Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of

the Americas

XLV Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review GroupThursday, March 29, 2007

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Training the Workforce(Declaration Mandates 44 & 46)

National Initiatives

Brazil – Implementation of the WiLAC projectGuatemala – Enlace Quiché projectMexico – Modemmujer project Peru - Punto “J”

Regional Initiatives

Telework, New Forms of Work and Employment •ICT use to create new forms of work and contribute towards unemployment reduction

Linkage for Education and Research in Nursing (LEARN)•Initiative for Caribbean healthcare providers

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Training the Workforce(Declaration Mandates 44 & 46)

Conferences/Workshops

1st Brazilian Telework Congress - September 200611th International Workshop on Telework - Fredrickton Canada

Next Steps

Support regional scalable projects that facilitate the insertion of vulnerable youth into the labor market

Future areas of research include issues related to the knowledge-based economy, e-health and distance education, as well as governance and citizen participation in LAC

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Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise as an Engine of Job Growth

(Declaration Mandates 53 & 54)

Regional Initiatives

Lanz@ • Project to Enhance the Competitiveness of SMEs in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

ICT-4-BUSWorking in partnership with the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the IDB

•Brazil – Metasys•Peru – Terra Inka: Tourist Market Access

Next Steps

Promotion of innovative approaches to new and traditional ICT toolsSupport the second phase of the regional ICT4BUS initiative in collaboration with FOMIN/IDBSupport research and implementation projects in other ICT related areas

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Growth with Employment(Plan of Action Mandate 41)

Regional Initiatives

Knowledge Economy Project E-Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean ToolkitICT-4-BUSFrom Words to Action: ICTs, Youth and Gender EquityOrganic Agriculture and ICTs Regional Training Workshop – Caribbean –2006

Next Steps

Seek to enhance the possibility of building successful regional initiativesSupport innovative approaches to capacity building Build on strategies aimed at increasing the effectiveness of policy engagement and policy influence

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Social Development(Declaration Mandates 43 & 56)

Regional Initiatives

Regional Networks:OSILAC – Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the CaribbeanDIRSI – Dialogue on the Information SocietyPROTIC – ICT Project DatabaseRELPE – Latin American Network of Educational PortalsComputers for Communities (CFC)FRIDA – Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in the Americas

Next Steps

Support the strengthening of regional and sub-regional research networks Latin American Network of SchoolnetsLatin American Network of Educational Portals

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Strengthen Democratic Governance(Declaration Mandates 68 & 69)

Regional Initiatives

Network of E-Government Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean (Red GEALC II) •Collaboration with SEDI/OAS

Impact of ICTs in Local Democratic Strengthening, Transparency and Citizen Participation

Conferences/Workshops

Sharing Canadian e-Government Experiences – Ottawa, Canada, March 2006

Next Steps

•Consolidate the RED GEALC as a regional mechanism for the adoption of e-government •Strengthen the implementation of e-government strategies in the region•Facilitate the exchange of e-government applications among countries of the region •Increase regional awareness on the value of ICTs to strengthen democratic governance

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