Social digital cluster working areas

Principios

Digital Transformation

A Public-private collaboration initiative to guide professionals applying digital technologies to development programs. There are nine Principles for Digital Development that are updated over time and designed to help integrate best practices into technology-enabled programs. The IDB joined this collaboration for its work on the digital agenda.
Catalogoen

Data Ecosystem

Sociómetro-BID is a diverse dataset of indicators designed to capture social conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes indicators in five areas: Demographics, Education, Labor Market, Housing, and Income, disaggregated by ethnicity and race (when available) in addition to being disaggregated by gender, geographic residence, education, and income quintile.
Fairlac

fAIr LAC

Alliance between the public sector, the private sector and the civil society working together to ensure the adoption and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Work Sectors

Discover the work in digital transformation from each sector that aims to improve the provision of social services in Latin America and the Caribbean.
SPH

Social Protection and Health

Health policies, and development of skills and access to comprehensive quality programs for social protection

EDU

Education

Effective teaching and learning among all children and youth

LMK

Labor Markets and Social Security

Labor and social security policies that help create more and better jobs, and universal pension coverage

MIG

Migration

Transforming the challenges of migration into development opportunities

GDI

Gender and Diversity

Gender equality policies, promote an inclusive development for people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ and with identity for indigenous people and afro-descendants

Resources

Find digital tools and solutions that demonstrate how digital transformation can empower social services in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Publications

The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean: What is the Impact of Automation on Employment and Wages?

The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean: What is the Impact of Automation on Employment and Wages?

Until recently, Latin America and the Caribbean had been left out of the debate about the profound changes that the global labor market is…
Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Health in Latin American and the Caribbean: Electronic Health Records: Progresses and Next Steps

Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Health in Latin American and the Caribbean: Electronic Health Records: Progresses and Next Steps

To promote the digital transformation of health systems, it is essential that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have…
WorkerTech: How Technology Can Improve Emerging Jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean (Summary)

WorkerTech: How Technology Can Improve Emerging Jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean (Summary)

WorkerTech is defined as digital services that offer independent workers benefits to improve the social protection and the productivity.…
Skills for Life: Digital Skills

Skills for Life: Digital Skills

Digital skills are becoming more relevant than ever, because of the digital revolution that we are experiencing in the labor market, but also…

Blogs

Targeting the development of soft skills in developing countries: Evidence from a growing literature

Targeting the development of soft skills in developing countries: Evidence from a growing literature

Jessica Leight is a research fellow in the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).…
Workforce Development and Closing the Global Digital Skills Gap

Workforce Development and Closing the Global Digital Skills Gap

Luke Lappala is the Director of Public Relations at Coding Dojo – a global technology education company founded in 2012 that offers three…
The hidden beauty of costing health

The hidden beauty of costing health

A major policy focus in moving toward UHC (Universal Health Coverage) has been on the key policy question: what services should be made…

Videos

How Are People Experiencing Telework in Latin America and the Caribbean?

#Telework #Latinamerica #Caribbean #Covid19 COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the way we work. In the wake of the pandemic, many…

Skills Development Strategies to Leverage Opportunities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Technologies are transforming labor markets. How is Jamaica mitigating the workers' displacement in the Global Services Sector?…

My Life Without an ID: The Road to Identity

The National Registry of Identification and Civil Status of Peru has provided a unique, legal identity to over 500.000 individuals in…