Disabilities, the Pandemic, and the Pursuit of Tertiary Education

Countries need strong policies and coordinated support among higher education institutions to ensure that students with disabilities are not left behind.

Has the region’s tourism sector already overcome the pandemic’s impact?

This is the first entry in a series of blogposts about the structural changes that the pandemic brought to the tourism sector in the Caribbean.

The Integration of the Amazon Region: 14,000 km of opportunities

The newly announced IDB regional program, “Amazonia Forever,” will serve as a guiding axis to push integration in the challenging reality of the Amazon

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.

The Great Tech Revolution: Artificial General Intelligence & Multilateral Development Banks

Multilateral development banks can help ensure that artificial general intelligence is developed and used in a way that benefits everyone and minimizes potential harms.

Four benefits of developing listening skills and the steps to achieve it

Active listening brings enormous benefits. Although it is difficult to achieve listening skills, they can be taught.

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.

WHAT, HOW, WHEN and WHERE to include stakeholders in development projects

At the IDB, we create tools to plan the timely and meaningful inclusion of civil society that contribute to reduce the gap of social inclusion and inequality.

Transparency, Access to Information and effective interested parties Inclusion

The IDB reached out to more than 9,000 stakeholders in 26 countries who provided input to strengthen the design and implementation of the proposed new Access to Information Policy

Do test scores determine school quality?

Student performance on standardized tests is typically the main measure of school quality. Important decisions often rely on test-score metrics.

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Jairo Quirós: “The Costa Rican electrical matrix is practically 100% renewable”

In this video the researcher explores the key elements for the socio-economic context in Costa Rica, as well as advancements in the academia to transition towards decarbonization

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Laura Secada: “The role of citizen participation in Perú’s Climate Change Policy is key”

Aprende a incorporar aportes de actores no gubernamentales en las Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas en Perú para adaptación y mitigación del cambio climático.

Job opportunity: Data Scientist

We are looking for a Social Data Analyst to be an expert on using our AI #CivicLytics. Apply until March 15th.

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

Excelsior: What worried people the most during the first 120 days of COVID-19? (Spanish)

CivicLytics detected rough spikes in anxiety in the moment quarantine measures were announced.

Forbes: What worried people the most in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first 120 days of the pandemic? (Spanish)

Mentioning the IDB report based on Artificial Intelligence for analyzing citizen trends in millions of online comments.

Virtual consultation: Civil Society and indigenous peoples on Traditional Knowledge

This public consultation looks for the voices of indigenous peoples or local communities on conservation of biodiversity, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and COVID-19

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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

How to encourage girls and women to be interested, study and work in science, technology and engineering?

The STEM labor market will face a worker deficit in 10 years. Greater participation from women could cover the demand and generate economic growth.

Coronavirus: news and contacts from governments in the region

We share key links to support citizens, governments, and businesses in the midst of the COVID-19 emergency.

Survey: ethics and Artificial Intelligence

The survey seeks to promote the responsible adoption of AI to improve the provision of social services and create opportunities for development.

PM4R scholars: what we learned

After a competitive process to participate in our tutored course Project Management for Results - PM4R, some of our participants reflect on the learnings acquired.

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