ConnectAmericas: AI-Driven Private Sector Knowledge & Behavioral Research
The general objective of this TC is to strengthen the Inter-American Development Bank's ability to connect private sector companies in Latin America and the Caribbean with knowledge, business networks, and international market opportunities through the ConnectAmericas platform. It also aims to generate actionable private sector data and insights that enable the IDB to design more effective programs and engagement strategies across the region. To accomplish this, the TC has three specific objectives: (i) Enhance the ability of private sector companies in LAC to identify relevant knowledge resources, training opportunities, and potential business partners through personalized digital guidance on the ConnectAmericas platform using GenAI. This objective focuses on improving how companies navigate the platform and access relevant opportunities based on their needs, characteristics, and interests by deploying and testing AI-powered tools; (ii) generate evidence on how artificial intelligence–enabled digital tools influence the way companies search for information, discover opportunities, and build business connections through digital platforms. This objective seeks to understand the effectiveness of AI-driven features in reducing information barriers, facilitating opportunity discovery, and strengthening networking and matchmaking outcomes for firms; (iii) strengthen the IDB's capacity to leverage private sector data and digital behavioral insights to design more effective programs and engagement strategies. This objective focuses on improving the Bank's ability to organize, analyze, and use integrated firm-level and CA's platform-generated data to better understand company needs, support decision-making, and identify opportunities for private sector engagement across the region.

Project Detail

Country

Regional

Project Number

RG-T5047

Approval Date

August 20, 2026

Project Status

Implementation

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT

Subsector

SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE

Lending Instrument

-

Lending Instrument Code

-

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

-

Total Cost

USD 642,500.00

Country Counterpart Financing

-

Original Amount Approved

USD 642,500.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/OC-22701-RG Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Ordinary Capital Nonreimbursable
ATN/PS-22702-RG Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Project Specific Contribution Account Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/OC-22701-RG
  • Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Ordinary Capital
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/PS-22702-RG
  • Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Project Specific Contribution Account
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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 Other Documents
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000366-2069621122-5039
Cofinancing Grants Administered by the Bank
Administration Agreement between the Inter-American Development Bank and VISA regarding PSG to the IDB for project No RG-T5047 titled, ConnectAmericas - AI-Driven Private Sector Knowledge and Behavioral Research, dated August 7, 2026.pdf
Aug. 25, 2026
English

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