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

Implementing an Electronic Health Record System in the State of Bahia: Partial Results

Implementing an Electronic Health Record System in the State of Bahia: Partial Results

The purpose of this Case Study is to research: (i) how digital tools can redesign health and social protection services; (ii) what is the…
New Employment Technologies: The Benefits of Implementing Services within an Enterprise Architecture Framework: Executive Summary

New Employment Technologies: The Benefits of Implementing Services within an Enterprise Architecture Framework: Executive Summary

Public employment services (PES) offer tools through different channels to both employers and job seekers. The multiplicity of services and…
New Employment Technologies: The Benefits of Implementing Services within an Enterprise Architecture Framework

New Employment Technologies: The Benefits of Implementing Services within an Enterprise Architecture Framework

Public employment services (PESs) are offered through different channels to employers looking for workers and job seekers looking for work or…
Education Management and Information Systems (SIGEDs) in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Road to the Digital Transformation of Education Management

Education Management and Information Systems (SIGEDs) in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Road to the Digital Transformation of Education Management

Education Management and Information Systems (SIGEDs) can be defined as the set of key educational management processes required for the…

Blogs

Tuberculosis changed architecture. What changes will COVID-19 leave in its wake?

Tuberculosis changed architecture. What changes will COVID-19 leave in its wake?

Public health crises disrupt daily life and bring about changes that remain after the crisis ebbs. Did you know that tuberculosis caused a…
Three reasons for prioritizing the reopening of childcare and preschools centers

Three reasons for prioritizing the reopening of childcare and preschools centers

Eight months have passed since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Since almost then, a large part of the…
What is your role in supporting breastfeeding?

What is your role in supporting breastfeeding?

Many of us have heard about the benefits of breastfeeding and its positive effects on the health and wellbeing of children, mothers, and…

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…