This paper discusses the impact of electronic commerce on the private sector of developing countries and outlines the potential role of the Inter American Development Bank in promoting the use of ICT by small and medium businesses. Information Technology is also reshaping other sectors that are...

The introduction of technology in education is gaining momentum worldwide. One model of incorporating technology into education that has gained tremendous traction in Latin America and the Caribbean is One-to-One computing. The term "One-to-One" refers to the ratio of digital devices per child...

The promise of technology and the need for caution in its application were the topics of the Seminar on Education in the Information Age held in Cartagena, Colombia on July 1997, sponsored by the IDB and the Global Information Infrastructure Commission. This book brings together the experience...

This presentation gives an overview of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) public service project and their goals of increasing collaboration among students and educators and their ideas of project based learning. This document was presented by the Education Network of the Regional...

The promise of technology and the need for caution in its application were the topics of the Seminar on Education in the Information Age held in Cartagena, Colombia on July 1997, sponsored by the IDB and the Global Information Infrastructure Commission. This book brings together the experience...

This paper draws on current research and analyzes participant interactions in a 12-week leadership online training course with students from 14 Latin American countries. The paper systematizes the experience of the Inter-American Institute for Social Development (INDES) and constitutes a case...

This paper studies the effects of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the school environment on educational achievement. To quantify these effects, the impact is evaluated of a project run by the municipality of Guayaquil, Ecuador, which provides computer-aided instruction in...

This presentation is part of the Beyond Google series presented by the staff of the Felipe Herrera Library. The presentation briefly discusses 40 mobile applications which relate to the work of the IDB. These tools range from IDB-specific applications to travel and communication platforms. For...

This presentation explores information resources useful for Caribbean countries. We look at how to stay up to date and investigate the main topics of interest for the Caribbean, such as citizen security, tourism, labor markets, social security, and more.

The Style Manual is an in-house working tool developed by the Translation and Documentation Section. With the valuable support of the Knowledge and Learning Sector, it is being shared to provide guidance to writers on IDB style preferences.Abstract: El manual de estilo es una herramienta de...