• Fecha: 14/04/2017 Párrafos: -Información disponible en inglés
• Fecha: 14/04/2017 Párrafos: -Información disponible en inglés
• Fecha: 14/04/2017 Párrafos: -Información disponible en inglés
• Fecha: 14/04/2017 Párrafos: -Información disponible en inglés
• Fecha: 08/06/2016 Párrafos: -Acceso al crédito orientado hacia al desarrollo humano
El BID apoya el acceso al crédito orientado hacia el desarrollo humano en dos frentes. En primer lugar, se promueve el acceso al financiamiento de pequeña escala en las zonas rurales a través de la financiación y el fortalecimiento de las entidades financieras que sirven a los hogares más pobres. En segundo lugar, se apoya el desarrollo de los ecosistemas financieros digitales que pueden proporcionar información a las instituciones financieras para alimentar nuevos modelos de calificación de crédito para quienes no tienen historial crediticio pasado con el fin de mejorar el acceso al crédito. En ambos casos, la población objetivo está constituida por segmentos de bajos ingresos de la población con el objetivo esperado de reducir la vulnerabilidad y crear oportunidades económicas.
Acceso de la banda ancha para superar la brecha digital
Entre 2013 y 2015, el programa especial de banda ancha del BID financió 32 proyectos de cooperación técnica con un importe total asignado de $ 10.4 millones de dólares, priorizando proyectos con un enfoque al diálogo y aplicaciones para el desarrollo, así como apoyo para el fortalecimiento institucional. Ejemplos de los proyectos son la reunión ministerial que tuvo lugar en Punta Cana en 2015; el segundo año de funcionamiento del centro de formación para Centroamérica, Panamá y la República Dominicana; y, el préstamo aprobado recientemente por $ 50 millones de dólares, que tiene como objetivo aumentar la penetración de banda ancha en Nicaragua, con el objetivo principal de contribuir al desarrollo económico y social del país.
• Fecha: 15/10/2015 Párrafos: -Initiative: Hackathon digiLAC
The Hackathon digiLAC aimed to stimulate the development of creative and innovative applications, and the exchange of knowledge to help develop technological solutions that benefit the citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Hackathon digiLAC brought together companies, government entities, and entrepreneurs of the Andean region around the exchange of open knowledge, and the development of technology solutions with the aim of responding to social problems in education, health, energy, environment, and social and financial inclusion, and thus help bridge the digital divide in our region.
Activities:
- Content design of workshops
- Review of innovative proposals, and selection of participants
- Entrepreneurship and innovation workshops
- ICT Bootcamp
- Design an space for developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to develop a innovative broadband application
- Innovative presentations where companies such as Google, Cisco, Microsoft, Ruta N, Apps.co, JuntoSalimos, among others, presented their initiatives and products regarding entrepreneurship and ICT
Website: www.hackathondigilac.com
Beneficiaries: Andean countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela)
• Fecha: 15/10/2015 Párrafos: -Initiative: Platform of visualization of the IDBA and the associated reports
Update of the broadband index and of the infrastructure maps. The main objective of this initiative is to undertake the needed improvements on the platform (www.iadb.org/digiLAC), as well as update the information present in the IDBA, the infrastructure maps and their corresponding reports.
Activities:
Update of the platform and maintenance:
- Platform visualization web parts
Update of the Broadband Development Index (IDBA) and its reports:
- IDBA updated Excel model
- IDBA Quarterly Reports
- IDBA Annual Reports
Update of the infrastructure maps and its reports:
- Updated infrastructure map tables
- Infrastructure map reports
Dissemination and edition of the results of the IDBA and the infrastructure maps:
- Dissemination workshop in regional dialogues
- Edition and printing of copies of both the IDBA and infrastructure maps reports
Website: www.iadb.org/digilac
Beneficiaries: Latin America and the Caribbean countries
• Fecha: 15/10/2015 Párrafos: -Initiative: Technical Support Network of Employment Services
The overall of this technical cooperation (TC) is to improve the institutional and technical capacity of the Public Employment Services (PES) to expand its potential to support workers to get jobs faster and that are of better quality than those obtained without support of labor intermediation services. The specific objectives include the support of institutional and technical strengthening of the PES in the management of labor intermediation services; the improvement of their services´ monitoring and evaluation systems; and the fostering of partnerships between private sector organizations, vocational training institutions (VTI) and government agencies.
Activities: Technical assistance through technical visits, courses and workshops in the following areas: i) Organizational development, partnerships with the private sector and VTIs; ii) coordination and integration of service delivery through a single window schemes; iii) training of job and businesses counselors; iv) unemployment insurance; v) information and monitoring systems for employment management, employment portals and labor observatories; vi) quality systems based on ISO, competencies, and other international systems; vii) results-based management and impact evaluation studies; and viii) documenting good practices on institutional and operational areas in the PES inside and outside the region in collaboration with the World Association of Public Employment Services and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development through: a. Design of an indicators system of institutional and operational characteristics of PES; b. Database containing PES institutional and operational information compiled through the data collection; c. Set of country profiles obtained based on the data collection; D. Publication of a report on the state of art of Public Employment Services at the global level.
Website: http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/labor-and-pensions/redsealc/home,18644.html
Beneficiaries: Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Dominican Republic.
Partnership and financing: The governments of the member countries co-finance the operation of the Red SEALC providing in-kind support through technical assistance provided by officials of the PES from inside and outside the region. The World Association of Public Employment Services and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development co-financed the development of the indicators system of institutional and operational characteristics of PES and the publication of the report The World of Public Employment Services.
• Fecha: 15/10/2015 Párrafos: -Initiative: 2nd Ministerial Forum for Broadband Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The objective of the initiative is to transfer knowledge, and develop strategic partnerships and cooperation in the field of broadband development to Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries under the framework of the broadband special program of the IDB. To do so, this project supports the 2nd Ministerial Forum jointly held by the IDB and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of Korea in Dominican Republic on September 10 - 11, 2015. By learning from the best practices of developed countries and international organizations, the highest-level officials in ICT related Ministries from the LAC Region would get to utilize specific approaches to address their countries’ broadband priorities.
Activities:
Broadband priority assessment and partnership building:
- Evaluate broadband priorities for each LAC participant
- Establish preliminary strategic partnerships to effectively address priorities and develop support mechanisms
Knowledge sharing, training and partnership building during the 2nd Ministerial Forum for Broadband Development:
- Experiences in broadband development - Case Study
- Broadband priority matchmaking and strengthening of partnerships
Technical notes on broadband priorities:
- Dissemination of the results from the Forum
Beneficiaries: Latin America and the Caribbean countries
• Fecha: 15/10/2015 Párrafos: -Initiative: Development of the comprehensive Broadband Policy Toolkit
This initiative responds to the need to develop an enabling public policy environment as part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) strategy to accelerate broadband deployment, adoption and use by governments, businesses and individuals. It also addresses the Bank’s priority to strengthen the institutional capacity of governments to perform fundamental functions, such as the design and implementation of public policies.
The objective of this initiative is to improve the variety, quality and effectiveness of broadband public policies (both on supply and demand sides) in the LAC Region. To that objective, this project is building a broadband toolkit specific and customized to the LAC Region
Activities:
Data Analysis
- Collect input information and validate assumptions and conclusions
- Summary of best practices
Detailed structure and design of the broadband policy toolkit
Development of the modules of the toolkit and training materials
Beneficiaries: Latin America and the Caribbean countries
Partnerships and Financing: OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)