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	Oct. 15, 2026	Aug. 20, 2026	Ordinary Capital	Nonreimbursable
ATN/PS-22702-RG	Sovereign Guaranteed	USD - United States Dollar	Oct. 15, 2026	Aug. 20, 2026	Project Specific Contribution Account	Nonreimbursable

Operation Number

ATN/OC-22701-RG

Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
Reporting Date: Oct. 15, 2026
Signed Date: Aug. 20, 2026
Fund: Ordinary Capital
Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

Operation Number

ATN/PS-22702-RG

Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
Reporting Date: Oct. 15, 2026
Signed Date: Aug. 20, 2026
Fund: Project Specific Contribution Account
Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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Implementation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB001545-522850825-27

TC Document

Project Document - Disclosure_36023.pdf

Oct. 08, 2026

English

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB001545-522850825-24

Results Matrix (during Execution)

Results Matrix_61243.pdf

Oct. 08, 2026

English