Digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024)

Países de la región evaluaron la implementación de cuatro ODS durante la segunda jornada del Foro sobre Desarrollo Sostenible

Representantes de gobierno, organismos internacionales, sector privado, sociedad civil y de la academia compartieron hoy experiencias, buenas prácticas y desafíos en torno al cumplimiento de los ODS 6 (Agua limpia y saneamiento), 7 (Energía asequible y no contaminante), 9 (Industria, innovación e infraestructura) y 11 (Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles) de la Agenda 2030, durante la segunda jornada de la Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. El Foro, que congrega a más de 1.000 participantes, fue inaugurado oficialmente el miércoles…

Evaluation of e-readiness indices for Latin America and the Caribbean

The report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the different indices of e-Readiness and their application in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Different institutions have used indices of e-Readiness in search to quantify a country's preparedness for the Information Society. These indices are composed of different indicators that are based on various statistics. The weight of each component of the index, as well as the chosen statistics, differs among indices. In the majority of cases, studies of e-Readiness conclude with a ranking , listing cou…

Workshop "Industry 4.0: Challenges for productivity, employment and inclusion"

The policy research workshop will explore the economic and social implications of emerging trends in new digital production technologies, their impact on national economies and the global economic systems, and the role of industrial policy in steering the digital revolution in a socially desirable direction, i.e. preventing damaging consequences and promoting its positive impact. Innovative digital technologies are disruptive in nature and have far-reaching consequences for all three dimensions of sustainable development: They (1) affect future patterns of productivity, competitiveness and emp…

E-business innovation and customs renovation for secure supply chain management

Information technologies (ITs) and supply chain management (SCM) are increasingly considered as indispensable tools of competitiveness especially for companies facing excessive global competition, although these companies have not necessarily succeeded in taking full advantage of such cutting-edge technologies and management systems. Their use, especially of international SCMs, is limited to a small number of purchaser-suppliers groups that are formed primarily by transnational corporations (TNCs). The factors impeding a proliferation of SCMs at a global scale include the difficulties that com…

Private-public alliances for export development: the Korean case

The present report explains the development path of Korea, from a country which started its development with a lack of natural resources, industrial facilities, sufficient foreign reserves and business experiences and with human resources as its only productive factor at the disposal, to its successful technological catch-up, export performance and economic development. The study clarifies this development by concentrating on the formulation and implementation mechanism of development strategies and policies with the emphasis on trade; the technological capability building process and institu…

V Foro Ministerial Unión Europea – América Latina y Caribe sobre Sociedad de la Información

El Foro Ministerial fue organizado por la Presidencia española de la Unión Europea, en colaboración con la Comisión Europea y con el apoyo de la CEPAL. Alrededor de 150 representantes de las dos regiones participaron de las labores de redacción de la Declaración de La Granja e intercambiaron experiencias en estrategias de desarrollo de las Sociedades de la Información. En el evento participaron representantes de Alemania, Argentina, Austria, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Comisión Europea, Costa Rica, Cuba, República Checa, Dinamarca, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eslovaquia, Eslovenia, España, Hungría…

The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

62° Conferencia Mundial del International Council for Small Business (ICSB)

La 62ª Conferencia Mundial del ICSB, que se celebrará en Buenos Aires es una importante oportunidad de aprendizaje ya que la experiencia y la investigación sobre emprendimiento e innovación en el contexto de las PYMES serán discutidas, intercambiadas y compartidas por académicos y profesionales de todo el mundo. Durante la Conferencia, la Cepal participará con una ponencia magistral de Mario Cimoli, Director de la División de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial, en la sesión plenaria del día viernes 30 de junio y además coordinará dos sesiones de debate con expertos internacionales los días 28…

Presentan la iniciativa INKA en el Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

En el marco del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, la División de Desarrollo Productivo de la CEPAL organizó un evento para socializar la Iniciativa para el Conocimiento en las Américas (INKA) y fomentar el diálogo sobre cooperación regional en ciencia, tecnología e innovación (CTI)…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL expondrá sobre la situación de la región en el Foro Económico Mundial 2017

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, participará esta semana en diversas sesiones del Foro Económico Mundial 2017, en las que abordará temas como las relaciones comerciales entre América Latina y el Caribe y China, la estrategia regional para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) y los desafíos que enfrentan los países de la región en materia de productividad y gobernanza de los recursos naturales, por nombrar algunos. El encuentro anual del Foro Económico Mundial (WEF, por sus siglas en inglés) tendrá lugar …

CEPAL participa en Foro Geoespacial de las Américas y en la Sexta Sesión de UN-GGIM: Américas

En el marco de los esfuerzos para fortalecer la gestión de la información geoespacial en la región, representantes de esta Comisión asistirán a estas reuniones que se llevarán a cabo en la Ciudad de México, del 9 al 11 de octubre de 2019.…

New technologies and methodologies for intervention to promote development

Technology transfer can be defined as a broad set of processes covering the flows of know-how, experience and equipment for mitigating and adapting to change amongst different stakeholders, such as governments, private sector entities, financial institutions, nongovernmental organizations and research/education institutions. It covers technology transfer processes among developed countries, developing countries and countries with economies in transition. It involves learning to understand, utilise and replicate the technology, including the capacity to choose and adapt to local conditions and …

Globalizing talent and human capital: implications for developing countries

Abstract Human capital flows can take several forms and include the international circulation of scientists, information technology experts, intellectuals, artists and entrepreneurs. The evidence shows that traditional brain drain , say a permanent and irreversible outflow of human capital, co-exists also with cycles of emigration and return of national talent ( brain circulation ). Thus, for developing countries, the emigration of domestic talent need not be always a permanent loss. However, although return rates vary from country to country, poor economies suffer particularly…

Science and technology for sustainable development: a Latin American perspective

This publication, compiled by Gilberto C. Gallopín, Regional Adviser in Environmental Policy for Latin America and the Caribbean, contains the results of the deliberations of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Workshop on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development. The purpose of the Workshop was to discuss the practical, theoretical and organizational challenges that the quest for sustainable development poses to science and technology (S&T). The increase in complexity and connectivity characteristic of our times results in that the components of the problems are now much …

The Latin American regulatory environment for digital trade

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…

Technologies for adapting to climate change: A case study of Korean cities and implications for Latin American cities

This document presents the climate adaptation technologies applied in cities in the Republic of Korea and their implications for Latin American cities. This case study sets forth the implications to be considered when Latin American cities use technologies as part of efforts to adapt to climate change. Firstly, national and local institutional environments need to be reformed by aligning them with national and regional climate-related policies as well as international initiatives. Secondly, since cities are where adaptation challenges must be faced, support for local governments needs to be en…

Innovation and technology policy (ITP) for catching up: a three phase life cycle framework for industrializing economies

This paper outlines a dynamic, medium/long term Innovation and Technology Policy framework for industrializing economies directed to simulate innovation and to contribute to the eventual creation of high impact innovative entrepreneurial clusters. The paper is predicated on the assumption that while cluster creation policies are possible in many contexts they requires adoption of a System Evolutionary (S/E) perspective to Innovation and Technology Policy. Given the current 'entrepreneurial phase' of the ICT Revolution, support of 'Innovative SMEs' should be one of the axes …

Global proposals for a sustainable recovery

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL) and Senator Jaques Wagner, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Big Push for Sustainability of the Brazilian Federal Senate, are hosting the webinar “Global Proposals for a Sustainable Recovery” this coming Monday, June 29, from 10.45am to 12.45pm in Brasilia (GMT-3). In 2019, the Brazilian Federal Senate launched a Subcommittee to propose public policies, structural reforms and economic and social development that represent a "Big Push for Sustainability" in the country. The renewed objective in the curren…

Delegación del Parlamento de Finlandia visitó sede de la CEPAL

Un grupo de aproximadamente 30 parlamentarios y expertos del Comité de Futuro del Parlamento de Finlandia visitó este martes 13 de octubre de 2015 la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde se entrevistaron con el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la institución, Antonio Prado, y conocieron los principales lineamientos del trabajo del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en la región. La delegación fue encabezada por Carl Haglund, Presidente del Comité de Futuro del Parlamento finlandés, y estuvo compuesta por varios miembros de la c…