For small island developing States (SIDS), sustainable development is a delicate balance of pursuing economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in the context of economic volatility, social challenges, climate change threats and global uncertainties while striving to build resilience. Recognized as a special case for development since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, SIDS remain highly vulnerable to external shocks due to their small economies, limited connectivity and reliance on external markets. Over the years, global frameworks such …
Caribbean governments need to proactively harness and adopt artificial intelligence technology in public sector organizations to create public value. Despite its numerous benefits, public sector organizations in the Caribbean are lagging in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. AI is a disruptive technology that has become increasingly ubiquitous and pervasive in modern societies. Extremely transformative, they have advanced rapidly, and affect virtually every aspect of our existence, including the way we interact with and transact within society. AI has provided many benefits, which were pre…
La cultura contribuye en todo el espectro de las políticas públicas, y el reconocimiento de este aporte la convierte en un poderoso facilitador para dar forma a las diversas vías para lograr el desarrollo sostenible. En ese sentido, juega un rol determinante en el logro de los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) consagrados en la Agenda 2030. El objetivo del presente documento, elaborado de manera conjunta por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (OEI), es servir como uno de…
La crisis ocasionada por la enfermedad por coronavirus ha golpeado fuertemente a la región en materia económica y social. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha llamado a abrir los datos referentes al COVID-19 para poder diseñar respuestas basadas en la evidencia. En este contexto, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) considera pertinente explorar la respuesta de los gobiernos latinoamericanos en materia de apertura y uso de datos frente a la pandemia. Este informe tiene como objetivo relevar la situación en los casos de la Argentina, el Brasil, Chile, Colombia, …
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …
This brief is intended to provide general information on the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference on scaling up ocean actions based on science and innovation for the
implementation of Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), with a view to stimulating more active, engaged participation of the Caribbean in the discussions. The
United Nations Ocean Conference will be co-chaired by Kenya and Portugal, and hosted by the Government of Portugal in Lisbon, during 2021. The objective of this conference is consistent with the 2017 UN General Assembly proclamation on the Decade of Oce…
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