Knowledge Generation and Institutional Capacities Strengthening for the Development of Infrastructure and the Digital Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean

The regional project "Knowledge Generation and strengthening of institutional capacities for the development of infrastructure and digital economy in Latin America and the Caribbean," is to promote, facilitate and contribute to harmonization in the design and implementation of regulatory and policy measures in essential aspects for the development of infrastructure and digital economy in LAC. Offering solutions to problems and common challenges of the countries within the framework of their participation in the digital economy. This will lead to the fulfillment of the following specific objectives: (i) Promote and facilitate access to technical knowledge adjusted to the needs of the public sector in the region in particular issues related to the development of infrastructure and digital economy; (ii) that the beneficiary countries as a whole become more relevant in the coordination mechanisms at the international level; and (iii) set up as a space for high-level regional discussion, exchange of experiences and dissemination of technical knowledge, a space that, under this initiative, is called the Network of Infrastructure Specialists and Digital Economy of LAC (from now on the Specialists Network).

Project Detail

Country

Regional

Project Number

RG-T3096

Approval Date

November 13, 2017

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Subsector

REGIONAL R&D AND REGULATORY HARMONIZATION

Lending Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category C: Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts

Total Cost

USD 820,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 180,000.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 640,000.00

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