November 19, 2024.- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) began the 17th National Dialogue for a Social Mexico at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with the keynote lecture “Prospective for an Interdependent World” by Javier Medina Vásquez , Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
The event, which will take place from November 19 to 21, was attended by the Rector of UNAM, Leonardo Lonelí Vanegas, the dean of the Faculty of Economics, Lorena Rodríguez, and Enrique Provencio, Coordinator of the University Studies Program of Development (PUED). The conference was commented by Professor Emeritus Rolando Cordera, from the UNAM PUED.
Challenges and Opportunities for Global Development
During his speech, Medina highlighted the main challenges and opportunities facing global development in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world and emphasized the need to anticipate possible futures through foresight, a key tool to manage risks and take advantage of the opportunities that arise in the global environment.
Medina Vásquez warned that, in the face of rapid socioeconomic, technological and environmental changes, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and in particular Mexico, must reimagine their public policies to face an uncertain and increasingly complex future. He stressed the importance of applying anticipatory governance, which allows governments and organizations not only to identify immediate problems, but also to anticipate major future challenges, and make informed decisions that promote sustainable and inclusive development.
The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC explained that one of the greatest challenges in global development is to move from the identification of problems (“the what”) to the search for effective solutions (“the how”). This approach is articulated around the strengthening of Technical, Operational, Political and Prospective (TOPP) capabilities.
The 17th National Dialogue, began today and continues on November 21, can be followed online on the channel Facebook of the UNAM Faculty of Economics. The event has been convened under the following thematic axes: The Pact for the Future and the horizon of world development. Economic and social policies and criteria for 2025 in Mexico and perspective to 2030. Social policies and priorities: health, social security, education and care. The social risks and development agenda and Perspectives on poverty and inequality.
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