United Nations
Territorial development
Territorial development is a process of social construction of a particular area, driven by the interaction between geophysical characteristics, individual and collective initiatives and economic, technological, sociopolitical, cultural and environmental forces within the territory.
Activities
XXX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean (ILPES)
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)meet every two years to review the progress of work and fulfilment of the resolutions adopted by the Council, the main intergovernmental body steering the work of the Institute
Webinar - Challenges of territorial resilience
The Latin American and Caribbean Development Planning Network of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) organizes this event.
XXIX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean (ILPES)
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)meet every two years to review the progress of work and fulfilment of the resolutions adopted by the Council, the main intergovernmental body steering the work of the Institute.
News
ECLAC Supports Strengthening Argentine Provinces’ Capacities in New Areas
In conjunction with authorities and experts from government, academia, the private sector and civil society in the provinces of Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Entre Ríos, the United Nations organization’s national office made headway on three technical studies that allow for expanding policy design and analysis capabilities on issues of relevance: the knowledge economy, productive development, and gender.
Chile advances towards the implementation of a statistical geoportal with support from ECLAC
INE technicians participated in a workshop organized by ECLAC to develop a statistical geoportal based on free software and open standards. The initiative seeks to strengthen the dissemination of official data and promote interoperability, following successful examples from other countries in the region.
ECLAC Will Present the First Edition of its Report Overview of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Senior government officials from the region and world-renowned specialists will participate in the web seminar marking the release of this regional United Nations organization’s new flagship publication.
ECLAC: Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Fell by 9.9% in 2023, but Amount Received is Above the Average in the Last Decade
To promote FDI’s positive effects on the region’s economies, a new report proposes a series of guidelines for formulating and strengthening policies to attract investment and for building territorial strategies integrated into productive development policies.
