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…
23 Ene 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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The aim of this study is to consolidate the many sources of information on AI in the Caribbean, providing policymakers, academics and decision makers in the Caribbean AI space with a general overview of the AI landscape in the Caribbean, while making initial recommendations and suggesting areas for future research.
Given the pace at which the field of AI is developing, and how quickly AI tools have become generally available to the public, data and research on the impacts of AI and AI readiness are limited. This study is therefore not comprehensive in its assessment. As a desk study, the resea…
The application of technologies, research, development, promotion of innovative approaches and local knowledge to confront complex issues posed by hazards are important components of managing disaster risks and guiding informed decision-making. Hence commitments to support and enhance access to technologies and to foster innovative approaches to risk reduction, preparedness and resilient recovery are essential requirements for the management of current and future disasters in the Caribbean subregion. Considering the importance of Disaster and Risk Management (DRM), the aim of this study is to …
Over the past two decades, Chile has successfully developed its wine industry, being the world’s fourth largest exporter in 2015 with mostly medium-quality wines. In addition to well known key factors such as climate and soil conditions, (foreign direct) investment in firms, imports of specialized capital equipment and highly skilled human resources, this paper explores the role of 38 (knowledge intensive) services in five different segments of the wine value chain. On the basis of answers by 29 wine firms regarding services activities on a survey carried out for this study, firms indicate the…
31 Ene 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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Infografía
This infographic from Study 110 explores the role of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in driving sustainable development in the Caribbean. While STI is recognized as crucial for progress, the study finds that many Caribbean nations have yet to prioritize it, and existing policies remain underdeveloped.
The current driver of change in the region is renewable energy, influenced by factors such as reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, falling costs of renewable energy technologies, and international commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
To foster STI advancement, the s…
2 Ene 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:36
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In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the world’s fragilities, including the weaknesses of our food systems which exacerbate hunger, obesity, poverty, political instabilities and economic crises. To overcome common and regional challenges, the five UN regional commissions have been working jointly on devising harmonized pathways and proposing game changers that can transform food systems, reverse their current performance and improve their outcomes.
This collaboration resulted in the launch of a joint policy brief entitled Transforming Food Systems for the Food Systems Summit, held on 23 Sept…
5 Nov 2019, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:23
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The Brazilian energy sector has reached a preeminent point in its history and has the potential to transform the livelihoods of thousands through innovative and fair energy policies. Since electric power distribution is highly centralized and strictly regulated by the State, it is critical to understand what kind of prospects exist for the diffusion of micro and mini solar photovoltaic generation in Brazil. In this study, a scenario analysis is implemented and the process of constructing the two scenarios, baseline and alternative, is described. Later, a model is presented that estimates diffu…
Innovation and internationalization in services are key drivers of structural transformation, productivity growth and overall economic performance in Latin America. The services sector accounts for two thirds of the region’s GDP and provides over 60% of its employment. These shares are higher than in other developing regions, but still lower than in countries with higher levels of per capita income.
The spread of information and communication technologies in Latin America over the past three decades has vastly enhanced both the tradability of services and the sector’s propensity to innovate. L…
The study aims at unveiling the potential of smart grids technology deployment in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Regions. Founding on a general discussion of the smart grids functionalities and on the description of the progressive evolution of an electricity system from the present state towards the full deployment of smart grids concept, the study puts the concept into the LAC context through the preliminary analysis of the present situation in six representative countries. Challenges and opportunities for the evolution of the local systems towards smart grids are pointed out, mot…
The biotechnology movement in the Caribbean is a fledgling industry that has
tremendous potential for development. It focuses on the use of fermentation and enzyme
technologies, tissue culture and recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology and is more greatly
applied to plant varieties rather than animal species. Tissue culture is by far the most developed
type of technology but increasing attention is being paid to rDNA technology. Main areas
include application in the agriculture sector but the use in medicine and biology are also being
promoted.
In its purest form, the term biotechnology …
18 Jun 2004, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:24
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Presentation
The countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region have shown a keen
and lasting interest in mechanisms of economic development and public policies for its
promotion. This is a process in which ECLAC has been involved ever since it was founded
over half a century ago. Today, the debate on these issues continues against the backdrop
of a globalization process in which the remarkable dynamism of some dimensions
-especially its economic, financial and cultural aspects- contrasts with the
slow formation of an institutional network capable of coping with the increased
interdepend…
The present study analyzes the potential opportunities and risks involved in employing biotechnologies in
the Caribbean region. This information would support developmental policies in the areas of food
security, climate change and poverty reduction. The report provides a brief overview of biotechnology
development, covering industrial and other microbial biotechnologies, tissue culture and molecular
biology. Details of opportunities and risks of biotechnology development are provided for agricultural,
industrial, environmental, industrial and medical biotechnology, with information on the glo…
24 Oct 2001, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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Introduction
At the twentieth meeting of the Standing Committee of Ministers Responsible for Agriculture under the heading 'Technology Generation, Validation and Transfer', the discussions centered around the formation of yet another institution Â- PROCICARIBE - to 'integrate and coordinate all the
agricultural research and development organizations throughout the Caribbean involved in technology development, export market development and the garnering of funds in support thereof.' It is interesting to note that the above in total or parts were already the mandate of the Ca…
28 Jun
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Evento (Reuniones y seminarios técnicos)
With the support of IDB-Canada Trade Fund, InWent and GTZ, the Shridath Ramphal Centre in cooperation with ECLAC Santiago developed a training program entitled Trade, Innovation Policy and Small States. The goal of the workshop was to review the global and regional context for innovation and to examine the performance of specific small states. The experience of the Caribbean was also detailed to contextualized the sub-regional performance.…
22 Ene 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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Comunicado de prensa
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe necesitan un nuevo estilo de desarrollo sostenible que permita retomar la senda de crecimiento económico fomentando nuevas coaliciones entre los sectores público y privado y la ciudadanía, dijo en Davos, Suiza, la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, quien participa hasta el sábado en la reunión anual del Foro Económico Mundial, que reúne a 2.500 líderes mundiales y cuyo tema de este año es la “Cuarta Revolución Industrial”.
“La inversión pública y privada actuando en conjunto es la opció…
28 Abr 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:23
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Comunicado de prensa
América Latina y el Caribe deberá acelerar el paso para lograr el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030, alertaron hoy los representantes de los 33 países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que finalizó este viernes 28 de abril en la sede central de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile.
Al cierre de la reunión los delegados insistieron en que, si bien nos encontramos en la …
La innovación, el desarrollo tecnológico y la cooperación público-privada son esenciales para una recuperación verde, inclusiva y sostenible pospandemia del COVID-19, coincidieron hoy expertos reunidos en el Foro Empresarial para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe 2022: Innovación y Cooperación Público-Privada para una Recuperación Inclusiva y Sostenible, quienes subrayaron la importancia de impulsar pactos sociales entre los gobiernos, la sociedad civil y el sector privado con miras a la implementación de la Agenda 2030 en la región.
El evento, organizado po…
27 Abr 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:32
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Noticias
Para subirse al “tren” de la cuarta revolución industrial y evitar ser arrasados por el “tsunami” tecnológico, los países de América Latina y el Caribe deben entender primero de qué se trata este proceso global, identificar los sectores que pueden nutrirse de las nuevas tecnologías y evaluar los posibles beneficios y costos de su utilización, coincidieron autoridades y especialistas en una sesión especial sobre inteligencia artificial realizada durante la primera reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible en Ciudad de México.
El objetivo del esp…
22 Jul 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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Comunicado de prensa
“El cambio de paradigma necesario para avanzar hacia un nuevo estilo de desarrollo e implementar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) requiere de una nueva gobernanza tecnológica global y regional, que esté enfocada en las capacidades y el conocimiento”, afirmó hoy la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, durante evento de alto nivel realizado en el marco de la 5ª reunión bienal del foro sobre cooperación para el desarrollo del Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas (ECOSOC) en Nueva York.
“La gobernanza de la …