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Temario provisional anotado. Vigesimocuarta Reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe
No full textReport of the Sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
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¿En qué casos la educación promueve el desarrollo? Políticas educativas para un crecimiento transformador
No full textCaracterización y ecosistema de las sociedades de beneficio e interés colectivo (BIC) en América Latina
Get PDFEn este estudio se analizan en profundidad el surgimiento, la evolución y el contexto legal en América Latina de las sociedades de beneficio e interés colectivo (BIC), una condición legal que reconoce formalmente a empresas que buscan generar un impacto social y ambiental positivo, además de económico. El documento examina las legislaciones vigentes en cinco países (Colombia, el Ecuador, Panamá, el Perú y el Uruguay), destacando sus similitudes y diferencias en cuanto a requisitos legales, procedimientos de adopción de la condición BIC, mecanismos de control y sanciones.
Asimismo, se presenta una caracterización demográfica de estas sociedades, que muestra que la mayoría de ellas son microempresas y que se concentran principalmente en los sectores de servicios profesionales y manufactura. También se identifican problemas estructurales como el escaso cumplimiento de la obligación de presentar informes de impacto y la falta de estandarización en sus métodos de evaluación. El informe subraya la necesidad de fortalecer la institucionalidad pública, promover una mayor difusión del modelo y asegurar su credibilidad ante los consumidores, a fin de garantizar su sostenibilidad.
El estudio concluye con una reflexión sobre la relevancia del modelo de las sociedades de beneficio e interés colectivo como instrumento de transformación empresarial y su potencial sinérgico con la economía social y solidaria. Se recomienda la creación de foros regionales e incentivos no fiscales para consolidar su expansión en la región.Introducción .-- I. Ecosistema legal de las sociedades BIC .-- II. Caracterización de las sociedades BIC .-- III. Discusión .-- IV. Conclusión
Persons with Disabilities: From Statistical Visibility to the Exercise of Rights. Accessible version
Get PDFIn the past four decades, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has fundamentally changed the way disability is understood. Traditional conceptions focused on individual deficiency have been replaced by a social and rights-based approach that holds the State and society responsible for eliminating the structural barriers —physical, social and cultural— that limit the participation of persons with disabilities in community life.
A central aspect of this process is the availability of robust and comparable statistical information, which increases the visibility of persons with disability. Generating data to that end is not only a technical challenge but also a political imperative, as statistical visibility is indispensable to the promotion of the fundamental rights of this population group.
Latin America and the Caribbean has made progress in the inclusion of disability in the public agenda, but marked inequalities persist between persons with disabilities and persons without disabilities. It is therefore critical to approach disability from the perspective of rights and inclusion to ensure that persons with disabilities have their voices heard and can fully exercise their rights, in pursuit of more just and inclusive societies.Foreword .-- Introduction .-- Chapter I. Persons with disabilities and the population and development agenda .-- Chapter II. Production of statistical information on persons with disabilities based on censuses and household surveys for the implementation of public policies .-- Chapter III. Sociodemographic panorama of persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean .-- Chapter IV. Conclusions
The Hummingbird Vol. 12 No. 4
No full text11M+ Strong…Caribbean Youth! -- A HUMMINGBIRD FEATURE: Discuss ways to achieve sustainable development at CYD. -- Now it’s time for the dialogues! -- ECOSOC Youth Forum
Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA) 2025. Executive Summary
No full textThis 2025 edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA) provides quantitative and qualitative data on progress in artificial intelligence (AI) in 19 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. ILIA is fundamental for identifying achievements, gaps and opportunities for improvement in the AI ecosystems of countries across the region and an essential reference to address the main challenges of Latin America and the Caribbean in AI and digital transformation.
Led by the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) of Chile and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with the support of other public and private entities, the index facilitates the development of road maps for regional technological development. It is structured around three dimensions —enabling factors; research, development and adoption; and governance— and allows countries of the region to be classified into three groups according to the maturity of their ecosystems, as pioneers, adopters or explorers, providing a comprehensive view of technological progress. This analysis enables decision makers to design strategies that accelerate AI development, thereby fostering virtuous and competitive growth in the countries of the region