In November 2010, in the city of Lima, Peru, was approved the new Plan of action on the information society for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2015), which asserts that information and communications technologies (ICTs) are instruments of economic development and social inclusion. This Plan is in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS). The eLAC2015 Plan of Action has 8 thematic areas, 10 lines of action, 6 priorities and 26 goals. The areas, lines of action and priorities are the following ones:
Access to broadband
Line of action: achieving access for all
Priority: achieve a leap towards universal broadband access
e-Government
Line of action: treating e-government as an obligation of Governments towards their citizens
Priority: achieve transactional and participatory e-government
Environment
Line of action: promoting the use of ICT to mitigate the impact of climate change and broadening the use of technologies for natural disaster and emergency prevention, mitigation and response
Social security
Line of action: promoting the use of ICT for inclusive social security
Priority: use ICT to ensure access, security and continuity of health care for users of health services
Productive development and innovation
First line of action: driving research, technological development and innovation in the region
Second line of action: helping to close the digital divide between large enterprises and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises
Priority: achieve access to ICT for all microenterprises and SMEs and promote innovation
Enabling environment
First line of action: crafting a legal environment that facilitates the development of the information and knowledge society
Second line of action: moving towards the implementation of policies that facilitate the development of the information and knowledge society
Priority: promote the use of ICT for regional integration
Education
Line of action: developing and implementing ICT for an inclusive education
Priority: provide universal access to ICT for education and expand their use in this field
Institutional structure for a policy of state
Line of action: promoting coordination at the national level
Download eLAC2015 Plan of Action
Download Lima Declaration
