The main leaders and decision makers in digital matters from the public and private sectors, the technical community and civil society of the region and the European Union will meet from November 5 to 8, 2024 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile, to participate in the so-called “Digital Week of Latin America and the Caribbean.”
On November 7 and 8, the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society of Latin America and the Caribbeana subsidiary body of ECLAC, in order to examine the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024), in addition to advancing cooperation commitments and adopting the new Digital Agenda that will guide the future of the region during the next two years (eLAC2026).
At the meeting, ECLAC will present the position document Overcoming the development traps of Latin America and the Caribbean in the digital era: the transformative potential of digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
Prior to the start of the official activities of the Conference, on November 5 and 6, the High Level Dialogues of the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Digital Alliance on Artificial Intelligence and Connectivity.
These high-level bi-regional policy dialogues provide a platform for governments to share experiences and good practices from both regions. The Alliance reflects the willingness to collaborate on key digital issues, through dialogue and concrete joint actions, promoting a human-centered digital transformation.
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