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dc.titleDigital Inclusion Strategies: A Primer for Latin American Policymakers
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Zaballos, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorJorge, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorDalio, Maribel
dc.contributor.authorMakwakwa, Onica
dc.contributor.authorAlbornoz Basto, Nicolas
dc.contributor.orgunitConnectivity, Markets and Finance Division
dc.contributor.orgunitInstitutions for Development Sector
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2024-09-23T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2024-09-23T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractDigital policies without inclusion principles risk underperforming and having a reduced impact. As more countries look to scale up their digital economies and create favorable investment conditions for information and communication technologies, inclusion will be a critical factor in distinguishing between localized and widespread impact. Early investment in digital inclusion leads to greater returns, economically and socially, for policymakers. This report provides a broad landscape to inform policymakers who are about to embark on the process of writing a digital inclusion strategy or policy. It assumes a national-level context; however, lessons and details presented here may be applied to an international, subnational, or municipal level, too.
dc.format.extent48
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013168
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/digital-inclusion-strategies-a-primer-for-latin-american-policymakers.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectDigital Inclusion
dc.subjectDigital Policy
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectDigital Skill
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technology
dc.subjectDigital Transformation
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectStakeholder Ecosystem
dc.subject.jelcodeJ20 - Demand and Supply of Labor: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeL96 - Telecommunications
dc.subject.keywordsdigital inclusion;public policy;Digital skills;digital policies
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01232
idb.operationES-T1335
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