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16 October 2024 | Announcement

In November “Digital Week in Latin America and the Caribbean” Will Be Held at ECLAC
With Chile serving as the host country, the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held on November 7-8. Prior to this, on November 5-6, the EU-LAC Digital Alliance’s High-level Dialogues will take place.
24 September 2024 | Press Release

Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA) Reconfirms Chile, Brazil and Uruguay as Leaders in the Region
These three South American countries, categorized as “pioneers” in the ILIA 2024, have shown maturity on the three key dimensions studied: enabling factors; research, development and adoption; and governance. They have made particularly notable efforts in technological infrastructure, specialized talent development, scientific productivity and innovation capacity. The measurement included 19 countries from the region.
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16 September 2024 | Announcement

Results of the Second Edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA 2024) Will Be Presented at ECLAC
The event will be led by Chile's Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Aisén Etcheverry, and ECLAC’s Acting Deputy Executive Secretary, Javier Medina, and will feature the participation of specialists from the AI ecosystem in the region and the world.
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during his presentation.
29 July 2024 | News

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary: Accurate, Up-to-date and Comprehensive Data are Crucial for Measuring Development Gaps and Traps
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs represented the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, at Brazil’s National Conference of Data Producers and Users.
T&T Parliamentarians Engage in Masterclass on Data, Statistics and AI for Decision Making and Sustainable Development
23 April 2024 | News

T&T Parliamentarians Engage in Masterclass on Data, Statistics and AI for Decision Making and Sustainable Development
Trinidad and Tobago legislators are enhancing their understanding and knowledge of data, statistics and artificial intelligence (AI) for improved legislation and sustainable development. Parliamentarians including the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, government ministers, opposition MPs and independent senators actively participated in a Masterclass on Data and Statistics for Decision Making, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in collaboration with the Parliament of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
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4 March 2024 | News

Colombia to host the Fourth Meeting of the ECLAC Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies
The intergovernmental meeting will be held on April 4 and 5, 2024 in Bogota.
15 February 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Launched Digital Development Observatory to Contribute to Latin America and the Caribbean’s Digital Transformation
The DDO’s first figures reveal major lags in digital technology adoption by the region’s productive sector.
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2 November 2023 | News

Caribbean Must Build Knowledge Economy – ECLAC Caribbean Development Seminar 

Speaking at a development Seminar, part of ECLAC Caribbean’s meeting of the Monitoring Committee, the Chair of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname Albert Ramdin urged countries of the Caribbean to leverage their vast human resources to develop knowledge economies.