How Digitalization Can Accelerate Future Financial Services in the Region

The rapid digitalization of the financial sector in Latin America and the Caribbean is paving the way for agile and innovative solutions that enhance competitiveness.

A New Miracle? The Promises of Digitalization and Financial Inclusion in Latin America

Firms and individuals either lack trust in the financial sector or lack digital skills or savviness, limiting the adoption of digital financial technologies in larger numbers.

Good Government and the Fight Against Air Pollution’s Mortal Threat

When we think of our personal health, we tend to focus on things like giving up tobacco and alcohol. Air pollution is not at the top of of the list, but it belongs there.

Digital Accessibility: A Starter’s Guide

At the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we are actively advocating for and working towards a more accessible digital environment. Read more here.

Become the next Superhero of Development!

If you are helping to improve lives in the region, we want to hear your story and highlight your work. Share your experiences and lessons learned.

Governors embrace vision, priorities and plans for the IDB Group

Governors expressed support for the new President’s proposed vision and priorities - presented in the Annual Meeting - for the Latin American and Caribbean region and the Bank.

Express strategy: IDB Group-Civil Society Engagement

Learn how the IDB includes citizens in an early and timely manner through planning for effective citizen participation.

The GPS of the Group-Civil Society Engagement Strategy

What are the entry points to participate in the engagement levels and who areresponsible for implementing the strategy in the country?

Publication: Governments and Civil Society Advancing Climate Agendas

La importancia de un relacionamiento efectivo con la Sociedad Civil para el mejor avance e implementación de los compromisos y objetivos de sostenibilidad ambiental.

Extractive Sector and Civil Society: When the work of communities, governments, and industries leads to development

How can governments, communities and industries use their diverse interests and needs to generate mutual benefits for all stakeholders

Trinidad & Tobago: publication of interest

Los siguientes son los productos de conocimiento generados por el BID en colaboración con sociedad civil

Suriname: 2 publications of interest

Los siguientes son los productos de conocimiento generados por el BID en colaboración con sociedad civil

Jamaica: 3 publications of interest

Los siguientes son los productos de conocimiento generados por el BID en colaboración con sociedad civil

COVID-19: Citizens are news

CivicLytics is allowing us to know the impact of the pandemic and work together to support the scenarios for exiting the crisis. The press echoed this effort in dozens of articles

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CiviClytiCs: AI for not leaving anyone behind

Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, this Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool shows real-time citizen’s perceptions and worries expressed online, in each country in Latin America and the

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Citizen Engagement is Essential to Achieve Latin America and the Caribbean’s Sustainability Goals

Climate change has a deep global impact at an unprecedented scale. Citizen participation is essential for governments to achieve their sustainability commitments.

Governments and Civil Society Advancing Climate Agendas

Participants will learn about best engagement practices among governments and civil society, to advance climate change and environmental sustainability agendas.

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IDB Group-Civil Society: New Engagement Strategy

What strategies add value to the relationship of governments, companies and civil society?

Times change, rules change: A new citizen engagement

To set the ground for an engagement with Civil Society that effectively contributes to the goals of reducing inequality and poverty, promoting productivity and innovation.

Climate Policy: When the Expensive Options Make Sense

To stabilize climate change, we need to get to zero net carbon emissions by the end of the century. A key question then for policymakers is when and how to reduce emissions ...

A look into the future of the Extractive Industries Transparency from Latin America

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global standard towards good governance in the extractive industries.

Minimum Wages and the Fight Against Inequality

Many policymakers say minimum wage hikes are crucial to reducing inequality. They look at Latin America and see abundant evidence, including the fact that in various countries ...

Engagement Strategy with Civil Society

The IDB Group is in the process of updating its Strategy1 for the Relationship with Civil Society. The Strategy is based on the key change factors registered in the countries ...

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Strategic Approach to the work of the IDB Group with Civil Society

The IDB Group promotes the relations with civil society through partnerships, collaboration, consultations, dialogue and information.

Three are better than one: Government, Civil Society, Private Sector. Joint efforts in Caribbean countries toward sustainable development

The Caribbean has promising resources and land, it is shocking to acknowledge that this region faces many development challenges that threat its magnificence and its sustainable development. This sour [...]

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WiConnect: where citizens, governments and business come together

The IDB Group has created the WiConnect platform, the geo-referenced networking directory working towards development in the region.

IDB Group-Civil Society: Engagement Review 2014-2015

This publication highlights the work that the different IDB Group’s sectors, departments, divisions and units conduct with Civil Society through five levels of engagement: Information, dialogue, [...]

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Anual Conference with Government and Civil Society - Caribbean, 2017

Caribbean Forum - June 8th, 2017 - Jamaica. The Vicepresident of Countries, Alexandre Meira da Rosa (2014-2020), discussed about the Revolution Era and its relevance.

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