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Implementing eLAC2007

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, United Nations). Implementing eLAC2007. ICT Policy Makers Seminar, Barbados, 4-5 of Spetember 2006. Working Groups and ongoing activities. www.eclac.org/SocInfo Martin Hilbert Martin.Hilbert@eclac.org.

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Implementing eLAC2007

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  1. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, United Nations) Implementing eLAC2007 ICT Policy Makers Seminar, Barbados, 4-5 of Spetember 2006 Working Groups and ongoing activities www.eclac.org/SocInfo Martin Hilbert Martin.Hilbert@eclac.org

  2. Caribbean can gain from and contribute to eLAC2007 Some Working Groups advance fast Regional cooperation in LAC cannot substitute Caribbean or national strategies. eLAC2007 platform could strengthen dialogue. Proposals

  3. eReadiness of LAC Sub-regions(as % of LAC region) Caribbean can learn from Southern Cone and assist Central America and Andean Community Source: ECLAC, 2006, Michael Minges, Evaluation of eReadiness Indices in Latin America and the Caribbean, www.eclac.org/SocInfo .

  4. Regional Ministerial Conference of WSIS Geneva in Bávaro(January 2003) 15 Caribbean countries participated. More than in WSIS-Geneva! Namely Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Associate members: Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. eLAC2007 drafting meeting in Quito(May 2005) from the 16 invited Caribbean countries, 10 Caribbean country representatives participated. Namely Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Regional Ministerial Conference of WSIS Tunis in Rio de Janeiro (June 2005) 7 Caribbean country representatives participated. Namely Barbados, Cuba, Haití, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean involvement in eLAC background process

  5. Long term vision and short term actions for the Regional Strategy … 2005 2007 2015 Guiding Principles WSIS Long term goals WSIS Short term Action Plan eLAC2007 Adjusted short term Action Plan Adjusted short term Action Plan Benchmarking and evaluation El Salvador Oct 2007 Benchmarking and evaluation

  6. eLAC2007 A. ACCESS AND DIGITAL INCLUSION 1. Regional infrastructure 2. Public access centres 3. School connectivity 4. Health center conectivity 5. Employment 6. Municipal connectivity 7. New access technologies B. CAPACITY-BUILDING AND KNOWLEDGE CREATION 8. Free and open source software 9. User training 10. Interconnection of research networks 11. Science and Technology and local production 12. Firms 13. Creative and Content industries 14. Internet governance C. PUBLIC-SECTOR TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY 15. e-Government 16. e-Learning 17. e-Health 18. Management of natural disasters 19. e-Justice 20. Environmental protection 21. Public information and cultural heritage D. POLICY INSTRUMENTS 22. National strategies 23. Financing 23. Universal access policies 24. Legal framework 26. Monitoring and follow-up  D. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT 8 Result-oriented measurable goals 18 Action-oriented regional studies and projects

  7. First Communication of Regional Follow-up Mechanism eLAC2007, Abril 2006 Countries decide during WSIS Tunis in Dec. 2005: • Creation of Regional Follow-up Mechanism • Regional consultation for establishment of Working Groups • Creation of virtual eLAC2007 service platform http://www.eLAC2007.info

  8. Coordinate inform-ation Promote country interests Technical Secretariat (ECLAC) Facilitator Up to 3 national repr. for each WG:from public, private and civil sector Institutional architecture eLAC2007 Regional follow-up Mechanism (Goal 27 eLAC 2007) Brazil - Ecuador - El Salvador - Trinidad y Tobago National Focal Points One repr. for every country (en general Foreign Ministry) Working groups eLAC2007 Goal2 – Goal7 – Goal8 – Goal10 – Goal13 – Goal15 – Goal23 – Goal25 – Goal??? Coordinated by a country http://www.eLAC2007.info Inter-agency collaborations for WG content ECLAC-OAS-ILO-Cinterfor-Regulatel-WHO-Bireme-ICA-IDRC-IADB-Ahciet-Alfa-Redi-CLARA-CARICOM-Others-etc-etc Input may be direct or indirect, through existing or new initiatives, with explicit or implicit reference to eLAC2007

  9. Second Communication of Regional Follow-up Mechanism eLAC2007, July 2006 Countries have created the following Working Groups:

  10. Source: Fax from Barbados to Permanent Mission of Ecuador in Geneva and Permanent Mission of El Salvador in Geneva, June 22 2006.

  11. eLAC2007 is working on: Coordination: Argentina Viviana Laura Díaz <vdiaz@trabajo.gov.ar> http://www.eLAC2007.info

  12. http://www.eLAC2007.info

  13. eLAC2007 is working on: Coordination: Uruguay Ida Holz <holz@seciu.edu.uy> http://www.eLAC2007.info

  14. eLAC2007 is working on: Coordination: Nicaragua Guillermo Jacoby <Guillermo.Jacoby@conicyt.gob.ni> Fermin Pineda <Fermin.Pineda@conicyt.gob.ni> http://www.eLAC2007.info

  15. http://www.ege-tf.org

  16. eLAC2007 is working on: Coordination: Argentina Olga Cavalli <occ@mrecic.gov.ar> http://www.eLAC2007.info

  17. Questionnaire on financing needs accord. to 23.1 • Infrastructure • School education • Health • E-government • E-economcy (incl. SMEs) • Capacities • National coordination and policy analisis (incl. Indocators)

  18. eLAC2007 is working on: <osilac@eclac.orgr> http://www.eclac.org/SocInfo/OSILAC

  19. OSILAC (Observatory for Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean) is working for eLAC2007: World Bank WSIS Plan of Action, E, 28 f “All countries and regions should develop tools so as to provide statistical information on the Information Society, with basic indicators and analysis of its key dimensions. Priority should be given to setting up coherent and internationally comparable indicator systems, taking into account different levels of development.” http://measuring-ict.unctad.org

  20. OSILAC (Observatory for Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean) is working for eLAC2007: • Capacitiy-building for measurement practices • 3rd OSILAC annual meeting in Panama, November 2006 • Compendium of practices of ICT surveys in households and enterprises (please contact OSILAC@eclac.org ) • Benchmarking and monitoring • “Benchmarking the Plan of Action of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Latin America and the Caribbean” 63 graphs - 42 tables • “Where do Latin America and the Caribbean stand in relation to the eLAC 2007 Plan of action? Evidence from available information” 22 graphs - 30 tables http://www.eclac.org/SocInfo/OSILAC

  21. http://www.eLAC2007.info d

  22. What are the opportunities for intra-regional cooperation? Digital disaster management Caribbean 1st rank Mesoamerica 21st South America 36th • Promote Caribbean dialogue NOW • Global awareness (WSIS) • Existing initiatives (CARICOM Streering Committee, ECLAC study, eGE Task Force, etc) • eLAC2007 platform up and running • Create strength for the immediate future • Influence intern. organizations and donors • Gain from and contribute non-Caribbean countries e-Education Caribbean 4th rank Mesoamerica 20th South America 18th Digital info. for cultural heritage Caribbean 5th rank Mesoamerica 37th South America 28th

  23. Thank you for your attention! More at: http://www.ECLAC.org/SocInfo SocInfo@eclac.org

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