possible to Create a Better Future for Work Without Creating a Better Future for Production”: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs

“It’s not possible to create a better future for work without creating a better future for production. These are two sides of the same coin,” José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained this Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the inauguration of the ECLAC-ifo-PILLARS Workshop: Labor Market Effects of Automation and Technology Adoption in the Global Economy, which is being held in Santiago, Chile using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual). “In order to create decent jobs, it is indispensable that we focus on a pr…

Annotated provisional agenda. Third meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Practices and initiatives for the development of cross-border e-commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean and its impact in the post-pandemic era

E-commerce fosters innovation and contributes to the process of digital transformation of MSMEs through the implementation of digital technologies, new business practices and new business models, which can improve the efficiency and productivity of companies beyond the effects on access to new national and international markets. This document presents some practices and policies that governments in Latin American and Caribbean countries have implemented before and after the COVID-19 pandemic to promote the participation of MSEs in cross-border e-commerce, including measures to deepen the penet…

Reducing emissions from the energy sector for a more resilient and low-carbon post-pandemic recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

Economic crises are not new, but the way countries respond to and seek to build back from their effects is an ever-evolving process. In the present context, the strategies adopted by Latin American and Caribbean countries to recover from the dramatic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are marked by an urgent need to also address the climate crisis. This publication examines the synergies and linkages between post-COVID-19 crisis recovery approaches stemming from a sustainable energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study aims to identify recovery strategie…

Big data and open data as sustainability tools: A working paper prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

The two main forces affecting economic development are the ongoing technological revolution and the challenge of sustainability. Technological change is altering patterns of production, consumption and behaviour in societies; at the same time, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure the sustainability of these new patterns because of the constraints resulting from the negative externalities generated by economic growth and, in many cases, by technical progress itself. Reorienting innovation towards reducing or, if possible, reversing the effects of these externalities could create the …

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

Resolution 750(XXXVIII) Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2011-2012

Just as the world economy was showing signs of a recovery, a new global recession and a financial crisis in Europe are looming on the horizon. The economies of the great majority of countries grew in 2010, albeit at different speeds. While growth in the most developed countries was sluggish and in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) averaged a little over 4%, the production of the developing economies rose by more than 6.5%, with China and India, the new engines of the world economy, leading the way. Paradoxically, the specter of recession has appeared when the global economy is also showing…

Tourism in Central America and the Dominican Republic in the face of digital technologies: Challenges and opportunities for MSMEs

Tourism micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) recognize the importance of digital tools to attract tourists, showcase the company and sell products and services. However, they make basic use of these tools to communicate and promote the company, missing opportunities to improve their competitiveness, productivity and sustainability. This study analyses the state of the digital transformation of tourism MSMEs in the member States of the Central American Integration System (SICA), both their internal capacities and external conditions that affect their ability to innovate. The study …

Autoridades y expertos compartieron experiencias y conocimientos sobre la extracción directa del litio y el monitoreo integrado de salares en el primer taller presencial del “Foro permanente de diálogo técnico del Litio”

En el primer taller presencial del “Foro permanente de diálogo técnico sobre innovación, desarrollo tecnológico y agregación de valor al litio de los países del Triángulo”, que articula la CEPAL y del cual participan YPF Tecnología (Y-TEC) de Argentina, Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) de Bolivia y la Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) de Chile; sus representantes se reunieron junto a expertos para compartir experiencias y conocimientos que contribuyan a la vigilancia tecnológica para identificar avances y desarrollos que permitan una actividad minera del litio más sostenible…

Primera reunión de trabajo del Foro Permanente de Diálogo Técnico sobre Innovación, Desarrollo Tecnológico y Agregación de Valor al Litio de los países del Triángulo (Argentina, Bolivia y Chile)

Los delegados de los tres países que integran el denominado Triángulo del Litio iniciaron la elaboración de un plan de acción bienal en la primera reunión del Foro Permanente de Diálogo Técnico sobre Innovación, Desarrollo Tecnológico y Agregación de Valor al Litio.…

Para lograr un desarrollo sostenible se requiere igualar para crecer y crecer para igualar: Alicia Bárcena, en la semana de América Latina y el Caribe en Francia y en el Foro OCDE

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, llamó a igualar para crecer y crecer para igualar con el fin de avanzar hacia un nuevo estilo de desarrollo más inclusivo y sostenible, y a la construcción de renovados pactos sociales que permitan cambiar los actuales patrones de crecimiento y producción, y combatir las crecientes desigualdades en la región, durante varios eventos de alto nivel dedicados a América Latina y el Caribe que se realizan esta semana en París. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas se encuentra en Francia para participar en el 10⁰ Foro Económico Internacional …

Ciencia y tecnología en el Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano: espacios para innovar y competir. Sexta reunión ministerial del foro del arco del pacífico latinoamericano

El objetivo del documento Ciencia y tecnología en el Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano: espacios para innovar y competir es diagnosticar las capacidades de ciencia, tecnología e innovación, y su importancia para la competitividad, de los países que componen el Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá y Perú) —denominado como países del Arco en lo restante de este documento—, y la región de Asia-Pacífico, identificando espacios de cooperación internacional de transferencia tecnológica y de co…

Innovation for development: the key to a transformative recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Main messages

Using universal service funds to increase access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

This study examines how Universal Service Funds (USFs) can be better utilised in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to increase access to technology for persons with disabilities. It presents data on disability in the region and addresses key requirements from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It sets out the background, challenges and achievements of existing Caribbean USFs in addition to discussing countries that have enacted but not implemented USF legislation. The study identifies best practices and recommendations for Caribbean SIDS wis…

Information technology for development of small and medium-sized exporters in Latin America and East Asia

This report is the product of a research project titled Comparative Study on East Asian and Latin American Information Technology (IT) Industries , carried out in 2004 and 2005 by the International Trade and Integration Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in collaboration with the Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization (IDE/JETRO) in Chiba, Japan. The project it was financed by the Thematic Trust Fund - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development, United Nations D…

Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development: Lessons from the Caribbean’s energy transition

Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is important in advancing sustainable development across the globe. One approach available to countries to promote their sustainable development agendas is the advancement of STI to support the adoption of renewable energy technologies. The continued reliance on fossil fuels in the Caribbean is one of the factors hindering the rate at which countries within the subregion are developing. Taking this into account, this study assesses whether the advancement of STI is driving the energy transition in the Caribbean subregion and draws lessons on how STI can…

Cepal analizó los desafíos de la extracción de minerales críticos para la transición energética durante el Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre Desarrollo Sostenible 2023

En el marco del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2023, la DRN organizó el evento paralelo “Minerales críticos para la transición energética”, como un espacio de diálogo sobre las oportunidades y los desafíos para América Latina en torno a la creciente demanda global de los minerales críticos requeridos para la consecución del ODS7, la transición energética y la electromovilidad.…

Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean

The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…

Virtual Side Event on the margins of the 6th Annual Multi-stakeholder STI Forum for the Sustainable Development Goals: Gender Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation: Towards an Inclusive STI Ecosystem and Connectivity for All

On the occasion of the 6th Annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the…