Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean is being jointly organized by ECLAC and the Government of the United Mexican States. This Conference will examine the achievements made by eLAC –a mechanism of political dialogue which began in 2005– and renew them, thus strengthening the process of regional integration in the digital field. In order to do so, several issues will be considered: the technological dynamism and trends defined by the ubiquity of the Internet, technological convergence, social networks, the digital economy, e-Government and big data analysis, without neglecting the needs pending in terms of access and use of ICTs. The renewal of this political and cooperation dialogue implies to agree on a digital agenda for the region (eLAC2018) to strengthen policies for a society based on knowledge with greater inclusion, equity and environmental sustainability.