"Information and communications technologies are already benefiting women and girls in numerous ways", says the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
The document was created in collaboration with the Spanish Health Informatics Society (SEIS) under the @LIS2 Programme, financed by the European Commission.
Today, ECLAC opened the first School for Policymakers in Science, Technology and Innovation, in order to strengthen capacities in the region's countries.
Officials from the region's governments took part in the second meeting of the Regional Dialogue on Broadband. There was also a round table discussion attended by the region's main Internet operators.