Internet Economy

Welcome to the ICT Internet Economy portal.

The IDB’s activities in this area stretch from enhancing e-commerce and e-business (and their mobile variations) capabilities in the region to the development of IT-based Small Businesses and of e-banking services.

The Bank envisions supporting the development of the digital economy in Latin America and the Caribbean mainly by:

-ensuring that adequate conditions are met for the New Economy to flourish in the region

- extending the outreach of the New Economy to include hereto marginalized sectors of the economy

IDB and MIF accepting proposals for ICT projects

Applications are being accepted for the second call for proposals for the "Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Innovation Program for E-Business and SME Development" - ICT-4-BUS. Approximately $2.2 million in grants will be awarded for the present stage of the program. Non-profit institutions are invited to submit their project proposals through the web site www.iadb.org/ict4bus/ between July 7 and September 22, 2003.

ICT-4-BUS is a program sponsored by the IDB and the MIF to improve the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises in the Latin America and Caribbean Region by expanding their access to innovative ICT and E-Business solutions and services.

For more information about ICT-4-BUS, please visit the web site www.iadb.org/ict4bus.