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Implementing eLAC2007
Working Groups and ongoing activities
Economic Commission for
Latin Americaand the Caribbean(ECLAC, United Nations)
www.eclac.org/SocInfoMartin Hilbert
ICT Policy Makers Seminar, Barbados, 4-5 of Spetember 2006
Proposals
• 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.
Source: ECLAC, 2006, Michael Minges, Evaluation of eReadiness Indices in Latin America and the Caribbean, www.eclac.org/SocInfo .
eReadiness of LAC Sub-regions(as % of LAC region)
Caribbean can learn from Southern Cone and assist Central America and Andean Community
Region/ Index
LAC South Cone Caribbean Central Andean
ArCo 1 1.19 0.91 0.97 1.03
DAI 1 1.11 1.07 0.85 0.93
DOI 1 1.12 1.09 0.88
EIU 1 1.13 1.01 1.10 0.87
IKS 1 1.02 0.82 1.11 0.91
KEI 1 1.26 0.93 0.91 0.89
NRI 1 1.62 1.74 0.69 0.31
Orbicom 1 1.35 0.99 0.84 0.88
TAI 1 1.14 0.97 1.00 0.93
UNCTAD 1 1.14 1.03 0.90 0.90
UNPAN 1 1.28 0.91 0.95 1.07
WBICT 1 1.11 0.94 0.97 0.98
HDI 1 1.06 1.00 0.96 0.97
AVERAGE 1.00 1.19 1.03 0.95 0.89
Caribbean involvement in eLAC background process
• 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
Guiding Principles WSIS Long term goals WSIS
Short term Action Plan eLAC2007
Benchmarking and evaluation
El SalvadorOct 2007
Long term vision and short term actions for the Regional Strategy
Adjusted short term Action
PlanBenchmarking and evaluation
Adjusted short term Action
Plan
2005 2007 2015…
A. ACCESS AND DIGITAL INCLUSION1. Regional infrastructure 2. Public access centres 3. School connectivity 4. Health center conectivity5. Employment6. Municipal connectivity 7. New access technologies
B. CAPACITY-BUILDING AND KNOWLEDGE CREATION8. Free and open source software9. User training10. Interconnection of research networks11. Science and Technology and local production12. Firms13. Creative and Content industries14. Internet governance
C. PUBLIC-SECTOR TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY 15. e-Government 16. e-Learning17. e-Health18. Management of natural disasters19. e-Justice20. Environmental protection21. Public information and cultural heritage
D. POLICY INSTRUMENTS22. National strategies23. Financing23. Universal access policies24. Legal framework26. Monitoring and follow-up
D. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
8 Result-oriented
measurable goals
18 Action-oriented
regional studies and
projects
eLAC2007
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
Working groups eLAC2007Goal2 – Goal7 – Goal8 – Goal10 – Goal13 – Goal15 – Goal23 – Goal25 – Goal???
Coordinated by a country
Inter-agency collaborations for WG contentECLAC-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
Institutional architecture eLAC2007
Regional follow-up Mechanism (Goal 27 eLAC 2007)
Brazil - Ecuador - El Salvador - Trinidad y Tobago
National Focal PointsOne repr. for every country (en general Foreign Ministry)
Promote country interests
Coordinate inform-ation
Up to 3 national repr. for each WG: from
public, private and civil sector
Technical Secretariat
(ECLAC)
Facilitator
http://www.eLAC2007.inf
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Second Communication of Regional Follow-up Mechanism eLAC2007, July 2006
Countries have created the following Working Groups:
GoalGoal ActivityActivity CoordinatorCoordinator
5 Telework Argentina
7 Alternative Technologies Colombia
8 Software Brazil
10 Research and educ. networks Uruguay
13 Creative industries and content Argentina
15 e-Government Nicaragua
23 Financing Argentina
25 Legislative framework Perú
Source: Fax from Barbados to
Permanent Mission of Ecuador in Geneva and
Permanent Mission of El Salvador in
Geneva, June 22 2006.
5Telework
Promote ICT capacity-building for the
development of new forms of work and tele-work, encouraging their application, in particular, for local job creation.
Mid-2007
Facilitate the creation of a network of social stakeholders to foster an exchange of experiences and to formulate proposals for creating local employment and jobs.
Mid-2007
Maintain updated information on necessary skills and knowledge to ensure the region’s inclusive and sustainable development.
Mid-2007
http://www.eLAC2007.info
Coordination: Argentina Viviana Laura Díaz <[email protected]>
eLAC2007 is working on:
http://www.eLAC2007.info
10Research and education networks CLARA
Develop and expand at the national, subregional -- especially in the Caribbean -- and regional levels advanced ICT-based networks for research and education while strengthening existing networks, such as the CLARA network.
End 2006
http://www.eLAC2007.info
Coordination: Uruguay Ida Holz <[email protected]>
eLAC2007 is working on:
http://www.eLAC2007.info
15E -Government
Create and/or strengthen instruments for exchanging e-government services, such as the e-Government Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (REDGEALC), developing regional cooperation for the transfer of technologies, platforms, applications and software, as well as the corresponding knowledge, skills and best practices.
Mid-2007
Form a working group to elaborate an agenda of priorities for the implementation of interoperability standards for e-government services. Mid-2006
Coordination: Nicaragua Guillermo Jacoby <[email protected]>
Fermin Pineda <[email protected]>
eLAC2007 is working on:
http://www.ege-tf.org
23Financing
Establish a working group with members of public, private, subregional, regional and international organizations to evaluate national and regional needs for financing ICT development.
November 2005
Suggest initiatives for optimizing the use of financial resources and instruments and, if necessary, propose new ones, with the aim of mobilizing more resources, considering subregional, regional and international financial and cooperation agencies and the particular features of each country.
Mid-2007
http://www.eLAC2007.info
Coordination: Argentina Olga Cavalli <[email protected]>
eLAC2007 is working on:
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)
26Indicators and measure-ment
Support and foster, with technical cooperation programmes, institution-building and methodological strengthening and the development of ICT access and usage indicators, differentiated by gender and social group and in accordance with the ITU definitions of community access indicators and the recommendations of the World Summit side event on monitoring the information society, taking into account their ongoing evolution and incorporating them into questionnaires and statistical instruments suited to the regional reality.
Mid-2007
Elaborate comparative studies on the economic and social impact of ICTs, particularly in reference to previously agreed national and international development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals and the objectives set forth in the World Summit Plan of Action related to indigenous peoples.
Mid-2007
Carry out annual technical seminars, with the participation of national and regional statistical offices, such as those of the Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC).
Mid-2007
http://www.eclac.org/SocInfo/OSILAC<[email protected]>
eLAC2007 is working on:
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
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 [email protected] )
• 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
OSILAC (Observatory for Information Society in Latin America
and the Caribbean) is working for eLAC2007:
http://www.eclac.org/SocInfo/OSILAC
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http://www.eLAC2007.info
What are the opportunities for intra-regional cooperation?
Digital disaster management Caribbean 1st rankMesoamerica 21st South America 36th e-EducationCaribbean 4th rankMesoamerica 20th South America 18th Digital info. for cultural heritageCaribbean 5th rankMesoamerica 37th South America 28th
• 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
