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.
“Sello Empresa Mujer”: An Effective Tool to Promote Women’s Participation in Public Procurement
Encouraging the participation of women-led small and medium-sized enterprise in public procurement processes can help promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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.
How can the digitisation of public services improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Digital communications, online shopping and social media have transformed the way most people in the region socialize and do business.
Can soft-skills training improve business outcomes of microentrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurship is the heartbeat of small business growth. Therefore, many initiatives attempt to improve entrepreneurs’ skill sets to improve productivity in businesses.
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.
Series of round tables with local partners on stakeholder inclusion in development projects 2022
With an attendance of more than 30 people from all regions of the country, the third 2022 thematic dialogue was held in Guyana on August 3.
Public Consultations: Step by Step: 300 Regulatory and Legal Frameworks Applicable in Latin America and the Caribbean
Public consultation with those impacted by a project/operation contribute to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn to plan them in a simple way.
Argentina: conversations about economic security in households and companies during COVID-19 (Spanish)
Citizens reported being worried about debt and inflation in Argentina during the first 120 days of the pandemic.
Panama: video with main findings affecting the population during the pandemic (Spanish)
A report with findings on citizen trends and exit strategies during the first 4 months of COVID-19, using the public citizen observatory, CivicLytics.
Chile: citizen unrest in times of COVID-19 (Spanish)
This article explains how the CivicLytics platform supports citizens, governments, and private sector to act towards solutions to exit the crisis
Bolivia: understanding real needs of citizens to make informed decisions (Spanish)
Economic security at home and at companies has generated different types of conversations.
Colombia: report on citizen trends and measures during the first months of COVID-19 (Spanish)
Lack of water in different neighborhoods in the most important cities in the region. This makes hygiene and wellness practices during quarantine more difficult.
Panama: What affected people the most during the pandemic? (Spanish)
The summer hit Central America with poverty spikes, followed by hunger spikes, a few weeks after.
Argentina: citizen trends and exit strategies during the first 4 months of COVID-19 (Spanish)
Citizens manifested phobias when entering in contact with other people, as well as difficulty to be in groups, because of the propagation of the virus.
Mexico: main concerns in Latin America about COVID-19 (Spanish)
During social distancing, it was more noticeable women's conversation topics about hygiene, isolation, and gender violence.
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.
Atlantic Council: CivicLytics is using artificial intelligence to further the understanding of citizens’ needs and concerns in the pandemic
Learn more about how technology helps understand dignity, trust, security, visibility—and to inform public and private sector solutions at a local and regional level.
Georgetown University: IDB provides data visualization for informing citizens on COVID-19 response
CivicLytics and many of these scans stimulate citizen participation to ensure that governments know the opinions and suggestions of all people.
How to export during the Coronavirus crisis with ConnectAmericas
The international business platform created by the IDB allows companies to continue doing business despite international fair cancellations and high demand for products worldwide.
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.
Apply now: JK VISIONARIES AWARD
The winning organization will receive US$100,000 in recognition of its work, and to encourage their ongoing efforts to improve lives.
The ten elements of a meaningful stakeholder engagement process
A new publication summarizing key objectives, principles and elements of stakeholder engagement.
Call for applications: financing for CSOs working with Venezuelans in Latin America and the Caribbean
El JuntosEsMejor Challenge ofrecerá financiamiento para un proyecto que mejore las vidas de venezolanos en la región.
Making Global Progress in Responsible Investments
Civil Society is crucial for this type of investment, to mitigate risks and losses for the private sector.
Online course: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement
Individuals interested in the environmental sector can sign-up for this course that begins on September 24th, to learn how to conduct public consultations.
Grant opportunity for CSOs from Brazil and Dominican Republic
The World Bank-led Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) launched its fourth Call global for Proposals to support social accountability initiatives
The role of Civil Society, Governments, and the Private Sector in fostering development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Over the past few decades, the Latin American and Caribbean region has seen significant changes
Project Management for Results (PM4R)
ACERCA DEL CURSO Para que un proyecto alcance mayor impacto en el desarrollo de un país, es necesario que cuente con un diseño alineado con objetivos de crecimiento sostenible. La coordinac [...]
Management of Social Projects for Civil Society Organizations (MOOC)
Este curso abierto virtual es parte de la propuesta del Programa de Capacitación Institucional del Grupo BID para la Sociedad Civil, y tiene por objeto enseñar conceptos y herramientas que pueden [...]
PM4R – Project Management for Results | July - November 2018
July - November 2018
Course in English Only
How Latin American Countries Became World Champions of Happiness
8 of the 10 countries with the highest levels of positive emotion in the world are in Latin America.
Successful solutions to gender and inequality in the region
Domestic violence and gender inequality remains to be a critical problem in the region.
