Digital Regional Market eLAC2018
Details of the organization
Name *
National Digital Strategy - Government of Mexico
Country *
Mexico
Website (URL)
https://www.gob.mx/mexicodigital
Type *
Governments
National implementation mechanism
The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level:
Yes
The organization has a national e-strategy:
Yes
Information about the project
Project title *
Digital Regional Market eLAC2018
Title acronym
MDR_eLAC2018
Description *
Currently Mexico chair the Digital Agenda for the Latin America and the Caribbean eLAC2018 under ECLAC´s Information Society Conference. Within this framework, the governments of Mexico and Chile, supported by the Latin American Development Bank - CAF and ECLAC, launched an initiative to foster the development of a Regional Digital Market. This is project seeks to strengthen the digital economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, fostering the free flow of goods and services online, driving digital entrepreneurship; and examining the advantages and feasibility of moving towards a more dynamic regional digital market in the Latin American and the Caribbean region (LAC). This initiative demonstrate how the Digital Regional Market eLAC2018 promotes the development of the digital economy and e-commerce within the LAC region, by : i) strenthening governments technical and institutional capacities to assist the growth of SMMEs in the ICT industry, ii) development public policies to develop an enable environment where digital economy and e-commerce can growth.
Project website
https://www.cepal.org/es/elac2018/grupos-trabajo
Geographical coverage *
Regional implementation
Regions of implementation
Latin America and the Caribbean
Countries of implementation
Mexico
Status *
Ongoing
from 05/08/2015
to
31/08/2020
Partners
Countries: Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Brazil and the Dominican Republic. Organizations: ASIET, CAF, GSMA, LACNIC, ISOC, CABASE, CITEL - CICTE, ITU, European Commission, SEGIB, Access Now, WEF, OECD, IDB, OECD and ALAI. Companies: Wayra, Entel, Google, Facebook, GSMA, Telefónica.
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Project
A regional Initiative
