Digital review 2007 of Latin America and the Caribbean: progress and challenges policies for development with ICT. Abridged document

Includes bibliography

From industrial economics to digital economics: an introduction to the transition

Includes bibliography

Children’s rights in the digital age

The digital divide exacerbates inequalities in access to information and knowledge, making it more difficult to socialize with peers and limiting awareness of and the ability to use basic tools for life in society. Reducing this gap sets in motion virtuous synergies of social and cultural inclusion for children and adolescents, facilitating skills development and generating lifelong opportunities. Although the younger generations are connected digital natives, inequalities persist among socioeconomic groups, though these have been tempered by connectivity programmes in public schools in the region. The main article of this edition of Challenges uses current information to examine the progress made and the gaps that remain in this area. Providing children and adolescents with access is merely a first step. They then need to be protected from the risks associated with information and communications technologies (ICTs), which must be harnessed for purposes of meaningful learning, promoting uses that are more in line with the educational curriculum. Lastly, the article posits that connectivity policies must be linked to the fulfilment of children’s rights in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. As is customary, this issue also contains information on meetings and conferences held in the region during the year and recent publications in this field. Mention is also made of good practices from Peru in reducing gender gaps and a joint initiative between mobile operators and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to protect children in the digital age. Viewpoints includes expert opinion on the potential of ICTs as tools that can facilitate the exercise of the rights of children and adolescents, but also lead to violations of these rights.

La nueva revolución digital: de la Internet del consumo a la Internet de la producción

Prólogo de Alicia Bárcena

The new digital revolution: From the consumer Internet to the industrial Internet

The new digital technologies have led to widespread use of cloud computing, recognition of the potential of big data analytics, and significant progress in aspects of the Internet of Things, such as home automation, smart cities and grids and digital manufacturing. In addition to closing gaps in respect of the basic necessities of access and usage, now the conditions must be established for using the new platforms and finding ways to participate actively in the creation of content and even new applications and platforms. This message runs through the three chapters of this book. Chapter I presents the main features of the digital revolution, emphasizing that today’s world economy is a digital economy. Chapter II examines the region’s strengths and weaknesses with respect to digital access and consumption. Chapter III reviews the main policy debates and urges countries to take a more proactive approach towards, for example, regulation, network neutrality and combating cybercrime. The conclusion highlights two crucial elements: first, the need to take steps towards a single regional digital market that can compete in a world of global platforms by tapping the benefits of economies of scale and developing network economies; and second, the significance of the next stage of the digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2018), which will embody the latest updates to a cooperation strategy that has been in place for over a decade.

Digital inclusion in education in Tarija, Plurinational State of Bolivia

This study analyses digital inclusion in secondary education in the Tarija School District in the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the 2012-2013 school year, using the indicators in the Plan of Action for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (Plan of Action elac). This is an exploratory and descriptive analysis based on a sample of 311 students, 108 teachers and 15 school principals. According to the findings, teenagers use the Internet to look for information and entertainment; the expansion of mobile technology among them offers numerous educational opportunities; and insufficient training for teachers on how to integrate information and communications technologies (icts) into the learning process is a top challenge. The existence of icts in schools has been confirmed, but not their use. Local and national efforts are helping to reduce the digital divide and promote equality of opportunity for young people.

E-commerce and export promotion policies for small- and medium-sized enterprises: East Asian and Latin American experiences

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Productive development in open economies

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Electronic commerce, international trade and employment: review of the issues

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ECLAC Notes Nº 22

Special IssueECLAC Notes Nr. 22 is completely devoted to the document Globalizationand Development, presented by ECLAC in its Twenty-ninthsession. Globalization and Development Op-ed by José Antonio Ocampo, ECLAC's Executive Secretary Social Vulnerability A Positive Agenda International Migration Is Excluded from Globalization National and Regional Strategies The Widening Digital Divide Trade and Investment:Two Critical Aspects of Globalization Statistical Appendix Index of Recent Titles and Calendar of Events

Especial educación

Avances hacia las metas en educación del eLAC2010. Columna de Cuba, Punto de Coordinación Temática en Educación. Nuevos indicadores en educación, OSILAC. Estudio de RITLA e Instituto Virtual LACCIR. RedCLARA: Conectando escuelas e investigadores académicos. Acceso digital para la inclusión social: el Plan Ceibal en Uruguay. Acompañamiento Educativo: Computadores para Educar en Colombia. UNESCO y Clase 21: creando capacidades y contenidos. RELPE: conectando los portales educativos de la región. Noticias breves. Últimas publicaciones.

TIC y género

Las TIC: herramientas clave para alcanzar la igualdad de género ONU MUJERES, Oficina Región Andina. Por una sociedad de la información con equidad de género Dafne Sabanes Plou. “Visualizamos el uso potencial de las TIC para reestructurar redes familiares de comunicación”, entrevista a Juan Eduardo Rojas. “Es una tarea permanente capacitar a administradores de telecentros como líderes tecnológicos en sus entornos sociales”, entrevista a Olga Paz Martínez. “La inclusión de la mujer en las TIC puede hacer una enorme diferencia en la disminución de la brecha digital”, entrevista a Zoraida Franco. “Las TIC pueden ser la herramienta más tangible que tenemos ahora para luchar contra la discriminación de género”, entrevista a Martin Hilbert.