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8 March 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Seeks to Bring More Women into STEM, Close the Digital Gap and Eradicate Gender Cyberviolence
In most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, women account for no more than 40% of the student body in STEM majors, a gap the U.N. Commission is emphasizing as part of International Women's Day.
8 de February de 2023 | Press Release

Bridging the Gender Digital Divide is Critical to Achieve Women’s Autonomy and Substantive Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today marked the inauguration of the Sixty-fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women, which is being held virtually through Thursday.
16 November 2022 | Press Release

Digitalization is a Priority for Transforming the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated in Montevideo.
20 May 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality and Building Care Societies for a More Egalitarian, Sustainable and Resilient Future
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a virtual keynote lecture in the framework of a series entitled Post-2030: Women Leaders for a Sustainable Future, organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
29 April 2021 | Press Release

Economic Reactivation Needs Productive, Fiscal and Institutional Structural Reforms to Move Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Development Pattern in Latin America and the Caribbean
A special issue of the CEPAL Review on COVID-19’s economic and social effects in the region was presented during a webinar led by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary.
29 May 2019 | Press Release

The Digital Revolution Has Revitalized Democracy, but a Governance that Safeguards Citizens’ Interests is Imperative
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, concluded an official visit to Berlin, Germany today upon participating in the Future Affairs 2019 conference, where she addressed the future of democracy in the context of the digital revolution. Earlier in the day, she held a bilateral meeting with the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, with whom she discussed details of the regional commission’s next session, which will take place in May 2020 in San José.
20 April 2018 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Spearheading the Digital Ecosystem, E-Commerce, Access to Public Information and Protection of Privacy
With the Cartagena Declaration, approved at the end of the Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, the region agrees to the 2020 Digital Agenda to achieve sustainable development with equality.
18 April 2018 | Press Release

Twenty Three Latin American and Caribbean Countries Meet in Colombia to Define the Region’s New Digital Agenda and Move Toward a More Sustainable Economic, Social and Environmental Model
Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society was inaugurated today in the city of Cartagena.
15 March 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls on Latin America and the Caribbean to Reinvigorate Integration and Bolster Intraregional Trade
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
7 August 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Began the Process of Discussing the eLAC2020 New Digital Agenda
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and authorities from the region inaugurated the Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society today in Santiago, Chile.
7 April 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Current Context is an Opportunity for Changing the Integration Paradigm of Latin America and the Caribbean
At the meeting of the World Economic Forum, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also reaffirmed the need to have a regional digital market.
6 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Promotes Big Data Analytics for the Sustainable Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
During a seminar held in Santiago, Chile, the United Nations regional body presented a project that seeks to improve national capabilities for measuring the digital economy in the region.
22 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Access to Big Databases to Achieve Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
At a high-level side event, in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary said that putting this information at the service of the public can bolster adaptation to climate change, saving human lives and avoiding economic losses.
13 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Long-Term Sustainable Growth Will Only Be Achieved by Digitalizing the Economy
The second session of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs of ECLAC concluded today in San Jose, Costa Rica.
12 September 2016 | Press Release

Conference Begins in Costa Rica with Call to Accelerate Efforts to Take Advantage of New Wave of Digital Innovation in the Region
The second session of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) of ECLAC was inaugurated today and will conclude on Tuesday, September 13.
22 July 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Paradigm Shift Requires New Global and Regional Technological Governance
In New York, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called for strengthening ecosystems of technology, innovation and data for compliance with the SDGs.
22 June 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Encourages the Creation of a Regional Digital Market in Latin America and the Caribbean
Digital technologies and new business models will foster regional integration that was not possible with old technologies, says the United Nations organization.
5 August 2015 | Press Release

The Transit to an Internet Based on Production Is Key for a Development with Equality: ECLAC
The Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today and will be held in Mexico City until Friday.