Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

Toward AI Policies for the Caribbean

Artificial Intelligence offers extraordinary opportunities for accelerating human progress across a range of fields from healthcare and education, to combating climate change and disasters. However, if left unregulated, AI could exacerbate inequalities, undermine human rights and threaten peace.…

Director’s Desk: Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean sustainable development

2023 saw Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools becoming widely available to the general public, leading to the generation of new works of art, songs, text, and computer code. This explosion in new outputs has led to much excitement around AI’s potential, but also brought to the forefront concerns about countries and communities being left behind, and the technology’s potential to harm individuals and societies. This issue of FOCUS magazine discusses the potential impact of AI on the Caribbean, and avenues to develop tailored AI policies, governance systems, and to engage with AI issues at the int…

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Report of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Report of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Contar con agendas de desarrollo productivo con enfoque territorial es decisivo para el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe

Contar con agendas de desarrollo productivo con enfoque territorial, que se apoyen en la transformación digital y en los espacios de cooperación, es decisivo para el futuro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe, destacaron autoridades y especialistas en el Seminario internacional: “Políticas productivas territoriales, digitalización y productividad", organizado el 18 de abril de 2023 por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en formato híbrido desde su sede principal en Santiago, Chile. Las palabras de apertura estuvieron a cargo de Nicolás Grau, Ministro de …

The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

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Estudio publicado en Revista CEPAL muestra una contribución significativa y positiva de la banda ancha fija y móvil al crecimiento económico de América Latina

La aplicación de un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas muestra una contribución significativa y positiva de la banda ancha fija y móvil al crecimiento económico de América Latina, indica un estudio publicado en el más reciente número de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe. Su edición N⁰ 138 (enero de 2023) ya está disponible en internet con diversos análisis de destacados especialistas internacionales, en donde también se abordan las relaciones económicas de Argentina con China, así como qué lineamientos deben seguirse para faci…

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

Caribbean Outlook 3: Economic recovery and repositioning in the era of COVID-19. Policy Brief

The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…

Improving broadband quality and affordability in the Caribbean: Policies to advance digital inclusion in the subregion. Policy Brief

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…