eLAC is a plan of action for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Millennium Development Goals and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), with a long-term vision -towards 2015- which states that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are tools for economic development and social inclusion. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, acts as the Technical Secretariat of this regional action plan, monitoring advances, publishing information bulletins and exchanging information among the stakeholders.
Highlights
Region's Countries Reaffirm Their Commitment to Cooperate On the Information Society
Representatives from 15 of the region's countries signed the Montevideo Declaration at the Fourth Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Digital Economy Represents 3.2% of GDP in Four of the Region's Countries
Today the President of Uruguay attended the opening of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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