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

Accelerate Learning for All – Education in Latin America and the Caribbean over the Next Several Years

Accelerate Learning for All – Education in Latin America and the Caribbean over the Next Several Years

Authors: Emma Nälsund-Hadley & Noam Angrist Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) school systems are enduring a challenge to learning and…
The future of the entertainment industry depends on skills, developing creative talent, and diversity of voices in the region

The future of the entertainment industry depends on skills, developing creative talent, and diversity of voices in the region

We’re witnessing a new boom in the audiovisual industry in Latin America and the Caribbean.  Financially speaking, it’s estimated that in…
Closing Racial Gaps in Employment in Latin America

Closing Racial Gaps in Employment in Latin America

The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic consequences for labor markets across Latin America. While data is not available for all countries…

Videos

How can Trinidad and Tobago develop new economic sectors? Promoting a diversification agenda

Trinidad’s reliance on oil and gas production makes it especially vulnerable to global energy market fluctuations. In light of these risks,…

Scholas Citizenship: innovative educational programs for vulnerable youth - Lessons from Haiti

"Scholas Citizenship" is an educational program that works with youth between the ages of 15 and 17 years from different schools in…