The Contribution of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the Physical Integration of Transport Systems in South America: A Historical Overview

For over a quarter of a century, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has been in the vanguard of the search for greater physical integration among South American countries, especially in the area of transport, including road, rail, river and multimodal transport.Its activities in this field have ranged from drafting agreements to the design and introduction of concrete measures and have been carried out, either individually, at the request of the Governments of member States, or in collaboration with other organizations, such as the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), which is part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Application of information and communication technologies for health systems in Belgium, Denmark, Spain, the United Kingdom and Sweden

Incluye Bibliografía

Microcomputer technology to extend the use of population data in developing countries: multidisciplinary databases, Geographic Information Systems and REDATAM

Includes bibliography

Séptima Conferencia Regional sobre la Integración de la Mujer en el Desarrollo Económico y Social de América Latina y el Caribe: folleto informativo = Seventh Session of the Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean: background information

Incluye Bibliografía

Supplementary information on integration of women in development in the Caribbean

Entrega informacion suplementaria sobre los objetivos de estudios llevados a cabo en la region sobre la participacion de la mujer en diferentes aspectos del desarrollo.

Caribbean network of regional information systems

Analiza algunos de los puntos tratados en el documento sobre una estrategia del Sistema Regional de Informacion para el Caribe en el ano 2000 (WP/RIS/L.87/1) y que fue discutido posteriormente en una reunion de expertos que se realizo en Puerto Espana entre el 27-29 de mayo de 1987. Sugiere un mecanismo que permita monitorear, perfeccionar y coordinar futuras actividades que aseguren un desarrollo racional de los sistemas regionales de informacion del Caribe.

Pautas del Sistema de Información del Caribe para el establecimiento de sistemas sectoriales (agricultura) = Caribbean Information System Guidelines for the establishment of sectoral systems (agriculture)

Incluye Bibliografía

Evaluation of management information systems for maternal child health

Includes bibliography

Evaluation of Management Information Systems for Maternal Child Health

El informe resume los resultados de un proyecto (UNFPA/CELADE/PAHO) destinado a evalur los sistemas de informacion administrativos de los programas materno-infantiles y de planificacion familiar en 10 paises de la region. La primera parte describe los principales hallazgos en terminos de los problemas comunes identificados y que son de caracter interinstitucional, organizativo, relativos a los datos, operacionales y de recursos. La segunda parte presenta en forma resumida las evaluaciones por paises y en la tercera se incluyen los informes finales de los evaluadores.

Physical integration of Mercosur-Bolivia-Chile-Peru: The potential contribution of the railway systems

This edition of the Bulletin highlights sections of a recent study carried out by the Transport Unit of ECLAC on behalf of the Institute for Latin American Integration (INTAL) entitled Physical Integration of Mercosur-Bolivia- Chile-Peru: the potential contribution of the railway systems. One of the conclusions stresses the need for the railway and other companies involved in the construction of any major project to sign formal agreements relating to the allocation of freight, track utilization fees and other factors on which operation of the railway to be constructed will depend.

Policies and practices for the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Transnationalization and integration of production in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Physical integration of South America: recent progress

Processes of open regionalism and globalization should pay greater attention to physical integration, the limits of which today restrict their effectiveness, placing South America at a disadvantage compared to other regions around the world. This edition of the FAL Bulletin provides information on the resolutions approved by the Second Meeting of Presidents of South America, Guayaquil, 26 to 27 July 2002, along with some of the papers presented at the technical meeting held 5 August 2002 and the conclusions reached at this meeting.